Study Away

Programs in Francophone Countries

Bowdoin awards up to 4 credits/semester, 8 credits/year for courses taken during study away.

The French department awards, for courses taken in the humanities and social sciences:

  • up to 3 credits toward the major for a semester of study away in a French-speaking country
  • up to 4 credits toward the major for a year-long program

Remember:

  • If you are a French major and have not taken 209 or 210 before going abroad, you should find a literature survey course abroad to obtain credit for that requirement (especially if you are going for the year)
  • Those courses counted toward the French major may also be counted toward another major, but be sure to talk with faculty from other departments for which you wish to receive credit

Bowdoin's deadline for applying for permission to study off-campus is March 1. The "Comprehensive List" of Bowdoin-Approved programs, with links to each, is available via the Off-Campus Study Website, along with general information on study abroad.

Approved Programs in France:
Dickinson College Program in Toulouse
Hamilton College Junior Year in Paris
IES in Nantes
Rutgers Study Abroad in Tours
Swarthmore College Program in Grenoble
Vassar-Wesleyan Program in Paris

Approved Programs in Francophone Africa:
Kalamazoo College in Dakkar, Sénégal
School for International Training (SIT) in Cameroon, Mali, or Madagascar
University of Wisconsin-Madison Program in Saint-Louis, Sénégal

Some students have also participated in semester and year-long programs that are not on the approved list. Enrolling in one of these programs requires a petition to the Study Abroad Committee. If you find a program appropriate for you, please come discuss it with one of us and we will aid you in preparing your petition. Following are some non-Bowdoin approved programs in which students have participated in the past.

Brown University in Paris
Columbia University in Paris
Hood College at the University of Strasbourg
Middlebury College in Paris and in Pointiers
New York University in Paris
University of Minnesota in Montpellier
Mt. Holyoke Program in Sénégal

Below is a list of SUMMER study abroad suggestions. Please note that summer study abroad is not meant to replace study abroad during the academic year.

Bryn Mawr Institut d'Etudes Françaises d'Avignon
Columbia University in Paris
Middlebury College in Vermont
Middlebury College in Paris
New York University in Paris
University of Pennsylvania in Tours
University of Pennsylvania in Compiègne

News from Abroad

All of you étudiants, studenti, and estudiantes studying and traveling in exotic locales, i.e. not Brunswick, Maine, please send us news of your latest adventures, recommendations of must-see sites, and highlights of your off-campus study programs. You can also use the link below to post to a web-based discussion group.

Web Discussion Group