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Sub-Saharan Africa
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
Fall & Academic Year Study Away:
- JANUARY 1ST – Program Petitions due to the OSA – ONLY FOR NON-APPROVED PROGRAMS
- Petition form is in the External Program Request to Study Away; Firm deadline
- FEBRUARY 15TH – External Program Request to Study Away due to the OSA (Firm deadline)
- MARCH 1ST* – Application Deadline (ALL PROGRAMS – Trinity and AEPs)
Spring Study Away:
- APRIL 1ST – Program Petitions due to the OSA – ONLY FOR NON-APPROVED PROGRAMS
- Petition form is in the External Program Request to Study Away; Firm deadline
- SEPTEMBER 15TH –
- External Program Request to Study Away due to the OSA (Firm deadline)
- Trinity in Cape Town Application Deadline
- Trinity Rome Campus Application Deadline
- Trinity in Vienna Application Deadline
*Some external programs have earlier deadlines and/or fill quickly. APPLY EARLY!
Visit the Study Away Processes page to review study away eligibility, requirements and application processes.
For Approved External Programs Only: Click here to submit the External Program Request to Study Away
For Trinity Programs, apply directly on the program website.
TRINITY PROGRAMS:
Trinity in Cape Town
QUICK FACTS: 2.5 GPA required for University of Western Cape (UWC), includes a community engagement internship. Wide variety of subjects available. Open to Trinity students only.
APPROVED EXTERNAL PROGRAMS (AEPS):
BOTSWANA: Click Here to schedule an advising appointment
Arts & Sciences
QUICK FACTS: 2.5 GPA required, no language pre-requisite, courses taught in English, internship and volunteer opportunities available.
CAMEROON: Click Here to schedule an advising appointment
Middlebury Schools Abroad - Yaoundé, Cameroon
QUICK FACTS: 3.0 GPA required, completion of 2nd year French, plus one content course taught in French required, students sign a language pledge for the semester, courses are taught in French at the Middlebury Study Center or Université catholique d’Afrique centrale.
GHANA: Click Here to schedule an advising appointment
Arts & Sciences
QUICK FACTS: 2.5 GPA required, no language pre-requisite, college-level African studies courses recommended, courses taught in English, internship and research opportunities available.
KENYA: Click Here to schedule an advising appointment
Wildlife, Water and Climate Resilience
QUICK FACTS: 2.8 GPA required, one semester of college-level ecology, biology, or environmental studies/science required, all courses are taught in English, program has a pre-set curriculum. Best for majors in the sciences. Includes field work and directed research. *Competitive Program: Fall semester deadline: January 15th; Spring semester deadline August 1st*
TANZANIA: Click Here to schedule an advising appointment
Wildlife Management Studies
QUICK FACTS: 2.8 GPA required, one semester of college-level ecology, biology, or environmental studies/science required, all courses are taught in English, best for majors in the sciences, field work and directed research. *Competitive Program: Fall semester deadline: January 15th; Spring semester deadline August 1st*
MULTI-COUNTRY PROGRAMS: Click Here to schedule an advising appointment
The following programs include travel to multiple countries during the semester and historically have included a country in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Cities in the 21st Century: People, Planning & Politics
QUICK FACTS: 2.5 GPA required, includes field work and directed research. Program has a pre-set curriculum. Great for Urban Studies, International Studies majors/minors & more.
Health & Community: Globalization, Culture & Care
QUICK FACTS: 2.5 GPA required, includes field work and directed research. Program has a pre-set curriculum. Great for Biology and Social Science majors/minors & more.
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