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Note that many of the southern hemisphere programs follow a different calendar than the U.S. Our Fall term is their winter and may start in mid-July; our Spring is their summer and may start in mid-February.

AUSTRALIA

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Arcadia Abroad

University of Melbourne

QUICK FACTS: 3.0 GPA required, wide variety of academic subjects, large university in the heart of one of the world’s most livable cities, one of the top universities in Australia. Southern Hemisphere Academic Calendar.  Approved students apply directly with Arcadia Abroad.

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Arcadia Abroad

University of Queensland

QUICK FACTS: 3.0 GPA required, wide variety of academic subjects, large university located in the heart of Brisbane. Southern Hemisphere Academic Calendar. Approved students apply directly with Arcadia Abroad.

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Arcadia Abroad

University of Sydney

QUICK FACTS: 2.6 – 3.0 GPA required, wide variety of academic subjects, large university in the heart of Sydney. Southern Hemisphere Academic Calendar. Approved students apply directly with Arcadia Abroad.

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Curtin University

Please note that this program is under review and may be removed from our Approved Global Programs list before the Spring ’27 request deadline. 

QUICK FACTS: 2.75 GPA required, STEM courses available. Southern Hemisphere Academic Calendar. Approved students apply directly to Curtin University.

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School for Field Studies (SFS)

Australia Rainforest to Reef

Please note that this program is under review and may be removed from our Approved Global Programs list before the Spring ’27 request deadline. 

QUICK FACTS: 2.8 GPA required, one semester of college-level ecology, biology, or environmental studies/science required, or equivalent AP, BIOSTAT or pre-college testing. Program has a pre-set curriculum.  Includes field work and directed research.

NEW ZEALAND

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Arcadia Abroad

University of Auckland

QUICK FACTS: 2.5–2.7 GPA required, variety of academic subjects, an internationally-renowned university in the lively and diverse multi-cultural capital of New Zealand. Southern Hemisphere Academic Calendar. Approved students apply directly with Arcadia Abroad.

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University of New Hampshire

Ecoquest New Zealand

QUICK FACTS: 2.5 GPA required, a minimum of one semester course in the natural sciences and one in the social sciences required. Community-based learning includes field work and research in collaboration with indigenous communities. Students live at a field research center.

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