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Sub-Saharan Africa
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
Fall & Academic Year Study Away:
- February 15th – Approved External Program Request to Study Away closes.
- March 1st* – ALL Programs application deadline. The OSA WILL NOT complete Home School Approvals after this date.
Spring Study Away:
- September 15th – Approved External Program Request to Study Away closes.
- October 1st* – ALL Programs application deadline. The OSA WILL NOT complete Home School Approvals after this date.
*Some external programs have earlier deadlines and/or fill quickly. APPLY EARLY!
For Trinity students, visit our Trinity Students: Start Here page to review the study away application process.
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: 2.7 GPA required for University of Western Cape (UWC) and 3.0 GPA required for University of Cape Town (UCT), includes internship seminar for credit. 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.
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.
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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