Back to Office of Study Away

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:

*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:

image

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

image
CIEE Gaborone

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

image

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

image
CIEE Legon

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

image
School for Field Studies (SFS)

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

image
School for Field Studies (SFS)

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.

image
SIT Study Abroad - International Honors Program (IHP)

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.

image
SIT Study Abroad - International Honors Program (IHP)

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.

GET IN TOUCH

Explore. Learn. Grow.

Office of Study Away 66 Vernon Street
Hartford, CT 06106
8:30am - 4:30pm
[email protected]
860-297-2005