Marietta College recognizes the unique value of study abroad and therefore encourages its students to participate in a number of opportunities for educational study abroad which do not interrupt their affiliation with the College. The College has established formal relationships with several consortia and foreign institutions. Programs are open to qualified students in all disciplines. The junior year is the logical and preferred time for such study, but with special permission from the Provost the student may apply for international study during other years.
Programs are available for full-year, one semester, or summer study.
Students who complete an approved term abroad will also receive credit for one humanities sequence. Global Leadership Studies is a newly approved course for supervised travel to study leadership in foreign countries that are experiencing significant change. With the approval of the appropriate department, students majoring in History, International Business Management, Modern Languages, and Political Science may elect to take the course for 3 credit hours in their major department. The work of the course may then be modified to include discipline-specific work.