Credits earned apply to graduation requirements. Up to two students from Concordia, Ann Arbor and Oak Hill College may participate in an academic year. Semester in Vienna or Macerata, Italy Students can explore history, art, and culture beyond the pages of their textbooks by studying during either the fall or winter semester in Vienna, located in the center of Europe, or in Macerata, nestled in the hills of the Marches region a short distance from the Adriatic Sea. Except for one language class, all courses are taught in English. Tailored to the Americans, courses in Vienna are designed by both American and local university faculty to take advantage of the Vienna setting.
Students also make field trips to sites in and around Vienna as part of the program.
The fine arts are emphasized in the curriculum for the winter semester. Students have the option of living in an apartment with other students or, on a limited basis, living with an Italian family. Both the Vienna and the Macerata programs are sponsored by the Midwest Consortium for Study Abroad, in cooperation with AHA International. Another study abroad option exists for Concordia students who wish to minor in Spanish. Concordia offers students an opportunity to study abroad in Spain, or in Mexico for a semester, receiving up to12 semester hours of credit for their language minor.