Meals are taken in the dormitory dining hall or in local restaurants. Students must generally have a minimum of one year of college-level Mandarin Chinese or the equivalent and one Chinese area studies course, and an overall minimum GPA of 2.75. Students participate in a full-credit internship placement and integrative seminar, and elect an additional course and independent study. Participants must be rising juniors or seniors with a declared major or minor related to their internship, or, for education internships, be admitted to the Colleges teacher certification program. A fourth course credit will be arranged.
Students live in furnished apartments with kitchens.
The program is directed at third and fourth year students who have successfully completed at least Pol 120, American Political Systems, and Econ 151, Introductory Microeconomics. Students reside with host families in Quito and study Spanish language or literature with local faculty. As part of Diversity and Adaptation, study tours are planned to the Galapagos Islands, the Amazon Rainforest, and Machu Picchu. The program may be divided between a ten-week component in Rome and four weeks in Siena. Students reside in a hotel in Rome and we anticipate homestays in Siena.