Study Abroad
Keuka College values experiential learning and has developed robust Study Abroad opportunities to provide you with a life-changing experience while expanding your personal and professional horizons.
Keuka College Study Abroad Programs allow students to create a rewarding and transformational experience to broaden their views, develop their understanding of cultural differences, and expand new perspectives. As a Study Abroad Program participant, you will experience and learn about how other people live and work. You may learn key phrases or a foreign language, observe how other people relate to families and friends, learn how the government and schools work, and make lifetime friends and colleagues. In short, you have the chance to experience as much of another culture as you desire.
Extended travel outside the United States will also allow you to see yourself in a new way. You will observe how people react to you and your thoughts, ideas, or actions, and you may be surprised. The new culture you are in will allow you to see yourself reflected in a different way. You may find that you begin to think differently. You may find that you value some things that you had never thought about before. Life is interesting, and the Study Abroad Program will allow you to experience it to the hilt!
Have a wonderful time, stay in contact with Keuka College and your family and friends, study hard, and enjoy the journey.
Study Abroad Policies and Procedures
Requirements for a Study Abroad Program include:
- Sophomore standing or higher (minimum of 24 credits completed).
- Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
- Student must be in good academic and disciplinary standing.
- All completed and finalized paperwork to be submitted to the Director of Global Affairs
- Students seeking study abroad experiences in the spring semester must submit all paperwork by Oct. 1.
Applying for Study Abroad
The Director of Global Affairs manages the Study Abroad process at Keuka College, in collaboration with the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, academic advisors, the offices of Student Accounts and Financial Aid, the Registrar’s Office, and College administration.
Students must complete:
- Application for Permission to Study Abroad and Information Release Form
- Code of Conduct Agreement and Release for Study Abroad Academic Programs
- Host Institution Application materials
Return signed and completed forms to the Director of Global Affairs, Keuka Commons-Experiential Education Suite.
Once accepted into your Study Abroad program, complete and submit:
- Approval for Non-Keuka College Coursework (with the support of your faculty advisor). This form will be shared with the Registrar’s Office so you can be appropriately registered for your semester abroad.
- Student Medical Release and Parental Statement Form
- Emergency Contact Information Sheet
Students interested in international study should begin by contacting their faculty advisor and the Office of Academic Affairs. They will (a) help you research and select a quality program suited to your academic needs and interests; (b) guide you throughout the application process (e.g., course selection, financial aid, and orientation); and (c) help you secure institutional approval to study abroad. Students wishing to study abroad must obtain final institutional approval from the Provost or designee.
Please note: Students enrolled in programs of study approved for credit by Keuka College are considered enrolled at Keuka College for Title IV financial aid purposes.