The department encourages study abroad in the language of concentration. A student majoring in the department who studies abroad may petition to have a maximum of two courses or the equivalent count toward the major for each semester spent abroad. These courses can be a combination of up to two each of language and culture courses (i.e. the petition cannot be for three language courses, even for two semesters spent abroad). The request is subject to departmental approval.

Please use this form to petition for ASLC major course credit.

Approved Programs

Arabic:

Amherst-The American University of Beirut Exchange Program
Beirut, Lebanon

AMIDEAST Area & Arabic Language Studies
Amman, Jordan; Rabat, Morocco

CET Jordan
Amman, Jordan

Hebrew University
Jerusalem, Israel        

Middlebury School in Jordan
Amman, Jordan

SIT Jordan: Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East
Amman, Jordan

Study Abroad in Amman with CIEE
Amman, Jordan

Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel

Chinese:

CET Harbin
Harbin, China

CET Taipei
Taipei, Taiwan

IFSA Shanghai: Social Sciences
Shanghai, China

Middlebury School in China
Beijing, China; Kunming, China

Study Abroad in Beijing with CIEE | Intensive Chinese Language
Beijing, China

Study Abroad in Shanghai with CIEE
Shanghai, China

University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Japanese: 

Amherst-Doshisha Exchange Program
Kyoto, Japan                       

Associated Kyoto Program
Kyoto, Japan

IES Abroad Nagoya
Nagoya, Japan

Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies, Columbia University
Kyoto, Japan

Middlebury School in Japan
Tokyo, Japan

Study Abroad in Tokyo with CIEE | Arts & Sciences
Tokyo, Japan