The faculty of Bates College encourage students to consider a semester or academic year studying off-campus. To ensure students are successful in their programs away from campus and that this participation does not hinder their graduation plans, students must meet the following eligibility requirements to study off-campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bates’ Off-Campus Study Eligibility Requirements (semester \/ academic year):<\/strong>
– Overall GPA of 2.5 at time of Off-Campus Study Registration deadline and up until program start. (Many programs\/schools will require a higher GPA.)
– Good academic \/ behavioral standing.
– A declared major.
– Completion of the Off-Campus Study Registration process by the published annual deadline. This process includes a review of academic progress that requires students to be able to graduate from Bates.
Additional Eligibility Considerations:<\/strong>
– Bates requires prior world language study in order to study in majority speaking French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, or Russian locations. The requirement and equivalencies are\u00a0outlined here<\/a>. (Programs\/schools may require higher levels of language study and\/or language study within the past semester or year at the college level.)
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