{"id":8885,"date":"2018-06-29T13:25:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T17:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/?page_id=8885"},"modified":"2025-05-20T10:43:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T14:43:37","slug":"considering-off-campus-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/considering-off-campus-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Considering Off-Campus Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About 60% of the junior class studies off-campus.\u00a0 In addition to semester and year abroad, students in all classes can study on Short Term off-campus courses, taught by Bates faculty, around the US and the world, or join a Bates faculty-led Fall Semester Abroad (FSA). We are here to help you explore your options, expand your horizons, and make off-campus study a part of your Bates degree. Begin the planning process by watching this quick video below and then consulting the links.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Off Campus Study Opportunities at Bates  (2022)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LD2wGQQ2Pb0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/off-campusstudy\/first\/\"><strong>The Semester and Year Planning Process<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/off-campusstudy\/opportunities\/semester-and-year-programs\/\"><strong>Approved Semester and Year Programs<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/off-campusstudy\/opportunities\/courses\/\">Off-Campus \/ Extra Cost Short Term Courses<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/off-campusstudy\/opportunities\/summer-programs\/\"><strong>Summer Study Abroad<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/considering-off-campus-study\/world-language-scholarships\/\">World Language Scholarships<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learning Goals for Off-Campus Study<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following learning goals are intended to guide the intentions and values as related to off-campus study. These are applied through policy development, programming opportunities, for reflection, and are meant to help guide students, faculty, and staff as they engage in off-campus study as a member of Bates College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal Growth and Reflection\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reflect on personal values, priorities, and identity through cultural immersion and experience growth in these areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop independence, adaptability, and resilience by stepping outside one\u2019s own personal and cultural comfort zones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purposeful Cultural and Linguistic Engagement\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Actively engage with local culture, taking steps to break through cultural barriers to foster genuine connections and experiences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When possible, live and engage like a local; by immersing yourself in the local language through coursework, daily interactions, and cultural exchange.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage in purposeful professional development that connects academic learning with real-world applications, fostering a sense of contribution and empowerment in future endeavors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global Academic Citizenship<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purposefully navigate and appreciate the challenges of different learning environments that enhance critical thinking and adaptability in new contexts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop a nuanced understanding of global and local topics, including privilege and power in social-historical contexts and topics that expand your awareness of the world and global citizenship.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Return to Bates ready to share what you\u2019ve learned and experienced in order to contribute to the transformative experience of Bates College academics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Developed by the Off-Campus Study Committee, 2024-2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 60% of the junior class studies off-campus.\u00a0 In addition to semester&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-8885","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","with-sidebar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8885"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12151,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8885\/revisions\/12151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/global-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}