Study Abroad

Upon request, qualified students in good academic and disciplinary standing may be granted permission to spend a semester or year studying abroad.

Students who wish to study abroad and receive Haverford credit may do so by applying to any of the programs on the approved list. Students who elect to study on one of these programs should discuss their program and course selection with their major/minor/concentration advisor(s). To study abroad, students must meet the requirements set by the Educational Policy Committee (EPC).

Per the Office of the Provost, students who do not obtain prior permission from the Office of International Academic Programs will not receive Haverford credit. Students who do not wish to pay Haverford tuition and/or receive credit may not attend programs on the approved list.

No Haverford credit will be awarded under any circumstances to students who choose to study in a non-approved program for the semester or academic year. There are no exceptions to this policy. To receive Haverford credit, students must apply to a study abroad program on the approved list through the Office of International Academic Programs.

Monitored by the Office of the Provost, our programs are periodically reviewed by faculty and Study Abroad staff through site visits, advisory boards, and consultation with colleagues at other institutions to ensure that the programs continue to meet Haverford‘s high academic standards. Programs that do not meet the standards will be deleted or suspended.

To be managed effectively and maintain quality control, the Office of the Provost has limited the list of approved programs to no more than 70.

Academic Year Study Abroad

Exceptions for year-long study abroad are made for language majors and programs that will only accept students for the full academic year (London School of Economics, Oxford, and Cambridge). Students are not eligible to study on two separate programs. Exceptions to these policies can only be made if it is endorsed as desirable by the academic department or if a student is a double language major.

Students are permitted to transfer back to Haverford a maximum of 5 credits for a single semester abroad, or a maximum of 8 credits for a full year (fall and spring semesters) abroad.

Senior Study Abroad Policy

Students are not permitted to study abroad during their final semester at Haverford.

If a student fails a course and is unable to transfer the credit back, nine semesters are not guaranteed at the College. Due to study abroad programs' academic calendars, the student would likely miss Haverford's Commencement. Students are not permitted to take their exams remotely or finish early from a program. Haverford will not receive a student's study abroad transcript until the summer, so the student's credits will not be processed until well after Commencement. This means Haverford will not be able to confirm the student has graduated until Haverford has received the student's official transcript from the program. Haverford cannot accept unofficial transcripts from programs. Therefore, students are not permitted to study abroad during their final semester at Haverford.