Summer Study at Yale
Students are strongly encouraged students to avail themselves of the courses offered at Yale over the Summer, as well as at other universities in the United States.
For information about summer courses at Yale, visit Yale Summer Session
*Please be sure to consult with the director of undergraduate studies and language program director of language coordinator before enrolling, to determine if your proposed courses qualify for credit toward the major or degree.
Overseas Study
Yale’s Mission Statement declares a commitment to improving the world and to educating aspiring leaders worldwide.
Students are therefore encouraged to explore any and all summer and overseas study opportunities, especially for modern languages.
The benefits of such study include:
- Fostering intellectual growth
- Enhancing foreign language and intercultural communication skills
- Gaining new social and cultural insights
- Becoming an ethically responsible citizen of the planet
Moreover, you will:
- Earn credit toward your Yale degree
- Be eligible for financial aid/scholarships
- Strengthen your candidacy for internships, fellowships, and much more
One such program is the NELC-run program in Rabat, Morocco
For general information about Yale study abroad programs, visit Yale Study Abroad
If you choose one of the many excellent non-Yale summer, semester- or year-long study abroad opportunities, please be sure to read the guidelines governing these:
- https://studyabroad.yale.edu/apply/credit-non-yale-summer-abroad
- https://studyabroad.yale.edu/apply/credit-year-or-term-abroad
Much important information about travel overseas is available in the International Toolkit
Funding
Yale Funding Opportunities for language study and overseas travel
- Center for International and Professional experience
- Yale Student Fellowship and Grant Database (search for specific fellowships for freshmen, seniors etc.)
- The Center for Language Study
- Center for Middle Eastern Studies
- Other Yale Funding
*Students who take a foreign language during a term, year, or summer abroad must complete a departmental placement examination after they return to Yale; there are no exceptions to this requirement.
*Please be sure to consult with the director of undergraduate studies and language program director of language coordinator before enrolling, to determine if your proposed courses qualify for credit toward the major or degree.