The Department strongly encourages its concentrators to spend as much time as they can in any country where their language(s) of concentration is (are) spoken. There are many ways of doing this within the four-year undergraduate degree: through study abroad for one or two semesters; through summer study abroad; and through a summer internship abroad.

All students must visit the Study Abroad Program office, 36 University Place, Suite 350, to become acquainted with the administrative procedures related to study abroad.

Junior Semester / Junior Year Abroad

Students planning to spend abroad a semester or their whole junior year should seek advice from the Departmental Representative and from relevant faculty in choosing a suitable program of study. For further assistance contact Giorgio DiMauro at the Study Abroad Program Office. Departmental and University approval of programs abroad is required.

Grades awarded by foreign institutions for courses that are recognized in lieu of Princeton courses are not included in the consideration of Departmental Honors.

Students who study abroad are not exempted from independent work requirements. The Department usually can make arrangements to find a JP adviser in the location where the student spends the semester or year abroad.

Approved courses taken abroad in one semester will normally count for up to three departmental courses. Students must complete the program abroad to the standards required by the foreign institution. For more information, please see the Guide to Study Abroad and the Study Abroad Handbook which are available online or in the Office of International Programs.

International Internship Program

Princeton's International Internship Program (IIP) supports Princeton undergraduates who wish toundertake a summer internship abroad.  Please contact Luisa Duarte for additional information.