Study Abroad

Study Abroad

Students are encouraged to pursue foreign study as a valuable complement to their education on campus. Generally, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 is needed to qualify for study abroad. A wide range of foreign study opportunities is available, especially to students with proficiency in a foreign language.

Mount Foreign Study

The university sponsors foreign study semesters in Ireland, London, Florence and Prague, and summer sessions in Costa Rica, Spain and France. Mount faculty join native professors in providing a wide range of cultural activities and courses directly linked to Irish, British, Italian, Czech, Spanish and French language, history and culture.

Other Study Abroad Options

The university also maintains affiliations with the American Institute for Foreign Study, which offers semester and summer programs in Great Britain, Ireland, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, China and Russia. It is formally affiliated with the Center for Cross Cultural Studies and Instituto Universitario de Sevilla, both in Seville, Spain. The university also maintains an affiliation with the Central College International Studies Program, which offers semester programs in Germany, Austria, Spain, France, the Netherlands, England, Wales and Mexico.

The university is affiliated with the Council on International Education Exchange and is a member of its Cooperative International Business and Society Programs Consortium, which sponsors programs in France, Spain, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. Enrollment in foreign study semesters at affiliate programs (the Center for Cross Cultural Studies, the Instituto Universitario de Sevilla, the Council on International Education Exchange and the Central College International Studies Program) and the Mount St. Mary’s University Foreign Study Program fulfills the senior year-in-residence requirement.

Departmental Opportunities Abroad

The business, accounting and economics department has established a cooperative arrangement with the University of Maryland so that Mount students can spend a semester at their campus at Schwäbisch-Gmünd, Germany. Courses are taught in English, and both credits and grades can be transferred to Mount St. Mary’s. For information, contact the department of business, accounting and economics at 301-447-5396.

Opportunities also exist for students who wish to study at Canadian universities in Ontario or Quebec. Programs administered by the Center for the Study of Canada, SUNY Plattsburgh, are open to qualified Mount students. For more information, contact Dr. James Krysiek, department of history, at 301-447-5375.