The application deadline for American Councils' spring 2021 online programs has been extended through Monday, December 28th. Students interested in remote study abroad can connect with host country faculty and peers through one of three programs available for the Spring 2021 semester:
Online Programs: Full-Time or Part-Time
- Advanced Russian Language & Area Studies Program (RLASP): Russian
- Balkan Language Initiative (BLI): Albanian, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
- Eurasian Regional Language Program (ERLP): Dari, Farsi, Georgian, Pashto, Romanian, Tajiki, Uzbek
Full-time programs feature 240 total contact hours over the course of the semester and award 16 undergraduate/15 graduate credits. Part-Time programs feature about 112 total contact hours over the course of the semester and award 8 undergraduate/10 graduate credits.
Both program tracks include:
- Synchronous and asynchronous instruction in grammar, conversation practice, phonetics, history, culture, and mass-media
- Meetings with conversation partners to provide opportunities for informal language practice and cultural immersion
- Virtual cultural activities and excursions to places of historical and cultural importance
- Undergraduate and graduate academic credit from Bryn Mawr College upon successful completion of the program.
Substantial scholarships and financial aid are available on all programs. For program-specific information such as dates, costs, potential virtual activities, and more, please visit https://acstudyabroad.org/spring2021/