Approved Alternative Programs are programs run by other institutions, which Brown faculty committees consider academically sound and have approved for credit transfer to Brown. They are attended on a regular basis by Brown students and are subject to frequent monitoring and review for compatibility with Brown's curriculum.

Getting Started

Browse Programs

Use the links below to explore the Approved Alternative Programs. If you haven't already, be sure to review the list of available Brown Programs. You may also want to read more about the differences between Brown and Approved programs.

Search for Programs

You may also wish to search for a study abroad program using criteria such as Concentration, Region, or Country. Please note that the concentration search only serves as a rough guide. You will need to consult with the program provider and your concentration provider to confirm that the coursework offered by the program will be accepted for credit by your concentration's department.

Approved Alternative Programs - By Country

Programs below are listed by Country, City, Provider, and Program Name or Host Institution. Where Provider is listed as "Direct Enrollment" applicants will be enrolled directly with the Host Institution listed in the title.

ARGENTINA

BUENOS AIRES

Butler University - Argentine Universities Program
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

CIEE - Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales & Universidad de Buenos Aires
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

IES - Advanced Spanish Honors Program
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

MENDOZA

Butler University - Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

AUSTRALIA

BRISBANE

Direct Enrollment - University of Queensland
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

CAIRNS

SFS - Tropical Rainforest Management Studies Approved for Environmental Studies & biological sciences concentrators with a focus on ecology.
Duration	Semester
Language	English

SIT - Australia-Natural & Cultural Ecology Approved for Environmental Studies & biological sciences concentrators with a focus on ecology
Duration	Semester
Language	English

CANBERRA

Direct Enrollment - Australian National University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

CAULFIELD AND CLAYTON

Direct Enrollment - Monash University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

HOBART

Direct Enrollment - University of Tasmania, Hobart
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

LAUNCESTON

Direct Enrollment - University of Tasmania, Launceston
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

MELBOURNE

Direct Enrollment - University of Melbourne
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

PERTH

Direct Enrollment - University of Western Australia
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

SYDNEY

Direct Enrollment - University of New South Wales
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

Direct Enrollment - University of Sydney
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

WOLLONGONG

Direct Enrollment - University of Wollongong
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS

CIEE - The Advanced Liberal Arts Program- ULB
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	French

BOTSWANA

GABARONE

SIT - Botswana-Ecology and Conservation Approved for Environmental Studies & biological sciences concentrators with a focus on ecology
Duration	Semester
Language	English

BRAZIL

BELEM

SIT - Brazil-Amazonian Resource Management & Human Ecology Approved for Environmental Studies & biological sciences concentrators with a focus on ecology
Duration	Semester
Language	English

CAMEROON

DSCHANG

SIT - Cameroon-Culture and Development
Duration	Semester
Language	French

CANADA

HALIFAX

Direct Enrollment - Dalhousie University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

MONTRéAL

Direct Enrollment - McGill University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	French

QUéBEC

Direct Enrollment - Université Laval
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	French

TORONTO

Direct Enrollment - University of Toronto
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

VANCOUVER

Direct Enrollment - University of British Columbia
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

CHILE

SANTIAGO

CIEE - Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile & Universidad de Chile
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

IES - Universidad de Chile & Pontificia Universidad Católica
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

VALPARAíSO

Butler University - Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

CHINA

IHP - International Honors Program - Health & Community Program For Community Health and Human Biology Concentrators only
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

BEIJING

Associated Colleges in China - Capital University of Economics and Business
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Chinese

CET - Beijing Chinese Language Program
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Chinese

IES - Beijing Waiguoyu Daxue (Language Intensive Program )
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Chinese

IES - Beijing Waiguoyu Daxue (Contemporary Issues )
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Chinese

Inter-University Program (IUP) - Tsinghua University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Chinese

HARBIN

CET - Harbin Institute of Technology
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Chinese

HONG KONG

Direct Enrollment - Chinese University of Hong Kong
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

SHANGHAI

The Alliance for Global Education - Fudan University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Chinese

COSTA RICA

ATENAS

SFS - Sustainable Development Studies Approved for Environmental Studies & biological sciences concentrators with a focus on ecology. One college-level Spanish course also required.
Duration	Semester
Language	English

SAN JOSE

University of Kansas - Universidad de Costa Rica
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

VARIOUS SITES

Duke University - Organization for Tropical Studies Approved for Environmental Studies & biological sciences concentrators with a focus on ecology. Two semesters of college-level Spanish also required, which can be met by taking intensive course offered by OTS prior to the program.
Duration	Semester
Language	English

CZECH REPUBLIC

PRAGUE

CET - Film and Visual Media (FAMU) Approved for MCM, Art Semiotics, and Visual Arts concentrators interested in film production
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

SANTIAGO

CIEE - Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

SANTIAGO

CIC - Health, Nutrition, and Environmental Issues
Duration	Fall
Language	Spanish

SANTO DOMINGO

CIEE - Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO)
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

ECUADOR

QUITO

BCA - Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

Boston University - Ecuador Tropical Ecology Program Approved for Environmental Studies & biological sciences concentrators with a focus on ecology This program requires 2 semesters of college level Spanish.
Duration	Semester
Language	Spanish

SIT - Ecuador-Comparative Ecology and Conservation Approved for Environmental Studies & biological sciences concentrators with a focus on ecology
Duration	Semester
Language	Spanish

SIT - Ecuador-Culture & Development
Duration	Semester
Language	Spanish

EGYPT

ALEXANDRIA

Middlebury College - University of Alexandria 4 semesters of Arabic language instruction required for admission.
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Arabic

FRANCE

AIX-EN-PROVENCE

Wellesley College - Wellesley-in-Aix
Duration	Spring/Year
Language	French

NANTES

IES - University of Nantes
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	French

NEW YORK CITY/PARIS

Columbia University - Shape of Two Cities Approved for Architecture & Urban Studies concentrators ONLY.
Duration	Year
Language	English

PARIS

CIEE - Critical Studies Program
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	French

PONT AVEN

PSCA - Pont Aven School of Contemporary Art This program is approved for Visual Arts concentrators ONLY. French 600 requirement does not apply to this program.
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

GERMANY

DRESDEN

Boston University - Dresden Engineering and Science Program Approved ONLY for sophomore Engineering students without proficiency in German.
Duration	Spring
Language	English

GHANA

CAPE COAST

SIT - Ghana-African Diaspora Studies
Duration	Semester
Language	English

LEGON

CIEE - University of Ghana
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

GREECE

ATHENS

Arcadia University - Center for Hellenic, Balkan and Mediterranean Studies
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

Classics Advanced Semester Program - Helenic Education and Research Center Prerequisite: 1 year of Ancient Greek
Duration	Semester
Language	English

College Year in Athens - International Center for Hellenic and Mediterranean Studies
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

HUNGARY

BUDAPEST

St. Olaf College - Budapest Semester in Mathematics
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

INDIA

IHP - International Honors Program - Health & Community Program For Community Health and Human Biology Concentrators only
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

BODH GAYA

Antioch Education Abroad - Buddhist Studies
Duration	Fall
Language	English

KALIMPONG

Pitzer College - Pitzer in Darjeeling, India
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

MADRAS

Davidson College - Madras Christian College Offered biannually in even years ONLY. (2010, 2012, 2014, etc.)
Duration	Fall
Language	English

MADURAI

University of Wisconsin, Madison - Madurai
Duration	Year
Language	English

VARANASI

University of Wisconsin, Madison - Varanasi
Duration	Year
Language	English

INDONESIA

BALI

SIT - Indonesia-Bali
Duration	Semester
Language	English

IRELAND

BELFAST

Arcadia University - Queen's University Belfast
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

Butler University - Queen's University Belfast
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

CORK

Arcadia University - University College, Cork
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

Butler University - University College, Cork
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

Interstudy - University College, Cork
Duration
Language	English

DUBLIN

Arcadia University - Trinity College
Duration	Year
Language	English

Arcadia University - University College Dublin
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

Butler University - University College Dublin
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

Butler University - Trinity College
Duration	Spring/Year
Language	English

GALWAY

Arcadia University - National University of Ireland, Galway
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

Butler University - National University of Ireland, Galway
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

Interstudy - National University of Ireland, Galway
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

ISRAEL

BEER-SHEVA

Direct Enrollment - Ben Gurion University of the Negev Students must take a pre-semester Ulpan in order to receive credit from any university in Israel.
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

HAIFA

Direct Enrollment - University of Haifa Students must take a pre-semester Ulpan in order to receive credit from any university in Israel.
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

Direct Enrollment - Technion Israel Institute of Technology Students must take a pre-semester Ulpan in order to receive credit from any university in Israel.
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

HEVEL EILOT

Direct Enrollment - The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies Approved for Environmental Studies concentrators ONLY
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

JERUSALEM

Direct Enrollment - Hebrew University Students must take a pre-semester Ulpan in order to receive credit from any university in Israel.
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

TEL AVIV

Direct Enrollment - Tel Aviv University Students must take a pre-semester Ulpan in order to receive credit from any university in Israel.
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

ITALY

FLORENCE

Middlebury College - Middlebury College Italian School
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Italian

Syracuse University - Syracuse in Florence Approved for Art History, Visual Arts, Architecture concentrators ONLY
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

ROME

Cornell University - Cornell in Rome Approved for Architecture, Visual Arts, & Urban Studies concentrators ONLY
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

Duke University - Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies Approved for Classics, Art History, and Old World Art & Archaeology concentrators ONLY
Duration	Semester
Language	English

Temple University - Tyler School of Art Approved for Art History & Visual Arts concentrators ONLY
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

JAPAN

NAGOYA

IES - Nanzan University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

TOKYO

CIEE - Sophia University
Duration	Spring/Year
Language	English

Direct Enrollment - International Christian University This program has an early application deadline: Please submit your application to the OIP by February 20th, 2009.
Duration	Year-Only
Language	Japanese

JORDAN

AMMAN

CIEE - University of Jordan: Language and Culture
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Arabic

CIEE - University of Jordan: Arabic Language
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Arabic

SIT - Jordan: Modernization and Social Change
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

MADAGASCAR

FORT DAUPHIN

SIT - Madagascar-Ecology and Conservation
Duration	Semester
Language	French

MEXICO

BAHIA MAGDALENA

SFS - Coastal Studies Approved for Environmental Studies & biological sciences concentrators with a focus on ecology.
Duration	Semester
Language	English

GUADALAJARA

Boston University - Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Approved ONLY for sophomore Engineering students, this program is available only during the spring semester
Duration	Semester
Language	English

MERIDA

Butler University - Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

XALAPA

BCA - Universidad Veracruzana
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

MOROCCO

IFRANE

SUNY Binghamton - Al Akhawayn University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

RABAT

SIT - Morocco-Culture and Society
Duration	Semester
Language	English

NETHERLANDS

AMSTERDAM

CIEE - University of Amsterdam
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

LEIDEN

Direct Enrollment - Universiteit Leiden
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

NEW ZEALAND

AUCKLAND

Direct Enrollment - University of Auckland
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

DUNEDIN

Direct Enrollment - University of Otago
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

NICARAGUA

MANAGUA

SIT - Nicaragua-Revolution, Transformation, and Civil Society
Duration	Semester
Language	Spanish

NIGER

NIAMEY

Boston University - Niamey Language and Liberal Arts Program
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	French

PERU

LIMA

Butler University - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

RUSSIA

IRKUTSK

Middlebury College - Irkutsk State University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Russian

MOSCOW

American Councils (ACTR) - Russian Language and Area Studies (Moscow International University)
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Russian

American Councils (ACTR) - Business Russian Language and Internship Program (Moscow International University)
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Russian

Middlebury College - Russian State University for the Humanities
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Russian

ST. PETERSBURG

American Councils (ACTR) - Russian Language and Area Studies (The Russian State Pedagogical University)
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Russian

American Councils (ACTR) - Business Russian Language and Internship Program (The Russian State Pedagogical University)
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Russian

CIEE - St. Petersburg State University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

SIT - Russia-Ethnic and Cultural Studies
Duration	Semester
Language	English

Vassar College - European University
Duration	Semester
Language	English

YAROSLAVL

Middlebury College - Yaroslavl State University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Russian

SENEGAL

DAKAR

Mount Holyoke College - Université Cheikh Anta Diop
Duration	Spring
Language	French

Wells College - Université Cheikh Anta Diop
Duration	Spring
Language	French

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE

Direct Enrollment - National University of Singapore
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

SOUTH AFRICA

IHP - International Honors Program - Health & Community Program For Community Health and Human Biology Concentrators only
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

CAPE TOWN

CIEE - University of Cape Town
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL

Direct Enrollment - Ewha Womans University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

SPAIN

MADRID

Boston University - Level III Honors Program BU requires that students have completed a minimum of six semesters of college level Spanish, or the equivalent
Duration	Spring
Language	Spanish

IES - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

SALAMANCA

Colby College (Integrated Program) - Universidad de Salamanca Colby college requires HISP0600 or higher.
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

SEVILLE

Sweet Briar College - Universidad de Sevilla
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	Spanish

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA

Smith College - Université de Genève
Duration	Year
Language	French

TAIWAN

TAIPEI

CIEE - National Chengchi University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

TANZANIA

ARUSHA

SIT - Tanzania-Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Approved for Environmental Studies & biological sciences concentrators with a focus on ecology
Duration	Semester
Language	English

THAILAND

KHON KAEN

CIEE - Khon Kaen University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

TUNISIA

TUNIS

SIT - Tunisia: Emerging Identities in North Africa
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

TURKEY

ISTANBUL

CIEE - Koç University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

SOUTH CAICOS ISLAND

SFS - Marine Resource Management Approved for Environmental Studies & biological sciences concentrators with a focus on ecology
Duration	Semester
Language	English

UNITED KINGDOM

GLASGOW

Direct Enrollment - University of Strathclyde Approved for Engineering Students ONLY
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

LONDON

Marymount College - London Dramatic Academy
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

Sarah Lawrence College - British American Drama Academy (BADA)
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

VIETNAM

HO CHI MINH CITY

CIEE - Ho Chi Minh International University
Duration	Sem/Year
Language	English

SIT - Viet Nam-Culture and Development
Duration	Semester
Language	English

Updated: October 1, 2008