Foreign Study Programs
Location: Beijing, China
Host Institution: Beijing Normal University (BNU)
Term Offered: Summer 2027
Program Focus: Ten weeks of intensive Chinese language training in Beijing, the vibrant and exciting capital of China. All participants will also take a course on Chinese culture and society taught in English by the Dartmouth faculty program director. Our itinerary will include group excursions to sites in and around Beijing such as the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. We will also travel to Xian, Chengdu, and other parts of the country.
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Host Institution: Sophia University
Term Offered: Summer 2027
Program Focus: Ten weeks of intensive Japanese language training, seven weeks in Tokyo and 3 weeks in Osaka. Includes a literature/culture seminar co-taught in English by the Dartmouth faculty program director and a professor from the Sophia University faculty. The seminar will include both Dartmouth and Sophia students. This course will include a final independent project designed by the student in consultation with the program director.
Location: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Host Institution: Fulbright University Vietnam
Term Offered: Fall 2027
Program Focus: Students enrolled in Developing Vietnam will explore the vibrant and exciting field of Vietnamese Studies. Our explorations of various aspects of Vietnamese society, culture and politics will be linked by a focus on the theme of development in contemporary Vietnam. We will adopt an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates methods and insights from Human Geography, Urban Studies, Environmental Studies, History, and Art History.
Location: Thimphu, Bhutan
Host Institution: Royal Thimphu College
Term Offered: Fall 2027
Program Focus: The program will examine how Himalayan Buddhism—with its distinctive philosophical frameworks and ritual practices, its economic models of patronage and cultural models of expertise, and its philosophical frameworks including tantric orientations—manifests in everyday Bhutanese life, shapes governance and policy (from health and education to environment and development), influences cultural production including notions of heritage and identity, and adapts to contemporary challenges while upholding and rearticulating many traditional values.
Financial Information
Tuition and Fees
The fees charged by the College for a Dartmouth-sponsored off-campus term of study include regular tuition charges for a term at Dartmouth, service fees, as well as the specific costs established for each off-campus study locale. In many programs, the room and board costs tend to be higher than for a term in Hanover. You can view a budget sheet for each program on the Guarini website by clicking on the appropriate term under "Financing Your Program". The cost of transportation to and from the site is the responsibility of the student.
Financial Aid
In order that all qualified Dartmouth undergraduate students may have the opportunity to take part in off-campus programs, the College endeavors to adjust its normal financial aid awards for students already receiving aid. Tuition and expected family contribution for Dartmouth's off-campus programs are the same as for an on-campus term.
All costs, including airfare and spending money, are considered when determining the cost of an off-campus program. Any costs more than a typical term in Hanover are met with additional Dartmouth Scholarship Funds. If you have a work expectation for the term, this will be replaced by scholarship funding for programs that span the entire term.
Students are responsible for purchasing their own plane tickets and, in many cases, meals. Often this means that part of the expected family contribution is used towards these costs rather than for tuition. For help sorting out who pays what and how, contacting the Financial Aid office is often advisable.