CU Boulder Education Abroad offers over 400 programs in over 70 countries! You can go abroad for a semester, year, 2-12 weeks in the summer, or even winter break. Going abroad is strongly encouraged by the Women and Gender Studies department. Use the following information as a general guideline to plan your time abroad, and connect with your academic advisor as well. Work with Education Abroad advisors to get more details on how to get started, discuss your program options, and next steps.
Quick Facts
- Go abroad sophomore or junior year
- With advance planning, WGST students can easily go abroad for a semester or longer and still graduate on time
- There is no limit to the number of required WGST courses, WGST electives, non-WGST electives, or A&S Gen Ed courses that you may take abroad
- Lower-division courses may count as electives. Upper-division courses may count towards the cognate requirements in Gender/Sexuality, Race/Ethnicity, or Global/Transnationalism, or as electives
- Use the Course Approvals List to find programs that offer courses approved for the credit you need
Usually Doable | Tricky | Probably Not | ||||||
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General Electives | A&S Gen Ed | WGST | A&S Gen Ed | WGST | A&S Gen Ed | WGST | ||
Overall credit hours | Arts and Humanities, Natural Science (Non-Lab), Social Sciences | Required WGST courses and electives, cognate area courses | Global Diversity | N/A |
Natural Science (Lab), Written Communication | N/A |