Smith College first sent students abroad with the "Junior Year Abroad" program to Paris in 1925. We continue to be a leading liberal arts college in the support of education abroad.
Nearly 40% of Smith students study abroad for a semester or a year, in a variety of programs in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and English-speaking countries around the world. Education abroad provides a new perspective on your own country; it also provides you with a new view of yourself - of your capacity to adapt, to grow, to be open to new experiences - and perhaps also of your own limitations, which you may want to learn to transcend. Inevitably, it changes your life.
Explore the Approved Program List, learn about the application process, and check the eligibility requirements. Discover how to select a program appropriate for your academic and personal interests and how to pay for your education abroad program.
Students who may not be able to travel internationally are encouraged to explore our newly added options such as the Williams-Mystic Ocean Studies program and the Integrated Studies Program in Puerto Rico. There are also domestic study-away programs at destinations throughout the United States offered through other departments.
Education Abroad Fair
Tuesday, September 16 from 11:30-2:00 pm in the Davis Ballroom
Speak with representatives from different program providers about their programs located around the world.
Drop-In Advising Hours
Stop by the Lewis Global Studies Center from 2:30 - 4:00 PM on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays to ask your questions about studying abroad. No appointment needed!
General Information Meetings for Education Abroad
Lewis Global Studies Center Conference Room, dates TBA
Education Abroad Advising Sessions
Book an appointment with a peer adviser, Catesby Wolski (Approved Programs), or Angelo Pisano (Smith Programs Abroad)
Associated Kyoto Program and Smith in Hamburg
Applications for all Smith Programs Abroad in Academic Year 2026-2027
Smith in Florence, Geneva, Hamburg & Paris
applications for AY 2026-2027, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027
Applications for all Smith-Approved Programs in Academic Year 2026-2027
applications for AY 2026-2027, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027
Promote education abroad opportunities that are in keeping with the educational aims of the college
Provide program options that offer outstanding academic content, instruction, language learning, and cultural immersion opportunities in the host countries
Ensure other first-rate education abroad opportunities that accommodate a range of disciplines and include diverse regions of the world
Integrate education abroad into the student's four-year study to the fullest extent possible
Education Abroad programming is overseen by faculty on the Committee on Study Abroad, which is a sub-committee of the Committee on Academic Priorities as part of faculty governance for the Smith curriculum. The Committee on Study Abroad is responsible for the selection, review and approval of programs on the Education Abroad Approved Program List. The Lewis Global Studies Center is charged with the support and oversight of student participation on these programs.