International Programs

Many of our students participate in off-campus programs in the United States and in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Oceania. In the largest program, about one-third of the junior class is selected to study in more than 50 semester-long programs in dozens of countries.

During the fall semester, we offer the unique Occidental-at-the-United Nations Program in New York. If selected, you can be an intern in the United Nations Secretariat or with a related institution. You also can apply for a semester's internship in Washington, D.C. through American University, or for an exchange program with Spelman College.

We are one of a handful of American colleges chosen to participate in the Richter Summer Research Program program, in which you can compete for a chance to pursue independent research or creative work anywhere in the world. Exchange students also are welcomed to Occidental. We have exchange agreements with the University of Bristol, Cambridge University, University of East Anglia, University of Sussex, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.