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�Ӱ�ԭ�� University offers an Exchange Program with approximately 140 partner institutions in more than 35 countries around the globe. The Exchange Program allows �Ӱ�ԭ�� University students (undergraduate and graduate) to study full-time at a partner institution for a single semester (fall or winter) or for a full academic year. Exchange students pay tuition to �Ӱ�ԭ�� University and earn credits toward their �Ӱ�ԭ�� degree.

Exchanges are coordinated through the International Student Services Office. Please see their website for application instructions.

Letter of Permission

No matter which exchange you go on, you must plan to transfer the credits you take abroad back into your �Ӱ�ԭ�� degree. The procedure for this at �Ӱ�ԭ�� is called a Letter of Permission (LOP). You must apply for a Letter of Permission before you go on exchange, effectively pre-approving your course choices for use in your �Ӱ�ԭ�� degree. For detailed instructions, the deadline, and to apply, visit the Registrar’s Letter of Permission page.

Bachelor of Humanities

Honours, Combined Honours, or Study Year Abroad Stream?

Normally students will take the equivalent of 5.0 credits while abroad. In order to transfer these credits back into your �Ӱ�ԭ�� degree, you have to have the same number of credits in unsatisfied degree requirements that could reasonably be replaced.

The Letter of Permission process is designed to make sure this is the case. However, when applying for a LOP, you have to decide which courses you will propose to take abroad and which �Ӱ�ԭ�� courses these will replace. Possible courses will depend on whether you are doing the Honours, Combined Honours, or Study Year Abroad stream.

In general, you can use any course taken abroad in place of a free elective. You can take any course at the appropriate year level for a leveled elective, such as “1.0 credit at the 2000-level or above.” For an actual degree requirement, such as “HUMS 3200 European Literature,” you must find a course abroad at the same level or higher, with course content that matches the course to be replaced, at least to some degree. There is a lot of flexibility in this, but you can’t substitute a Philosophy course for a Literature course, for example.

Please consult the Degree Progression Charts for a visual guide to which credits you have to choose from. However, remember that the authoritative list of degree requirements that apply to you is given on your degree audit.

• Honours: If you are in the Honours stream, you have a total of 4.0 credits in electives normally taken in your 3rd and 4th year. Select one further credit from your Humanities requirements to be replaced by an exchange course. When you return to �Ӱ�ԭ��, you should have 5.0 Humanities requirements left to complete in your 4th year. Note that you are not permitted to replace either HUMS 3000 or HUMS 4000 with exchange courses.
• Combined Honours: If you are in the Combined Honours stream, you will need to find a combination of 5.0 credits from Humanities and from your Combined subject that could reasonably be replaced by exchange courses. Note that you are not permitted to replace either HUMS 3000 or HUMS 4000 with exchange courses.
• Study Year Abroad: This stream is a variation of the Honours degree that gives you an extra 1.0 credit in electives, in place of the 4th-year Research Seminar requirements. This stream is useful if your chosen institution has no credits that can substitute for a 3rd or 4th year Humanities requirement.

Please note that these are general guidelines, and you must meet with the Humanities Undergraduate Advisor to make sure you are on the right path.

Journalism and Humanities, Biology and Humanities

Students in the Bachelor of Journalism and Humanities or in the Bachelor of Humanities and Biology are permitted to study abroad. However, both of these versions of the Humanities degree have a large number of requirements that can only be taken at �Ӱ�ԭ��. Consequently, it is normally not possible to find a full 5.0 credits that can be replaced by courses taken abroad, and students will normally have to complete their degree either by taking courses in the summer or through a 5th year of study.

Meet with the Undergraduate Advisor

If you are thinking of going abroad, please schedule an appointment with the Humanities Undergraduate Advisor , to make sure things go smoothly. If you need to cancel your appointment, email Andrea McIntyre to let her know.

Greek and Roman Studies

Greek and Roman Studies students can spend one or two semesters studying abroad on an exchange through �Ӱ�ԭ��’s , normally transferring their credits back into their �Ӱ�ԭ�� GRS degree.

Students who wish to immerse themselves in Classical culture while abroad should consider an exchange to one of �Ӱ�ԭ��’s partner institutions in Israel, Italy or Turkey, or alternately to a partner institution in Britain, France, Spain, or Germany and plan to travel extensively.

Study Greek and Roman Civilization at Greek and Roman Sites

Through  Classics students can learn about Ancient Civilizations while visiting actual ancient sites. Students prepare for their trip with study in the classroom at �Ӱ�ԭ�� before going abroad. They then travel with �Ӱ�ԭ�� professors and fellow students to Ancient sites, normally in the Mediterranean, but occasionally further afield in Europe.

Archaeological Fieldwork for Credit

Students can start their study of archaeology in the classroom, but they can also gain hands-on experience through archaeological fieldwork—whether participating in an excavation or conducting a survey—at sites around the world.

Students begin with ARCY/CLCV1008 & 1009, Introduction to Archaeology I & II, which introduce students to the history, theory, and practice of field archaeology.

CLCV 2303 Greek Art and Archaeology and CLCV 2304 Roman Art and Archaeology give students an background in such things as classical vase painting, sculpture, architecture, and town planning.

CLCV 3301 & CLCV 4000 Archaeological Field Word I & II are for-credit courses in which students participate for a minimum of three weeks in the excavation of an archaeological site. Learn more about how these fieldwork courses work.

Review the fieldwork course guidelines required.

Religion

Religion students may study abroad either through an exchange offered by �Ӱ�ԭ��’s International Student Services Office, or by enrolling in RELI 3850 Topics in the Study of Religion Abroad.

Students can spend one or two semesters studying abroad on an exchange through �Ӱ�ԭ��’s , normally transferring their credits back into their �Ӱ�ԭ�� Religion degree.

The International Student Services Office administers the Student Exchange Program, which provides �Ӱ�ԭ�� undergraduate and graduate students with an opportunity to go abroad for a fall term, winter term, or full year (fall and winter terms).

Students interested in participating in the exchange program are encouraged to attend any one of our information sessions offered from October to December. They will all be offered virtually on Microsoft Teams and students are asked to register on the ISSO Events page.

More details about the Student Exchange Program is available online at carleton.ca/myexchange/.

RELI 3850 Topics in the Study of Religion Abroad

This travel course explores religion in its historical and/or contemporary contexts in a particular geographic locale. Travel destinations, religious traditions studied, course content, and themes vary from year to year.

For more information see the .