Off Campus Study Opportunities

Associate Director for International Students Services and Study Abroad - Jonathan Mascaut
Email: jmascaut@sbu.edu
Phone: 716-375-4009
Website: https://www.sbu.edu/studyabroad

A variety of study abroad experiences are available in all majors, some including internships, work/study and service learning.Students interested in a study abroad experience — summer, semester, or full year — should contact Jonathan Mascaut, Associate Director for International Students Services and Study Abroad, at least 6 months in advance. Careful planning and coordination take place during that time. Students must receive appropriate course equivalency approval prior to studying abroad to ensure the classes completed in an external program will fulfill university requirements. Only credits earned (with a grade of "C" or better) through outside study abroad programs are applied to SBU transcripts.

St. Bonaventure University sponsors several short-term programs for students interested in intersession or summer study abroad experiences. Grades and credits earned through study abroad programs sponsored by SBU are applied to SBU transcripts. Students interested in one of the following programs should contact the faculty director of the respective program for more information. 

  • The Francis E. Kelley Oxford Program: six-week summer session at Oxford University where students typically earn six credits in courses taught by international experts; the program includes trips to London, Stonehenge, and other sites.
  • Perugia, Italy: five-week program beginning mid-May; offering six or seven credits from a selection of St. Bonaventure courses that can fulfill general education requirements. The program includes field trips and excursions to places like Rome, Florence, Assisi, Bagnoregio, LaVerna, Gubbio, and other destinations. 
  • Salamanca, Spain: five-week program Spanish immersion experience in which students earn six credits in Spanish language and/or culture. Students live with selected host family and the program includes cultural excursions students to museums, historical sites, and other group activities.
  • Sorrento, Italy: five-week program  where students can earn up to six credits or gain valuable internship experience at the Sant'Anna Institute. The program includes apartment-style housing accommodations, mobile classroom experiences, guided tours, and exclusive guest lectures. 
  • China Studies Program: two-week, three-credit May session, open to graduate and undergraduate students, offering an overview of Chinese culture, language, history, business operations and management styles.
  • Madrid, Spain: 5 weeks program in Summer 2 session, unveiling Spain through castles, fairytales, and stars. Students can earn up to 7 credits (Spanish language, Spanish culture, and Stars & stellar systems courses offered), and will deepen their understanding of Spanish history, culture and heritage, learn how folklore and fairy tales have shaped history, take guided museum and castle tours, or explore the origins of the universe.

  • Study in Japan: A unique study tour through Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka. A 9-night/10-day journey immerses you in the culture of modern Japan, with a focus on the dynamic urban environments and culture of modern Japan. Professor Dalton, lecturer of History, will lead you through the three-credit course HIST 364. Modern Japan.

Some federal financial aid can be applied towards a study abroad experience; however, students holding institutional or certain endowed scholarships or grants will be unable to use these to fund the cost of their study-abroad program. For more information, students and parents should contact the Office of Financial Aid at (716) 375-2020 or onestop@sbu.edu.   

Washington Semester

St. Bonaventure students are eligible to participate in the Washington internship program for a semester or a summer. St. Bonaventure credit is awarded for the practica, which are seminar-based and include internships in the following areas: Journalism, Economic Policy, American Politics, International Business and Trade, Foreign Policy, Justice, International Environment and Development, Public Law, Art and Architecture, History, Cultural Policy, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Islamic Studies, Education Policy, and Transforming Communities.

Through the St. Bonaventure University affiliations with American University, The Washington Center and SUNY-Brockport, students earn between 12 and 16 credits. Contact Dr. Lambert at jlambert@sbu.edu for more information.