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Requirements

Beijing

Preference is given to students who meet the following requirements:

  • A minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
  • Ability to demonstrate, through personal essay and recommendations, the level of maturity and self-motivation needed to succeed abroad
  • Beijing Language Studies: Completion of two semesters of college-level Mandarin language or the equivalent (FC102 or higher at Skidmore)
  • Beijing Area Studies: No language requirement
  • Course work in Chinese culture and/or history is recommended

Shanghai

Preference is given to students who meet the following requirements:

  • A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Ability to demonstrate, through personal essay and recommendations, the level of maturity and self-motivation needed to succeed abroad
  • Course work in Chinese culture and/or history is recommended
  • No language requirement for either track

If you do not meet the requirements above, you must petition to apply to study abroad.

Customarily, second-semester sophomores and first-semester juniors apply to study abroad. Students at other stages in their Skidmore education must attend a mandatory advising session with an OCSE advisor. After this initial meeting students are required to:

  • Submit a letter of faculty support (preferably from the instructor of the student’s Scribner Seminar).
  • Submit a one page letter explaining why they want to study abroad outside of the junior year. Students need to indicate in the letter what their academic plans are for the remainder of their time at Skidmore.
To Apply

The Skidmore in China program is offered for the Fall semester only. Please apply by the following deadline:

March 15

Applications may be accepted after the listed deadline on a case-by-case basis.

Click here to access the
Skidmore in China application

Any student receiving academic or physical accommodations should be aware that the program may or may not be able to provide the same accommodations. Off-Campus Study & Exchanges staff is available to discuss your current accommodations to determine what accommodations can be provided.

Skidmore students should meet with the Coordinator for Students with Disabilities in Student Academic Services before going away. The Coordinator can provide you with a statement of approved accommodations that would be granted at Skidmore during the time you will be in the foreign country. Feel free to discuss any disability-related questions related to study abroad with the Coordinator for Students with Disabilities.