South Pacific
Australia Studies Centre, Sydney, Australia (CCCU bestsemester.com) (Open to all majors)
The Australia Studies Centre seeks to prepare students to live the Christian life in a religiously and culturally pluralistic world. The program integrates Australian culture, history, religion, and politics with formal instruction in the arts. Students live with Australian families throughout the semester in order to receive the most enriching experience possible. Students must be either a junior or senior to apply with a minimum 2.75 GPA. Homepage
Creation Care Studies Program, South Pacific (Open to all majors)
This semester-long program explores biblical stewardship, first hand, as students study environmental issues in Samoa / New Zealand. Designed for non-science majors, the program includes opportunities for study, reflection, research, and travel. During the program you will experience community in motion as you travel with a group of students for four months to the South Pacific nations of New Zealand and Samoa. Rigorous classes will give you direct field experiences and confront you with current world issues. CCSP readily awaits adventure seeking, biblically minded students, who want to take on the challenge of learning how to care for God’s earth and all its creatures—both human and non-human. This program is open to students with a minimum 2.75 GPA. Homepage
Houghton Down Under, Melbourne, Australia (Houghton College) (Open to all majors) (Fall only)
In close collaboration with Kingsley College in Melbourne, Houghton has established a one-semester (15-16 credit hour) exploration of faith and life in Australia. The fourteen-week academic program, designed as an accessible cross-cultural experience, will run from mid-August to early December, with a two-week mid-semester break. This program is open to students with a minimum 2.75 GPA. Homepage