Students planning to spend a semester or their whole junior year abroad should seek advice from the Director of Undergraduate Studies and from relevant faculty in choosing a suitable program of study. Further assistance is available from the Office of International Programs. Departmental and University approvals of programs abroad are required.

Grades awarded by foreign institutions for courses that are recognized in lieu of Princeton courses are not included in the consideration of departmental honors.

Students who study abroad are not exempted from independent work requirements. The Department usually can make arrangements to either find a JP adviser in the location where the student spends the semester or year abroad or to indicate a departmental adviser who will be in contact with the student by e-mail throughout the semester or year abroad.

Up to three approved courses taken abroad in one semester will normally count for up to three course credits. Students must complete the program abroad to the standards required by the foreign institution. For more information, please see Why Go Abroad and visit the Office of International Programs Advice by Department page to find out where other students have gone and to make an appointment to speak with an advisor.

All students interested in languages are encouraged to study abroad during the summer in one of the programs recommended by the department and the Office of International Programs. The Department of Spanish and Portuguese has summer programs in Toledo, Spain, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, for students with intermediate and advanced knowledge of Spanish, and a summer program in Lisbon, Portugal, for students with intermediate to advanced knowledge of Portuguese. The department offers several scholarships to attend those programs.

For courses not offered through or affiliated with Princeton University, “Approval for a Course Taken at Another Institution” forms must be approved by the below department contacts, depending on the course level. After meeting with the Office of International Programs, please email the appropriate faculty member for an appointment, and bring a form for approval along with the study abroad course description, syllabus or materials. Study abroad courses must be approved in advance.

• Upper-level Spanish and Portuguese literature and culture courses contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies
• Language-level Spanish courses​ contact the Associate Director of the Spanish Language Program
• Language-level Portuguese courses contact the Director of the Portuguese Language Program

For contact information please check the SPO contact page. For proficiency evaluations, please see our Language Learning section.

Princeton's International Internship Program (IIP) supports Princeton undergraduates who wish to undertake a summer internship abroad.