The OCS Application process has two parts: Kenyon approval, and the application to your program provider.
Part I
Part I is Kenyon’s application process, completed through StudioAbroad.
- The CGE offers advising appointments throughout the year in order to help answer your questions about off-campus study options. Please make an appointment through Google Calendar. Prior to your first appointment, please complete the short Advising Questionnaire in StudioAbroad.
- After you choose a program, you must interview with the CGE. Interview appointments should also be scheduled through Google Calendar.
- Following your interview, you will be able to begin working on your OCS application in StudioAbroad.
- Normally, all students will interview by January 23, 2020 and apply by February 3, 2020. However, if your program provider has a deadline of February 15 or earlier, you must interview by December 4, 2019 and apply by December 12, 2019. It is your responsibility to note your program deadline by checking the program website. We will not accept applications that are not completed by Kenyon deadlines, and we cannot accommodate students who do not plan ahead.
- Kenyon-Exeter and Kenyon-Rome are not considered early deadline programs
- The process for approval to study off-campus is highly competitive. You are responsible for compiling the strongest possible application. The number of spaces available for off-campus study is limited. Still, in most cases students who qualify are ultimately granted permission to study off-campus. Students applying for OCS for an academic year or a split-year (two programs in one year) must present a very strong case for this longer option. Because this process is a competitive one, some year-long or split-year applicants may be approved for one semester only. The CGE reserves the right to take disciplinary history into account when making final OCS approval.
- Final decisions for OCS participation are made by the Faculty Subcommittee on Global Engagement. You will be notified of the decision by email to your Kenyon email address.
Part II
Part II is to apply to the program(s) for which you have been approved through the program provider website (not through Kenyon).
- Program deadlines vary, so be aware of your program’s deadline requirements. For applications with rolling deadlines, apply as soon as possible after your Kenyon approval. IMPORTANT: The deadline listed in StudioAbroad is the Kenyon application deadline; you must check your program deadline on the specific program website.
Kenyon College is committed to providing equal access to off-campus study for qualified students with disabilities. Not all OCS program accommodations are equal to those provided at Kenyon for students with disabilities. The CGE is confident that there is an appropriate program for every student and works with all students to find the programs that best fit their needs. Students are encouraged to self-disclose regarding any disabilities, so that the CGE can assist in finding a program with reasonable accommodations.
With approval to participate in OCS as a Kenyon student comes the obligation to complete the full cycle of programming that supports your experience: pre-departure orientation, the OCS program, re-entry debriefing, and evaluation.