<p>I have heard through the grapevine that Conn is considering changing or has changed its study abroad policy so that students are no longer allowed to study abroad for more than 1 semester. The college website still has the old policy; do any current students or parents have information on this policy and the details (for example, if there's an exemption for language or IR students)?</p>
<p>definitely not true.</p>
<p>Not sure if anyone else is interested, but coincidentally, I was just talking to a colleague on the faculty at Conn and asked about this in passing. A fair number of students, including students majoring in foreign languages, were denied a full-year abroad earlier this spring. All the students that she knew appealled the denial and all got the full-year permission in the end. </p>
<p>Anyway, the controversy made clear the need for a policy review; the new chair for the faculty committee on study abroad seems determined to make some consistent policy decisions. My friend seemed cautiously optimistic that students who have a good reason, like language and international studies students will continue to be allowed to study abroad for a full year, but the underlying policy questions remain unresolved.</p>