Study Abroad & Scholarships

All students are encouraged to seek a meaningful and lasting level of Chinese competence beyond the FL requirement sequences.  Study abroad is the solution to the insufficient exposure to the Chinese culture and interaction with native speakers.  

Penn students have the choices of semester abroad and summer abroad depending on each student’s summer plan and four-year academic plan. A few motivated students like to take study abroad courses both in the summer and the fall, experiencing two different cities in China.  

Interested students should visit the Penn Abroad for information and guidance.

The Chinese Language Program organizes a summer study abroad information meeting early December every year. In the meeting, field directors/program assistants of recommended  programs are invited to Penn to meet Penn students. Past participants of these programs will also come to the meeting to share their experience. All students who are interested in summer study abroad should pay attention to the announcement of the time and place of this meeting.

Usually two credits will be issued for summer abroad. Upon receiving the official transcripts, students may make an appointment with the Chinese program coordinator for the evaluation of language progress and receiving of Penn credits.

Penn does not have its own program currently.  We recommend students study the features of different programs, such as host family, cities, competitiveness as well as course offerings;  then, make decisions based on individual preferences.

• Penn-approved Programs
  •    CIEE Beijing: Advanced Chinese Studies
  •    CIEE Beijing: intensive Chinese Language
  •    CIEE Shanghai: China in a Global Context
  •    TEAN – Semester in Shanghai at Fudan University 
• Other Programs that CLP Recommend
  • Columbia Summer Program
  • Havard in Taipei
  • Princeton in Beijing
  • CET Programs in Mainland China
  • Associated Colleges in China