Lake Forest-sponsored Programs

  • The College offers several options for students wishing to study off campus. Lake Forest programs include:

    Beijing Semester Program

    The Beijing Semester Program offers intensive Chinese language study, elective courses taught in English, an optional internship, and academic excursions in China. This program is suitable for students in several disciplines and is offered during both the fall and spring semesters.

    Border Studies

    At the end of their spring semester study on campus, Border Studies participants spend three weeks on the U.S.-Mexico border, conducting a service project and learning from integrative field work while living with a family in Mexico.

    Lake Forest College In The Loop Program

    Lake Forest College In The Loop extends curricular choice for students by offering a mix of learning options, and is a natural expansion of the class trips and activities developed by the Center for Chicago Programs over the past five years. This program is offered during both fall and spring semesters.

    Granada Semester

    In Granada, students will study Spanish, enroll in an elective course, work in an internship, and live with Spanish host families. This program is held during the fall semester only.

    Greece Program

    To study the cultures of ancient and contemporary Greece, students begin this traveling, on-site, interdisciplinary humanities study program on campus and then explore major archaeological sites and modern cities in Greece. There is no foreign language requirement, and students can earn credit in several disciplines. This is a spring semester only program.

    New Zealand Program

    Lake Forest, in collaboration with IES, offers a fall semester program in New Zealand, appropriate for students in all disciplines, including the natural sciences.

    Paris Internship Program

    Class sessions at historic Paris sites, a two-credit internship, intensive language study, and living with a French host family comprise this fall semester program in the City of Light.