In this section:

In this section

• Overview
• CAS Undergraduate Programs
  • Academic Calendar
  • Advising Services
  • Class Responsibilties
  • Human Subjects
  • Baccalaureate Degree Requirements
  • Marks and Evaluations
  • Awards & Recognition Programs
  • Administrative Board & Academic Review
  • Final Examinations
  • Registration Procedures
  • Participation in Commencement
  • Transfer of Credit
  • Other Academic Programs
  • Prelaw, Health Professions and Premedical, and Integrated Undergraduate/Graduate Programs
  • Partnerships
• CAS Graduate Programs
  • Academic Calendar
  • Academic Programs
  • Graduate Degree and Certificate Requirements
  • Academic Policies
  • Honor Code
  • Graduate Student Services & Clubs
  • Financial Awards & Fellowships
  • Program Directors
• School of Health Sciences
  • Academic Calendar
  • Academic Policies & Regulations
  • Department Directory
• Graduate School of Library & Information Science
• School of Management
  • MBA Academic Calendar
  • Academic Policy
  • Degree Requirements for the MBA Program
  • MBA Student Services
• School of Social Work
  • SSW Academic Calendar
  • MSW Policies and Academic Guidelines

Other Academic Programs

Credit for Prior Learning

The Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) program for degree-seeking Dix Scholars offers an opportunity to receive college credit for knowledge gained through life experience. CPL students can apply for up to 24 credits for learning attained through employment, volunteer work, hobbies, travel, or other activity. Credit is not granted for the experience itself; rather the documentation and evaluation of the knowledge, skills, or abilities acquired from the experience.

IDS 227, a workshop for Dix Scholars applying for CPL, is taught each spring semester by the CPL coordinator. This course grants two credits in addition to the credits awarded through CPL. CPL credits do not count toward Simmons residency or independent learning requirements.

Barbara Gentile, CPL coordinator and professor of psychology
Park Science Center, Room S-172
617-521-2612

Domestic Exchange Program

Simmons has limited exchange agreements with Mills College, Oakland, California; Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia; and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. Sophomores and juniors in good academic standing are eligible to apply. Complete information and application forms are available in the Office of the Dean for Student Life, room C-211.

Travel Courses and Study Abroad

Semester or Year Study Abroad and Exchange: During the past two years, over 150 Simmons students have studied for a semester or year around the globe in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, Central America, and Latin America. Simmons has a semester exchange agreement with Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan. While all study abroad semester programs involve standard academic classroom experiences, special field study options also include, for example, opportunities to learn from locals about contemporary issues such as environmental management systems (Costa Rica), Public Health (China), and Social Justice (Switzerland). All students who want to study abroad must go through the Education Abroad Office and have their programs and courses pre-approved.

Faculty-led travel courses offer students the opportunity to travel with a professor and a group of students for two to four weeks while earning academic credits. Travel courses are uniquely designed and led by Simmons faculty according to their academic and regional specialties. Recent courses include management studies in Central Europe, biology in the Bahamas, and art history in China. Some include a service learning component, for example working on a water filtration project or in a health clinic in Nicaragua. Coursework and class sessions during the semester before departure prepare students for travel. Some of the travel courses are designed to fulfill mode of inquiry requirements. The travel program typically counts as a fifth course in a student's semester program. A faculty-led travel course enables a student to be immersed in a culture other than her own and to broaden her perspective and knowledge of a language or subject through an intensive learning experience.

Early planning is highly recommended. Contact the Education Abroad Office for an appointment.

Education Abroad Office, Room E-110, 617-521-2128