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ACM Off-Campus Study Programs

Designed with a strong liberal arts perspective, ACM offers programs around the world to students from any college or university, providing an interdisciplinary educational experience, personal attention, independent projects, and exposure to diverse viewpoints and ways of learning.

Flag Japan

Japan Study
Tokyo, Japan

Flag Mexico

Mexico Summer Program: Service Learning & Language Immersion
Mexico City, Mexico

Flag Tanzania

Tanzania: Ecology & Human Origins
Dar es Salaam & Tarangire field site, Tanzania

Flag United Kingdom

London & Florence: Arts in Context
London, England & Florence, Italy

Flag United States

Chicago Program: Arts, Entrepreneurship, & Urban Studies
Chicago, Illinois
Newberry Seminar: Research in the Humanities
Chicago, Illinois
Oak Ridge Science Semester
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Urban Education: Student Teaching in Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Member colleges

  1. Beloit College
  2. Carleton College
  3. Coe College
  4. Colorado College
  5. Cornell College
  6. Grinnell College
  7. Knox College
  8. Lake Forest College
  9. Lawrence University
  10. Luther College
  11. Macalester College
  12. Monmouth College
  13. Ripon College
  14. St. Olaf College

Off-campus study

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Tim Lee Tanzania is like vanilla ice cream and caramel fudge topped with some sprinkles. Once you have it, you can’t have enough of it. Tanzania is a beautiful country full of adventures with very welcoming people. The program is designed so that the students can explore the wonders of Tanzania. We visited multiple national parks, climbed Kopjes, drank Konyagi, and tasted the spices of Zanzibar. A unique part of the program is that it involves an independent research project areas such as ecology or anthropology, providing students with the opportunity to study Tanzania more in-depth. Studying there, I fell in love with the country and the people. I hope I can go back soon!

—Tim Lee, Tanzania, Fall 2009

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The Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) is a consortium of independent, liberal arts colleges in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado.