ACM Program Affiliates

For half a century, the member colleges of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) have jointly operated off-campus study programs around the world that offer interdisciplinary approaches, personal attention, independent projects, and experience with diverse viewpoints and ways of learning.

Most ACM off-campus study programs are open to students from any college or university. Colleges that are not members of the ACM may wish to pursue affiliation with particular ACM off-campus study programs. Becoming a Program Affiliate can provide a variety of benefits for the affiliated college and its students, as outlined below.

ACM Program Affiliates agree to:

• Include the affiliated ACM program(s) among the programs recommended for students.
• Identify a faculty advisor from a relevant department for each affiliated program, to act as an academic liaison for that particular program.
• Accept credit for academic work by students who enroll in the program based on the ACM grade recommendation form.
• Allow students participating on the affiliated ACM program(s) to receive a similar amount of financial aid as they would on other approved programs.
• Let ACM bill the college for program costs, with the college then billing students according to campus policies. If having ACM bill students directly is preferred, the college should work with ACM to ensure that timely student payments are made.
• Participate in ACM surveys related to off-campus study.

ACM Program Affiliates receive these benefits:

• A discount of 5% on program educational costs.
• Priority in application consideration over students from non-affiliated colleges.
• The opportunity to send faculty advisors as observers to the annual Faculty Advisory Committee meetings – held for each ACM program and focused on program development and academic oversight.
• Regular updates about the program and student(s) on the program.
• The opportunity to send faculty or staff to visit ACM program sites and meet with program faculty and support staff.
• Reports on ACM surveys related to off-campus study.
• External Program Review reports for the affiliated program(s).

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Become a Program Affiliate

All requests for program affliation will be reviewed by the ACM Board of Directors. Formal affiliation between a college and the ACM is not required for students to participate in most ACM off-campus study programs.

The only programs listed on the ACM website which are not available for affliation are: Brazil Exchange with UFJF, Japan, Jordan, and Oak Ridge. All other ACM programs are open for affiliation.

Download the Program Affiliate Application. Colleges wishing to pursue affiliation for a particular ACM program(s) should contact:

Joan Gillespie
ACM Vice President and Director of Off-Campus Study Programs
E-mail: jgillespie@acm.edu
Phone: 312.561.5906

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Current ACM Program Affiliates

School	Affiliated ACM program(s)
Albion College	Botswana, Chicago Program, Costa Rica (fall & spring), India (fall), London & Florence, Newberry Seminar, Oak Ridge, Tanzania
Allegheny College	Newberry Seminar
Amherst College	Costa Rica (fall & spring)
Bucknell University	Botswana, Chicago Program, India (fall), Tanzania
Carroll University	Florence, London & Florence
Centre College	Chicago Program
The College of Idaho	Botswana, Chicago Program, Costa Rica (fall & spring), Florence, India (fall & spring), London & Florence, Newberry Seminar, Tanzania
The College of Wooster	Botswana, Costa Rica (fall & spring), India (fall), Newberry Seminar, Tanzania
Concordia College (MN)	Chicago Program
Denison University	Newberry Seminar
DePauw University	Newberry Seminar
Earlham College	Newberry Seminar, Shanghai
Emory University	Costa Rica (fall & spring)
Gustavus Adolphus College	Botswana, Newberry Seminar, Chicago Program, Costa Rica (spring)
Hanover College	Chicago Program
Hope College	Botswana, Costa Rica (fall & spring), Florence, India (fall), London & Florence, Newberry Seminar, Tanzania
Illinois Wesleyan University	Chicago Program
Kalamazoo College	Newberry Seminar
Kenyon College	Botswana, Newberry Seminar
McKendree University	Newberry Seminar
Oberlin College	Costa Rica (fall & spring), Newberry Seminar
Ohio Wesleyan University	Botswana, Chicago Program, Costa Rica (fall & spring), Florence, India (fall), London & Florence, Newberry Seminar, Tanzania
Rhodes College	Newberry Seminar
Trinity College	Chicago Program
University of Chicago	Botswana, Tanzania
Valparaiso University	Chicago Program
Wabash College	Newberry Seminar
Washington and Lee University	Costa Rica (fall & spring), Florence, India (fall), London & Florence, Tanzania
Westminster College	Chicago Program