Future Programs

Semester programs include 15 semester hours of credit taken as five (3 SH) courses. The experience integrates course content through analysis and experiential learning. The semester program meets the intercultural learning requirement in the EMU Core Curriculum through intercultural immersion, and other Core requirements such as Language learning or themes in history, culture, or an area of faculty expertise.

Summer programs provide exposure to another cultural context for 3-6 weeks. A three-week experience centers on the Core Intercultural Social Science course*, while six-week seminars include a second 3 SH course, as noted.  The Washington Semester offers internships in fall, spring and summer terms. Washington semester coursework meets all Core intercultural requirements except foreign language.  

Summer 2026

• Guatemala  3-week program (3 SH)  - Debbi DiGennaro & TBA
• Harrisonburg  3-week program (3 SH) - Debbi DiGennaro
• Spain 6-week program (*6 SH includes 3 SH Spanish)  - Deanna Durham &  Byron Peachey   (FULL)   
  
  POSTPONED 
• Middle East  6-week program (*6 SH includes 3 SH Arabic) - Timothy Seidel & Anna Johnson

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Spring 2026 Semester Options

• Washington Semester
• On-campus courses
  • Intercultural Community Immersion (3SH) - Christina Harrison
  • Cultural Learning & Integration (1SH) for students with significant multicultural experience - Christina Harrison
    

     

2026-2027 Intercultural Semesters

• Washington Semester
• India - Fall 2026 - Gaurav Pathania & Mary Sprunger
• Guatemala & Costa Rica - Spring 2027 - M.Esther Showalter & Graciela Alba Spence

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Summer 2027

• DC Environmental Justice  3-week program (3 SH)  - Jim Yoder & Ann Butwell
• Harrisonburg  3-week program (3 SH) - TBA
• Lithuania (Pending) 6-week program (6 SH) - Mark Metzler Sawin

2027-2028 Intercultural Semesters - Tentative Schedule

• Middle East & Ethiopia - Spring 2028 - Benjamin Bergey & Kate Bergey

Additional EMU programs for future terms will be announced in 2026

Contact Intercultural Programs intercultural@emu.edu to apply for these outside programs:

• Handong Global University  exchange program in Pohang, South Korea. English instruction for courses in various majors. Dorm residence with international and South Korean students.*
  
  
• LCC International University  A North American style university on the Baltic Sea, hosts a liberal arts student exchange program in Klaipeda, Lithuania. English instruction across the curriculum. Dorm residence with international  and Lithuanian students.*
  
  

• Central America Study and Service (CASAS) study abroad for the semester or a 3 or 12-week summer term, supported by homestay, internships and field excursions.*

• Amizade-AllPeopleBeHappy provides programs in global service and learning for a more just and joyful world. Study or practicum work is rooted in the values of peace and justice in New Zealand, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, or other locations for summer terms.*
  
  

See also Alternative Programs