Concordia College is dedicated to enabling students to influence the affairs of the world: Future leaders need to develop an appreciation of other cultures, to become aware of the state of the planet, to understand how the world works, and to learn how to become effective and ethical agents of change in the world. The curriculum of the College is designed to help students open these windows on the world by bringing students from other lands to our campus, by "internationalizing" our instruction, and by providing our students a broad range of opportunities to study abroad.

Exploration Seminars
The Exploration Seminars take students to off-campus locations (either overseas or domestic) during spring mid-semester designed to enhance the learning of a semester class. Throughout the on-campus course, faculty leaders build a strong educational component into each seminar to give students the necessary academic background to understand and appreciate their study and travel abroad experiences. 2007 Exploration Seminar information can be found by clicking on the link at the left.

May Seminars
Led by Concordia faculty, about 200 students each May explore a wide variety of topics visiting sites around the world: language, literature, culture, art, theatre, economics, religion, politics, education, and more. May Seminars carry 1.0 course credit and can usually be applied to requirements for academic majors. World language departments in particular encourage students to plan a May Seminar as part of their academic program, but the seminars enrich any major. Students often develop expertise in the seminar's topic area during a pre-seminar course taken spring semester. 2007 May Seminar information can be found by clicking on the link at the left.

Summer School Sessions
This year Concordia College is proud to offer its students summer courses abroad. Sessions led by  Concordia College Faculty member will travel to Spain, Italy and Germany for summer school study during the month of May.

Semester or Academic-Year Programs
Students may select from a wide variety of off-campus study programs for a semester or year, ranging from university study to experiential education programs in a wide variety of countries or the United States.