Semester Abroad in Kenya with St. Lawrence University

For 50 years, St. Lawrence University (SLU) has operated the Kenya Semester Program, making it one of the longest-running US study abroad programs on the African continent. Based at a SLU-owned and operated campus in a verdant, peaceful, and safe suburb of Nairobi, the Kenya program is rooted in this deep tradition and is committed to providing students with a unique study abroad experience. SLU believes the best way to learn about Kenya is through cultural immersion and experiential learning. As a result, students supplement formal coursework and language study in Kenya's bustling capital city with rural and urban homestays, three additional field components, and a month-long independent study where students examine East Africa's diverse society.

• Based in Nairobi
• Fall or spring semester
• Prerequisites: 2.75 GPA; one Africana Studies course
• Must take Swahili while in Kenya
• Required to interview after application submission
• Live within program housing and with homestay families

The Kenya Semester Program is an interdisciplinary academic program that uses a combination of learning models—classroom, field-based, and experiential—and emphasizes cultural immersion throughout the semester. Students take two required courses. In addition, they select two elective courses so they can focus on their own field of interest or specialization. The program serves majors from several different disciplines.