Academic Calendar

Fall 2023 Semester

28th August: Arrival in Barcelona
29th August - 29th September: Orientation and Pro Seminar  
12th - 26th September: Courses at local universities begin
23rd December: Program end date (students may leave the program after their last final exam)*

Spring 2024 Semester

15th January: Arrival in Barcelona
16th January - 2nd February : Orientation and Pro Seminar  
5th & 12th February: Courses at local universities begin
29th June: Program end date (students may leave the program after their last final exam)**

*The official end of the program is at end of December (fall semester) and end of June (spring semester). However, students may leave the program once they have completed their final exams. Final exam dates are often not published before the semester starts, so students will not know the date of their final exam, and, therefore, their earliest possible return date, until after arrival. Thus, we strongly recommend purchasing an open return flight to the US or one which does not charge for making date alterations.

At a glance

City
Barcelona, Spain

Lead Institution
Brown University

Partner Institutions

Housing
Self-catered, single rooms at a student residential facility

Language requirements
Five-six semesters of college-level Spanish (or the equivalent), or two semesters of Catalan

Calendar
Academic year
Fall or Spring semesters

Applications
Students from CASA member institutions apply via their home institution. Non-CASA member students apply through Brown University.

Special Features
Distinctive research, internship, and volunteer opportunities

Member Universities

Brown University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Georgetown University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Northwestern University
Trinity College, University of Dublin
The University of Pennsylvania
The University of Melbourne
Vanderbilt University