Remote Studies

Overseas Programs

Council for
Christian Colleges &
Universities (CCCU)

Special Programs

Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU)

Wheaton College is a member of the CCCU and is able to offer several overseas and domestic programs through the organization. Please visit the CCCU's Website for more information.

Cooperative programs are available at American University; American, China, Latin American, Russian, Middle East, Los Angeles Film Studies, and Oxford Honors Programs through the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities in Washington, DC; at Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, Mancelona, Michigan; at the Illinois Institute of Technology at Chicago/Wheaton, Illinois; and at Daystar University College in Nairobi, Kenya.

The American Studies Program is sponsored by the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities in the nation's capital. This work/study opportunity is based upon the principle of integrating faith, learning, and living while participating in an academic seminar program. A wide variety of internship opportunities exists in the Washington area through this program. Contact the Registrar's Office for information.

The China Studies Program, offered by the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, is held at Xi'an Foreign Language University in Xi'an, China. The program will include travel to significant sites, as well as language study, service opportunities, and the exploration of China’s past, present, and future. See the Registrar’s Office for information and application.

The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities also offers the Contemporary Music Program on Martha's Vineyard, which provides students the opportunity to live and work in community while seeking to understand how God will have them integrate music, faith and business. Both interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary in nature, the CMP offers two tracks: the Artist Track and the Executive Track. Each track includes course work, labs, directed study and a practicum. See the Registrar’s Office for information and application.

The Global Stewardship Study Program is based at an environmental center in the jungle in Belize, Central America. Students take courses in ecology, community development, and environmental stewardship. See the Department of Geology and Environmental Science for information.

The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities sponsors the Honours Programme. Junior and senior honors students have the opportunity to study in England by participating in an interdisciplinary semester at Oxford through a partnership program with the Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Studies, affiliated with Keble College of the University of Oxford. As associate students of Keble College, Honours Program participants enjoy the use of all of the College’s academic and social facilities and are allowed to join the Oxford Union Society.

The Latin American Studies Program is a Council for Christian Colleges & Universities sponsored semester of study in Costa Rica. This program is committed to deepening a student's understanding of the lordship of Christ in an international context. Housing is provided with a Costa Rican family to enrich this unique cross-cultural experience. The Registrar's Office has information and applications for this program.

The Los Angeles Film Studies Program of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities is a semester's work in the Los Angeles Film Studies Center in Burbank, California. Its purpose is to enable Christian college students to serve in various aspects of the film industry with professional skill and Christian integrity. The Registrar's Office has information and applications for this program.

The Middle East Studies Program, based in Cairo, Egypt, and sponsored by the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, helps students understand the history, peoples, and cultures of this fascinating and complex region. Students also gain an appreciation of the Middle Eastern church and an understanding of the economic and political realities which influence the quest for peace in the Middle East. Information and applications are available in the Registrar's Office.

The Russian Studies Program, another of the Council’s study programs, is unique in that it draws on the resources of three Russian cities. Students spend ten days in Moscow, twelve weeks in Nizhni Novgorod, and ten days in St. Petersburg studying the history, culture, religion, politics, language, and current events of Russia. Information and applications for this program are available in the Registrar's Office.

The Summer Programme program allows students to spend a summer term studying at the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CMRS) in Oxford, England. The program includes multidisciplinary study of the Renaissance and Reformation through examination of philosophy, art, literature, science, music, politics and religion of early modern Europe in a choice of lectures, seminars and field trips. For more information on this Council program, see the Registrar's Office.

For the Summer Institute of Journalism, Council campuses are invited to choose two student journalists to apply for this four-week, all-expenses-paid experience in Washington, DC Fifteen students are selected to participate in the Institute, which lasts from mid-May to mid-June. The Institute blends classroom experience with hands-on work and provides excellent opportunity to learn through lectures and panels with leading journalists who share a strong Christian commitment. More information is available in the Registrar's Office.

Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies  is an institute for Christian environmental stewardship located in Michigan, Washington, Florida, East Africa and South India.  January, May and Summer courses are offered in such areas as environmental studies, natural history, field biology, environmental ethics, restoration ecology, ground water stewardship, and global development and ecological stewardship. Information is available in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science.