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All About the SYA High School Semester Abroad Program

The semester program is designed to provide high school students who are not able to commit to a yearlong study abroad experience the opportunity to study abroad with SYA.

Semester options are offered at all SYA campuses, however, spaces in our semester programs are limited. Please note that seniors are only eligible for fall semester programs. 
 
Students must be enrolled in or have completed the equivalent of level two French or Spanish to apply to SYA France or Spain, respectively. No prior study Italian is required to apply to the SYA Italy Semester program. 

The one thing I have heard from many of my semester friends is that, “I wish I could stay for the year.” It doesn’t seem like you will miss Spain when you are applying but I assure you that it is going to be harder than you realize" - Rose M., ES'25, Wilmington Friends

SYA High School Semester Abroad Program FAQs

Learn more about each SYA program

Meet SYA Semester Students!

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Meet August IT'19

  • Attended: SYA Italy Semester as a Junior
  • Home School: St. George's School
  • Hometown: The Plains, VA
  • Interests: Photography and cooking

Get to know August

 

Meet Braeden ES'21

  • Attended: SYA Spain Semester as a Junior
  • Home School: Lake Forest Academy
  • Hometown: Montgomery, AL
  • Interests: Cooking, sciences, working out/fitness, and nature