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Skidmore in New Zealand

For Skidmore College and approved New York Six Colleges

Skidmore in New Zealand is a semester long program that allows Skidmore and approved New York Six Colleges (Hamilton and Union) students to direct enroll at the University of Canterbury (fall or spring). In addition to taking classes at the university, students can choose to focus their semester with one of two field & research tracks. All field & research tracks will begin with a 5-week field camp experience leading up to the university semester. These students will also take a research methods course based upon data collected in field camp.

University of Canterbury (3.0 GPA)

New Zealand Earth Systems track
Geology of New Zealand
Direct enroll only

To Apply to Skidmore in NZ

In order to apply to the Skidmore in NZ program. you must apply through Skidmore College. Please use the following link

Apply to Skidmore in New Zealand