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GO Your Way Programs

To view a listing of our summer and winter GO Your Way programs, click here

Click on the name of a program to view the brochure page of that program. You can also click on the column headers to re-sort this listing. Click on the name of a program to view the brochure page of that program. You can also click on the column headers to re-sort this listing.

Think outside the box and design your own GO program to fulfill your cross-cultural requirement!

The GO Your Way option allows you to participate in a program other than those offered by the GO Program or design your own experience.
Your program must be at least two weeks long during summer or winter break, and you'll need to be fully immersed in a cultural setting that's different from your own.

Step 1

Research programs or ideas
There are generally two ways that students complete a GO Your Way: proposing a self-designed program or working with a non-SU organization for a study away, internship, or volunteer program.  Students participating in a second GO program also work with the GO Your Way program. A cross-cultural experience can mean traveling to a different country to experience a new culture, but you can also complete a significant immersion program within your own country.

To start looking for programs, start by looking at the approved GO Long programs, which usually have summer/winter options. You could also consider places that you've always wanted to visit or issues that you're interested in learning more about.


Step 2

Submit your application
Apply to GO. The application includes a series of essay questions that describe your study away plans and how they fulfill the GO requirement. Application materials can take 2-4 weeks to be processed and usually involve some revisions. When your materials have been reviewed, you'll receive an email notifying you of your application status.
  • Applications for summer must be submitted before Feb. 15 and winter must be submitted before Sept. 15.*
* No applications will be accepted after the deadlines above