APPLICATION: The primary application window for all 2022-2023 Academic Year Blocks Away was between February 3 and March 31, 2022, following our official launch event at the Blocks Away Fair on February 3 (12pm to 2pm in the Worner Campus Center).  All students who apply during this window will be considered for an aid award (See Billing & Finances page for details).  All applications during the application window will be reviewed for aid eligibility. Students will be notified of their aid award by April 20, 2022. 

A second application window for Block 7 and Block 8 programs closes September 21, 2022.   All students who apply after March 31 and before the September 21 deadlines will be included in a financial aid review.  Students in this application window will be notified if they are eligible for an aid award by October 10. 

Students who wish to apply for a block away after the application window has closed should consult with the program's faculty leader to determine if there remain available spaces in the program for a late application.  Late applicants can be placed on an aid waitlist, but if a student is in need of financial aid it is highly recommended that applications be completed by the deadline.

It is an option to apply to multiple programs.  Students who do this should notify Global Education of their final decision to accept admission into their preferred program no later than the earliest Withdrawal deadline of the programs they have selected.  Failure to notify Global Education of your desire to decline acceptance into a program by the program's deadline can lead to program fees being billed to the student. 

All Applications must be completed on Summit.  Once accepted into the program, students will receive an email with instructions for forms and waivers to complete. Upon submission of these forms to Summit the Consent of Instructor (COI) Code needed to register for the course on Banner will be provided.  

Colorado College Block Away & Abroad programs are funded through a program fee.  This fee typically covers on-site expenses for the students and faculty such as lodging, group meals, transportation, program excursions, guest speakers, group activities, and international health and travel insurance. The program fee may also include additional funds for student meals, however, most meals are funded through a refund of one block of the campus meal plan, provided to students in the weeks before departure.

Program fees do not typically cover airfare to/from the program location. 

To assist with the costs of a block away/abroad, Colorado College has a pool of aid specifically designed to cover up to 90% of the expense of a block away, including airfare, for students who qualify for need-based aid.  All students who apply to, and are accepted in, a Block Away will automatically be reviewed for aid eligibility.  If eligible, a student can earn an aid award between 20%-90% of the estimated total cost for participation in the program.  The aid pool is limited, so not all students who might qualify are guaranteed aid for any particular program.  It is very important to apply during the primary Application Window for each given program to maximize the potential to obtain an aid award as late applicants are often unable to obtain an award. 

For detailed information about Block Away Program Fees and Aid Awards, please visit our Billing & Finances for AY Blocks Away Page.  

PROGRAM WITHDRAWAL: Each Academic Year Off-Campus Block has a set Student Withdrawal Deadline (below).  Withdrawal charges for Academic Year Blocks are defined by the withdrawal date as it relates to this deadline as well as the program departure date. 

The total amount of the program charge to be billed will be determined by the course faculty and Global Education and will consider both nonrefundable expenses paid by the college on your behalf and costs shared by all participating students to support the structural expenses of the program. 

Financial aid awards cannot be used to cover withdrawal charges.  Students may have a portion of these charges waived with appropriate documentation that the withdrawal was attributable to medical necessity. 

While it is quite common for Colorado College students to participate in semester-length study abroad either through a CC partnered program or by petitioning for a non-CC semester, the same is not true for individual block programs.  There are some schools which offere January or May block programs outside of their normal semester or quarter system, however, these often clash with the schedule of CC blocks and cannot be used to replace a block at Colorado College.  For this reason, while CC allows students to travel on non-CC semester programs and have CC financial aid available for these programs, the same is not true for individual "January Term", "Maymester" or other individual block programs offered by other schools.  If you have a unique program which you believe deserves review and an exception to this policy, please contact Heather Powell Browne in the Global Education Office to begin an appeal process.  

For information about petitioning for a non-CC study abroad program, please see this page.