Student Experience
Get involved with a dedicated community of like-minded students and faculty, eager to grow in their knowledge and experience. Take the opportunity to study abroad on one of Calvin's off-campus semester programs, or one of the numerous summer programs, or join a student organization related to your specific interests.
Opportunities to study abroad
Put your public health knowledge to work in the real world by participating in an off-campus interim or semester. Research global health in Hungary and learn how to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty, discover how to influence health care policies by doing an internship in Washington, D.C. or partner with SafeWater Ghana and bring clean water to people at risk from poor water consumption.
Semester programs
The Impact of Clean Water in Honduras 2023
Draw on various disciplines to propose sustainable, culturally appropriate solutions to the clean water crisis in Honduras.
The Henry Semester in Washington, D.C.
In Washington, D.C. you'll gain a real-world perspective on the ideas you've learned in the classroom at Calvin. Whatever your major, you can work with Career Development to find a place to gain valuable experience in your field of study.
Semester in Ghana
Studying at The University of Ghana for a semester will introduce you to a new and exciting culture and give you opportunities to learn a local language, music techniques, cooking methods and much more.
Semester in Hungary
Get to know a major European city better than you know your own neighborhood. A hub for food, politics, fine arts, and thermal baths, Budapest, Hungary offers the opportunity to learn alongside inspiring Hungarians who serve refugees, teach in schools, and advocate for positive social change.
Summer programs
PUBH 385B: Impact of Clean Water - Honduras
Students in this course will address the lack of sustainable systems by helping to implement new filter systems on site and studying communities to quantify the impact of clean water on health.
PUBH 385A: Impact of Clean Water - Navajo Nation
Students will learn how the availability of clean water relates to nutrition, poverty, life expectancy, education, employment, and income of the local community.
BUS 190: Leadership in Kenya
Discover how leaders in Kenya and East Africa develop businesses, provide health care, address poverty and issues of justice, and more.