The New School is pleased to offer eligible students a Global Offsite Semester option for Fall 2020. This opportunity is designed for new students who currently reside outside the United States and cannot travel to our New York City campus this fall due
to the impact of COVID-19. Through the Global Offsite program, students may enroll as a New School student and take online courses with us while gaining access to space resources and/or select courses at the partner institution, provided that the
partner school remains open, that students can safely travel there from surrounding areas, and that there is capacity within the program negotiated with the partner by The New School.
Although we cannot enable the Global Offsite Semester to accommodate all students in every country, our goal is to build options for as many of our students as possible in this challenging time. This site will be continually updated to provide the latest
information on the Global Offsite option.
Please review all of the eligibility requirements and other information on this page. If you filled out an expression of interest form, note that a formal application is still required.
You may continue to express interest in other locations to receive a notification if an application is made available.
Eligibility
General Requirements
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Have citizenship, residency, or other status that permits you to study in the country of your requested location without the issuance of a student visa. In the case of Parsons Paris, eligibility is extended to all citizens of the Schengen area.
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Be an incoming first-year undergraduate (freshman) or first-year graduate student for the Fall 2020 semester. Unfortunately, we are not able to accommodate AAS degree students.
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Be physically located in the country in which you wish to study, or be able to travel to that country for the full period of in-person instruction in Fall 2020 (see dates in FAQs).
Note that restrictions on international travel are currently in place around the world. Commercial air travel to reach your desired location may not be available before the Fall semester begins.
The table below highlights the groups eligible for the Global Offsite Semester option at each partner institution location. This list will be updated if additional partners are confirmed.
Institution Name and Location
| Eligible Students
| Application Link
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| Parsons Paris – Paris, France | Undergraduate first-year students from select Parsons programs* and Lang | Application closed |
| Shenzhen University – Shenzhen, China | Undergraduate first-year students from Parsons and Lang | Application closed |
| Tongji University – Shanghai, China | Graduate first-year students from select Parsons programs**, with priority for students currently residing in Shanghai | Application closed |
| Tsinghua University – Beijing, China | Graduate first-year students from select Parsons programs**, with priority for students currently residing in Beijing | Application closed |
| Hongik University – Seoul, South Korea | Undergraduate first-year students from Parsons and Lang; graduate first-year students from select Parsons programs** | Application closed
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| Yonsei University – Incheon, South Korea | Undergraduate first-year students from Parsons and Lang | Application closed
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| Yonsei University – College of Music - Seoul, South Korea |
Undergraduate first-year students and graduate first-year students from select Mannes programs***
| Application closed
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| Center for Jazz Studies – Tel Aviv, Israel | New incoming Jazz students | Application closed
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* Eligible majors for Parsons First Year students who wish to study in Paris are: Fashion Design, Communication Design, Design and Technology, Illustration, and Strategic Design and Management.
** Eligible Parsons graduate programs are: M.Arch., MFA Design and Technology, MFA Industrial Design, MFA Interior Design, MFA Lighting Design, MPS Communication Design, MS Data Visualization
*** Eligible Mannes programs are: Bachelor of Music and Master of Music
Must have citizenship, residency, or other status that permits you to study in the country of your requested location without the issuance of a student visa.
Housing
Housing is generally not provided through the Global Offsite partners, with two exceptions:
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Parsons Paris can offer housing options to those undergraduate students who need to relocate to Paris. Please review options through our partner API Abroad here.
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The Shenzhen University program for undergraduate New School students can offer a limited number of housing accommodations. Please indicate your need when completing the Offsite application.
Contact
For queries about the international partner schools or program logistics, please contact globaloffsite@newschool.edu.
For queries about your New School curriculum or path of study, please contact your academic advisor.
FAQs
To learn more about requirements, processes, and opportunities available through the Global Offsite Semester option, please review our FAQs.