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Middlebury School in Morocco (Outgoing Program) Featured: Print 
  • Locations: Rabat, Morocco
  • Program Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: Middlebury Schools Abroad 
  • Dates / Deadlines
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term Program Type: Middlebury Schools Abroad Program Sponsor: Middlebury Schools Abroad
Language of Instruction: Arabic Click here for a definition of this term Language Prerequisite: 4 semesters of college-level instruction with a B average in language coursework
Click here for a definition of this term GPA (cumulative): 2.67 Click here for a definition of this term Minimum Language GPA: 3.0
Click here for a definition of this term Minimum Major GPA: 3.0 Internships Available: YES
Excursions: YES Click here for a definition of this term Midd. Financial Aid: YES
Advisor: Bill Mayers Subjects Offered: Arabic, Arabic Literature, History, Middle Eastern Studies, Political Science, Religion
Recommended Program: YES Featured Program: YES
Program Description:
School in Morocco

For thousands of years, Morocco has benefited from the cross-cultural exchange of Berber, Arab, African, and European peoples, customs, gastronomy, and learning.

Today, Morocco is home to 34 million, and is one of the most stable and moderate constitutional monarchies in the Arab World.

Located 150 miles south of Morocco's northern tip, where the Bou Regreg river meets the Atlantic Ocean, Rabat is the nation’s capital, and home to just over 1 million "Maghariba" (Moroccans). By Moroccan standards, Rabat is a fairly young city, having been established in 1146. Our partner university, Mohammed V University, was founded in 1957 as the first modern university in Morocco.

This program has two tracks; and advanced-track designed for students with upper-intermediate to advanced proficiency in Arabic (having completed at least two years of college-level Arabic), and an intermediate-track for students who have completed just one year of Arabic studies prior to studying abroad. (More information about the intermediate track is available here.)

Students in both tracks will study Modern Standard Arabic and Moroccan colloquial Darija. Advanced track students will pursue two additional courses in Arabic, one content course, and a one-one tutorial in a topic of their choosing. Students in the intermediate track will take two electives about Morocco or the region taught primarily in English.

Both groups of students adhere to the Middlebury Language Pledge while they are abroad (though this is slightly modified for intermediate-track students). The Pledge shows a commitment to linguistic immersion and is the key to students' successful language development and cultural integration.

Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2027 10/01/2026 ** Rolling Admission 01/24/2027 05/13/2027
NOTE: Dates are approximate: Do not purchase a plane ticket until official program dates are available on the School in Morocco Dates & Fees page (https://www.middlebury.edu/schools-abroad/schools/morocco/dates-fees). MIDDLEBURY UNDERGRADUATES must apply by February 1, 2026.

** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants who apply in the fall or winter will be notified on February 15th of the academic year preceeding study abroad. Applicants whose applicaitons are completed after February 15th (or anytime in the fall, if they are applying to study abroad during the following spring semester) will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline. Some Schools Abroad will fill before the deadline.