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Study Abroad Course in Toronto (Summer 2026)
Spend a month in Toronto—and get credit for it!
PL SC 299/499: North American Politics – Summer Study Abroad Program in Toronto, Canada
Study in Toronto in Summer 2026 and earn 3 credits in fewer than 30 days. Learn about U.S. and Canadian politics and relations between the two neighboring countries, while exploring the sights and sounds of downtown Toronto, the most international city in North America. Participants will live and study at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University*) in downtown Toronto, next to Yonge-Dundas Square and Eaton Centre, in the city's central shopping and entertainment district.
Spring Break Course in Washington, D.C. (Spring 2025)
Go inside politics and government in D.C. over Spring Break
PL SC 177N: Politics & Government in Washington, D.C. – Spring Break Trip to Washington, D.C.
The political science program sponsors a student trip to Washington, D.C., over Spring Break every other year. The next trip will take place in Spring 2027.
The trip is a required portion of the course PL SC 177N (GS/GH), taught by Dr. Robert Speel, associate professor of political science at Penn State Behrend.
On past trips, the group has met with local members of Congress and other dignitaries; visited the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department, the Department of Justice, the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and other attractions; and met with Penn State Behrend alumni who work in Washington.
*Ryerson University was renamed Toronto Metropolitan University in April 2022.