Knowledge of at least one other place of the world outside of the US, including one or more aspects of the place, such as cultural characteristics and worldviews, history and contemporary issues, social institutions and the relation of people to the environment.
International and Off-Campus Studies
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Grecian Nights, Philip J. Shady '20
#1 ranking among baccalaureate colleges in the U.S. for the number of students studying abroad
856 Oles
studied off-campus in 2018-19
70.9%
of the Class of 2019 participated in at least one off-campus study program
47 Countries
visited by Oles in the 2018-19 academic year
Open Doors 2018 (based on 2016-17 participation)
The 2018 Institute of International Education Open Doors Report published in November 2018 ranked St. Olaf #1 among baccalaureate institutions (for the 10th year in a row) for total number of study abroad students with 624 participants. Note that the Open Doors Report excludes international student participants and participants in domestic off-campus study programs, so total participation as measured by IIE is lower.
Familiarity with global interconnections and particularly with the various ways in which US society and one’s life choices have an impact on and are affected by one or more places in the world in the past and/or present.
Enhanced ability to compare and contrast characteristics of their own culture and place and another culture and place, and to understand some of the factors that have produced differences. 
Enhanced ability to adapt to and interact effectively with people of different social and cultural backgrounds.
Enhanced likelihood of further study or other engagement with other cultures or regions of the world.