Cape Town-Oxford FAQs

• When the application for Fall 2027 opens, students will apply in the BOSP Application Portal and select the application for Cape Town/Oxford Joint Public Memory Program.
• From there, please follow all prompts for the Joint Cape Town/Oxford program-specific questions and answer in the context of both locations.  You will also need to complete the supplemental program form on your applicant dashboard.
• Applications will be reviewed by both the Cape Town and Oxford review teams.
• Autumn/Winter students must successfully complete Autumn Quarter in order to participate in Oxford in Winter. Winter/Spring students must successfully complete Winter Quarter in order to participate in Oxford in Spring.

Autumn/Winter applications are expected to launch in late January 2027. 

This special opportunity has an enrollment limit of five spaces.

No. BOSP does not allow for deferral. The dates of participation are Cape Town in Autumn Quarter 2027 and Oxford in Winter Quarter 2028. Students must be able to participate in both quarters and must successfully complete Autumn Quarter 2027 in Cape Town in order to continue on to Oxford in Winter Quarter 2028.

No. The dates of participation are Cape Town in Autumn Quarter 2027 and Oxford in Winter Quarter 2028.  Students must be able to participate in both quarters.

During the Cape Town Quarter, students must enroll in a minimum of 12 BOSP units. For this program, students must enroll in:

1. OSPCTWN30 Introducing Cape Town - 2 Units
2. Cape Town Public Memory Seminar course - 5 Units
3. Cape Town Public Memory Tutorial - 7 Units 

During the Oxford Quarter, students must enroll in a minimum of 12 BOSP units. For this program, students must enroll in:

1. Public Memory Research Program Oxford Seminar - 5 Units
2. Public Memory Research Program Oxford Tutorial - 7 Units

As with all Oxford participants, students must have either taken English 66 before participation in Oxford (online), or will take it in person while in Oxford. 

Yes. Both programs will be running their traditional quarter programs at the same time this program operates so there will be other students studying in these locations at the same time.

• In Cape Town, students will reside in a self-catering residence in the neighbourhood of Rondebosch. Participants are required to share apartments as single accommodation is not available. They are housed in two-bedroomed apartments with shared kitchens and bathrooms. Each apartment houses two participants in their own private room. Shops, restaurants and a laundromat are easily accessed from the residence.
• In Oxford, students are housed in double rooms in Stanford House. All students are also assigned to one of three Oxford University colleges, where students take a portion of their meals. Students can utilize the kitchen facilities within Stanford House to cook the remainder of their meals, and a stipend is provided to cover the costs of groceries. 

No. Students must depart Cape Town on the specified departure date and arrive at Oxford on the specified arrival date.  BOSP cannot house students between quarters and you will be responsible for your travel to/from each program, and housing for the interim period between quarters.

Students will pay BOSP fees as outlined in our Financial Considerations page in both Autumn and Winter Quarters. 

The standard BOSP withdrawal policy applies to each quarter of participation.