Study Abroad Program Options

Semester & Yearlong Programs (Sorted by Region)

AFRICA

• GHANA

  • Accra @ Univ. of Ghana - Spring semester or Year [CSUIP]

• SOUTH AFRICA

  • Port Elizabeth @ Nelson Mandela Univ. - Semester or Year [CSUIP]

ASIA

• JAPAN

  • Osaka @ Kindai Univ. - Spring Semester or Academic Year [Exchange]
  • Tokyo @ Meiji Univ. - Spring Semester or Academic Year [Exchange]
  • Tokyo @ Musashi Univ. - Semester or Academic Year [Exchange]
  • Tokyo @ Toyo Univ. - Spring Semester or Academic Year [Exchange]
  • Tokyo @ Waseda Univ. - Academic Year [CSUIP]

• SOUTH KOREA

  • Seoul @ Konkuk Univ. - Semester or Academic Year [Exchange]
  • Seoul @ Korea Univ. - Semester or Academic Year CSUIP]
  • Seoul @ Yonsei Univ.- Academic Year [CSUIP]

• TAIWAN

  • Taipei @ National Taiwan Univ. - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]

EUROPE

• CZECH REPUBLIC

  • Prague @ Univ. of New York Prague - Semester [Exchange]

• FINLAND

  • Kokkola @ Centria UAS - Semester or Academic Year [Exchange]

• FRANCE

  • Aix-en-Provence @ Aix-Marseille Univ. - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Aix-en-Provence @ ESSCA School of Management - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Aix-en-Provence @ Sciences Po Aix - Semester or Academic Year [CSU IP]
  • Paris @ MICEFA - Semester or Full Year [CSUIP]
  • Paris @ Paris School of Business - Semester or Academic Year [Exchange] - email courtney.gross@csuci.edu for more information  

• GERMANY

  • Friedrichshafen @ Zeppelin Univ. - Semester or Academic Year [Exchange]
  • Freiburg @ Univ. of Freiburg - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Freiburg @ Freiburg Univ. of Education - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Heidelberg @ Univ. of Heidelberg - Spring Semeter or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Hohenheim @ University of Hohenheim - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Konstanz @ Univ. of Konstanz - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Ludwigsburg @ Ludwigsburg Univ. of Education - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Mannheim at Univ. of Mannheim - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Nürtingen at Nuertingen-Geislingen Univ. - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Oldenburg @ Univ. of Oldenburg - Spring Semester or Academic Year [Exchange]. Email courtney.gross@csuci.edu for more information
  • Ravensburg @ Ravensburg-Weingarten Univ. of Applied Sciences - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Reutlingen @ Reutlingen Univ. - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Stuttgart @ Stuttgart Media Univ. - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Stuttgart @ University of Stuttgart - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Trossingen @ Trossingen School of Music - Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Tübingen @ Univ. of Tübingen - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Tübingen @ Language & Culture at Univ. of Tübingen - Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Ulm @ Ulm Univ. of Applied Sciences - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP}
  • Ulm @ University of Ulm - Spring Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP}

• ITALY

  • Florence @ CSU Florence Center (Liberal Studies) - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Florence @ CSU Florence Center (Studio Art) - Academic Year [CSUIP]

• NORWAY

  • Bø @ Univ. of South-Eastern Norway - Semester or Academic Year [Exchange]

• SPAIN

  • Granada @ Univ. de Granada - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Madrid @ Univ. Complutense de Madrid - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]

• SWEDEN

  • Uppsala @ Uppsala Univ. - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]

• UNITED KINGDOM

  • Birmingham @ Univ. of Birmingham - Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Bradford @ Univ. of Bradford - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Bristol @ Univ. of Bristol - Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Hull @ Univ. of Hull - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Kingston Upon Thames @ Kingston Univ. - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]
  • Swansea @ Swansea Univ. - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]

NORTH AMERICA

• MEXICO

  • Querétaro @ Tecnológico de Monterrey - Semester or Academic Year [CSUIP]

SOUTH AMERICA

• CHILE

  • Santiago @ Pontificia Univ. Católica de Chile - Semester or Year [CSUIP]

Short-Term Programs (Sorted by Program Type)

Partner University Programs

• Czech Republic: University of New York Prague [Direct Enroll]
• France: Paris School of Business [Direct Enroll] 
• Japan: Kindai University in Osaka[Non-Credit, Direct Enroll]
• Japan: Musashi University in Tokyo [Direct Enroll] 
• Mexico: CETYS Universidad [CSU IP]
• Mexico: Tecnológico de Monterrey [CSU IP]
• Mexico: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California [CSU IP]
• Norway: University of South-Eastern Norway [Direct Enroll]
• South Korea: Konkuk University in Seoul [Direct Enroll] - updated for Summer 2026!
• South Korea: Korea University [CSU IP]

Faculty-Led Programs

• South Korea: Community Development and Cultural Exchange in Seoul

• United Kingdom: Intercultural Communication and Design in London
• Iceland: Environmental Policy in the Land of Fire and Ice
• Taiwan: Western and Eastern Perspectives to Communication Health and Mental Illness

Provider Programs (Flexible Terms)

• Costa Rica: Maximo Nivel - inquire here [Provider]

Types of Study Abroad Programs

• [CSUIP] programs are open to all CSU students and are administered by the CSU Chancellor's Office. Students pay home campus tuition. 
• [Exchange] programs are partner university programs which are open to all CSUCI students. Students pay home campus tuition/fees.
• [Direct Enroll] programs are where students pay tuition to the partner university. 
• [Faculty-Led] programs are courses led by CSUCI faculty around a theme and destination, typically offered during regular semester with travel during designated breaks (Summer, Winter, Spring Break). 
• [Provider] programs are independent study abroad organizations that administer a program. Students pay tuition/fees to the provider.

Helpful Tips

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