Study Abroad and International Exchanges

Programs offered

Important Note: All deadlines are listed two weeks prior to the official deadline of the program provider to allow time to process paperwork. Application for a program is a two part process: 1) General WOU application and approval; 2) Application for and acceptance to the selected program. Students complete both steps in the process.

Locations and Programs

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Multiple location programs are identified at the bottom of this list of programs.

Africa
Destination	Program Dates	Minimum Requirements	Application Deadlines	Application	Estimated Budget
Ghana, Accra, Cape Coast, Kumasi	Early to mid-June	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	February 11	CCSA	2011/12
Ghana, Acrra	Fall: August-December	Junior standing 3.0 GPA	June 1	AHA	2010/11
Ghana, Acrra	Spring: January-May	Junior standing 3.0 GPA	October 18	AHA	2010/11
Kenya and Tanzania	Fall: September-December	One semester of college-level ecology or biology; Sophomore standing; GPA 2.5	Rolling admissions. Early applications encouraged for acceptance into your program of choice.	SFS	2010/11
	Spring: late January-early May
	Summer I: June-July
	Summer II: July-August
Morocco, Fes	Summer: 6 week program, June-August	Sophomore standing 2.5 GPA; no prior Arabic language experience required.	April 18	AHA	2010/11
South Africa, Cape Town	Winter: December-early January	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	September 17	CCSA	2010/11
Tunisia, Tunis	Fall: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.75	March 17	OUS	2011/12

Asia
Destination	Program Dates	Minimum Requirements	Application Deadlines	Application	Estimated Budget
China, Beijing	Fall: September-January	45 credits and GPA 2.75 1 term of college-level Chinese or 1 course on modern Asia	January 29	OUS	2010/11
	Spring Semester: February-July		October 1
	Academic year: September-July		January 29
China, Shanghai	Summer Business: Six-Week	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5; no prior Chinese language experience is required.	April 18	AHA	2011/12
Hong Kong Winter	Late December-early January	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	September 17	CCSA	2010/11
Hong Kong Summer	Mid July - Early August	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	February 11	CCSA	2011/12
India, Dehli and Agra	Late December-early January	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	September 17	CCSA	2010/11
India, Kolkata Study and service learning program.	Fall Semester: August-November	Sophomore standing 3.0 GPA	April 15	IPSL	2010/11
	Spring Semester: January-April		October 15
	Spring 3 week: December-January		October 15
	Summer 3 week: August		April 18
Japan, Akita (AIU University)	Fall: August - December	Sophomore standing GPA 3.0	January 29	OUS	2010/11
	Fall/Winter: August-March		January 29
	Spring: April - July		October 1
	Summer: June-July		February 1
	Academic Yr: August-July		January 29
Japan, Saitama	Fall Semester: October-March	Sophomore standing 3.0 GPA	May 10	WOU Exchange	2010/11
	Spring Semester: April-September		October 10
Japan, Tokyo (AGU University)	Fall Semester: September-February	Sophomore standing GPA 2.75	January 29	OUS	2010/11
	Spring Semester: April-August		October 1
	Academic Year: September-August		January 29
Japan, Tokyo (Waseda University)	Fall: September-February	Sophomore standing GPA 3.0 1 year of college-level Japanese study	January 29	OUS	2010/11
	Spring: April-July		October 1
	Academic Yr: September-July		January 29
Korea, Seoul	Fall: August-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.75	January 29	OUS	2010/11
	Winter/Spring: February-June		October 1
	Academic Yr: August - June		January 29
	Summer: June-July		February 1
Taiwan, Luchu (Kainan University)	Fall: August-December	Sophomore standing 3.0 GPA	May 10	WOU Exchange	2010/11
	Spring: January-June		October 10
	Summer: July-August (6 weeks)		April 26
Thailand, Chiang Mai	Fall: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.75	January 29	OUS	2010/11
	Winter/Spring: January-May		October 1
	Academic Year: August-May		January 29
Thailand, Chiang Mai Study and service learning program.	Fall: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	April 19	IPSL	2010/11
	Spring: January-May		October 15

Oceania (Australia and New Zealand)
Destination	Program Dates	Minimum Requirements	Application Deadlines	Application	Estimated Budget
Australia, CCSA Summer	Early-late July	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	February 12	CCSA	2011/12
Australia, CCSA Winter	Late Dec.-early Jan.	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	September 17	CCSA	2010/11
Australia, Adelaide	Summer: Late June-early August	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	April 1	IPSL	2010/11
Australia, Canberra	First Semester: February-June (W/SP terms)	Sophomore standing GPA 3.0	September 19	AHA	2010/11
	Second Semester: July-November (summer/fall terms)		February 15
Australia:Deakin Univ. (various campuses)	First Semester: February-June (W/SP terms)	Sophomore Standing GPA 2.75	October 1	OUS	2010/11
	Second Semester: July-November (summer/fall terms)		January 29
	Academic Year: July-June		January 29
Australia:James Cook Univ. (various campuses)	First Semester: February-June (W/SP terms)	Sophomore Standing GPA 2.75	October 1	OUS	2010/11
	Second Semester: July-November (summer/fall terms)		January 29
Australia, Perth	First Semester: February-June (W/SP terms)	Sophomore standing GPA 3.0	September 17	AHA	2010/11
	Second Semester: July-November (summer/fall)		February 15
Australia, Queensland	Fall: September-December	One semester of college-level ecology or biology; Sophomore standing; GPA 2.5	Rolling admissions. Early applications encouraged for acceptance into your program of choice.	SFS	2010/11
	Spring: February-May
	Summer I: June-July
	Summer II: July-August
New Zealand, Dunedin	First Semester: February-June (W/SP terms)	Sophomore standing GPA 3.0	September 17	AHA	2010/11
	Second Semester: July-November (summer/fall)		February 15

Europe
Destination	Program Dates	Minimum Requirements	Application Deadlines	Application	Estimated Budget
Austria, Vienna	Fall semester: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5; no prior German language experience required.	June 1	AHA	2010/11
	Winter Quarter: January-March		October 18
	Spring semester: January-April
	Summer Music Program: June-July		April 18
Denmark, Copenhagen	Fall Semester: August-December	Junior standing GPA 3.0	January 15	OUS	2010/11
	Winter/Spring: January-June		September 17
	Academic Year: August-June		January 15
	Summer: June-August		January 18
England, London	Fall semester: September-December	Junior standing GPA 2.5	June 1	AHA	2010/11
	Winter Quarter: January-March		October 22
	Spring Semester: February-May		October 22
	Summer: mid-June-mid-July		April 18
England, London, CCSA Summer	July-August	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	February 11	CCSA	2011/12
England, London, CCSA Winter	Late December-early January	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	September 17	CCSA	2010/11
England/Ireland, London/Dublin CCSA Winter	Late December-early January	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	September 17	CCSA	2010/11
Semester in England (University of East Anglia) (Manchester)	Fall Semester: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 3.0	May 28	CCSA	2011/12
	Spring Semester: January-June		September 17		2011/12
England, University of Sheffield	Spring Semester: February-June	Sophomore standing GPA 3.0	May 16	OUS	2010/11
	Academic Year: September-June		February 1
France, Angers	Fall quarter: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5 There is no prior French language experience required, but one year of college level French is recommended.	June 1	AHA	2010/11
	Fall semester: September-February		June 1
	Spring semester: February-June		October 18
	Summer sessions: 1) Month of July 2) Month of August		1) April 18 2) May 18
	September Session: Month of September		June 1
France, Lyon	Fall semester: August-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.75 2 years college-level French with a 3.00 language GPA	January 29	OUS	2010/11
	Academic Year: September-June
France, Montepelier	Fall semester: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5 Semester programs: 1 year college level French or 2 years of high school French. Summer Programs: no prior French language experience required.	May 24	IPSL	2010/11
	Spring semester: January-May		November 22
	Summer I: Late June-late July		April 1
	Summer II: Late July-late August		April 18
France, Poitiers	Fall Semester: August-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.75 2-3 years college-level French with 3.00 language GPA 3.00	January 29	OUS	2010/11
	Spring Semester: January-May		October 1
	Academic Year: August-May		January 29
Germany, Baden-Württemberg (various universities)	Academic year September-July	Sophomore standing GPA 2.75 1 year college-level German with 3.0 language GPA	February 1 (December 1 if applying for the DAAD)	OUS	2010/11 (all campuses except Mannheim) Mannheim Budget
	Fall/Winter Semester: September-February		February 1 (December 1 if applying for the DAAD)
Germany, Berlin	Summer language intensive: July-August	Sophomore standing 2.5 GPA; no prior German language experience required.	February 15	AHA	2010/11
	Summer language and culture: July-August
Germany, Kassel	Fall Semester: July-January	Sophomore standing GPA 3.0 2 years college-level German (1 year for summer program)	May 10	WOU Exchange	2010/11
	Spring Semester: January-Sept.		October 10
	Summer: mid-June-mid-July		November 30
Germany, Tübingen	Spring Intensive Program: April-July	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5 2 terms college-level German with 3.0 language GPA	December 1	OUS	2010/11
Greece, Athens	Fall: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	June 1	AHA	2010/11
	Spring: March-June		January 1
	Summer: June - July		April 18
Ireland, Dublin	Summer: June-July	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	April 18	AHA	2010/11
Ireland, Dublin and Galway	Mid-late July	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	February 11	CCSA	2011/12
Italy, Macerata	Fall semester: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	June 1	AHA	2010/11
	Spring semester: January-April		September 17
Italy, Siena	Fall: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	June 1	AHA	2010/11
	Winter: January-March		September 17
	Spring: April-June		January 1
Italy, Siena Study and service learning program.	Fall: September-December	Sophomore standing. GPA 2.5 Some Italian helpful but students with any level of Italian language may participate. Italian taught at beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels.	May 14	IPSL	2010/11
	Spring: January-May		November 19
	Summer II: June-July		April 1
Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow	Summer: Early Scotland June-July	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	February 11	CCSA	2011/12
	Summer: Late Scotland July-August
Scotland, Glasgow Study and service learning program.	Fall: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 3.0	May 14	IPSL	2010/11
	Spring: January-May		November 22
Spain, Oviedo	Fall Quarter: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5 1 year college-level Spanish Summer Session: no prior Spanish language experience required.	June 1	AHA	2010/11
	Spring Semester: January-May		September 17
	Summer: July		April 18
	Summer: August		May 18
Spain, Santander	Fall: September-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.75 Fall requires two years of college level Spanish. Spring requires at least two terms of second year college level Spanish	March 1	OUS	2010/11
	Spring: March-June		November 1
Spain, Segovia	Fall: September-December	Junior standing GPA 2.5 2 years college-level Spanish	June 1	AHA	2010/11
	Spring: January-April		September 17
	Summer: June-August		April 18
Spain, Valladolid	Summer II: Month of July	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5; no prior Spanish language experience required for summer program.	May 1	IPSL	2010/11
Sweden, Växjö, (Linneaus University)	Fall: August-January	Junior standing GPA 3.0	April 15	WOU Exchange	2010/11
	Spring: January-June		September 15

North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean

Destination	Program Dates	Minimum Requirements	Application Deadlines	Application	Estimated Budget
Argentina, Rosario	Fall: August-November	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5 1 term of college Spanish or 2 years of high school Spanish (Note: there is no requirement for summer)	June 1	AHA	2010/11
	Spring: March-June		January 1
	Summer 1, Language and Culture: June-July		April 18
	Summer II, Language and Culture: July-August		April 18
	Summer ESOL, 1st 3 weeks: July-July		April 18
	Summer ESOL, 2nd 3 weeks: July-August		April 18
	Summer ESOL, 6 weeks: July - August		April 18
Canada, Vancouver	Summer: July - July	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	February 11	CCSA	2011/12
Canada (Various locations) National Student Exchange		For details about National Student Exchange Programs contact: Debbie Diehm Student Affairs diehmd@wou.edu 503-838-8423		NSE
Chile, Valdivia	Fall: August-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5 2 years college-level Spanish	April 30	CWU	2010/11
	Spring: March-July		October 22
Costa Rica, Atenas	Fall: September-December	One semester of college level ecology or environmental science; one college-level Spanish course; Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	Rolling admissions. Early applications encouraged for acceptance into your program of choice.	SFS	2010/11
	Spring: February-May
	Summer I: June-July
	Summmer II: July-August
Ecuador Galapagos Guayaquil Quito Study and service learning program.	Fall semester: August-December	All programs: Sophomore standing GPA 3.0 Galapagos: 1 year college level Spanish or equivalent. And one course each in general biology and ecology. Guayaquil: 1 year college level Spanish or equivalent. Quito: 3 years of secondary school Spanish or the equivalent of 3 semesters of college/university Spanish.	May 14	IPSL	2010/11 Galapagos Guayaguil Quito
	Spring semester: January-May		November 19
	Summer II: Late June-August		April 1
Ecuador, Quito	Fall: August-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.75 2 years college-level Spanish	January 29	OUS	2010/11 USFQ PUCE Galapagos
	Spring: January-May		October 1
	Academic Year: August-May		January 29
Jamaica, Falmouth	Summer: July-August	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	Not offered	CCSA	2010/11
Jamaica, Kingston Study and service learning program.	Fall: August-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	May 14	IPSL	2010/11
	Spring: January -May		November 19
	Summer: June-August		Not offered
Mexico, Baja	Fall: September-December	One semester of college-level ecology or biology; Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	Rolling admissions. Early applications encouraged for acceptance into your program of choice.	SFS	2010/11
	Spring: February-May
	Summer I: June-July
	Summer II: July-August
Mexico, Guadalajara Study and service learning program.	Fall: August-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5 2 years of secondary school Spanish or 1 year of college/university level Spanish	May 14	IPSL	2010/11
	Spring: January-May		November 19
	Summer: June-August		Not offered
Mexico (Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey--various locations)	Fall: August-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.75 2 years college-level Spanish	January 29	OUS	2010/11
	Winter/Spring: January-May		October 1
	Academic Year: August-May		January 29
Mexico, Morelia Program suspended through Summer 2011. WOU ESOL Morelia Information	Fall: Sep-December	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	June 1	AHA	2010/11
	Winter: January-March		October 18
	Spring: April-June		January 1
	Summer: July-August		April 16
Mexico (Universidad de las Americas--Puebla)	Fall: August-December	Sophomore standing GPA 3.0 3 years college-level Spanish	January 29	OUS	2010/11
	Winter/Spring: January-May		October 1
	Academic Year: August-May		January 29
Mexico, Queretaro	Fall semester: 16 weeks	Sophomore standing GPA 2.75 B average in Spanish courses 1 year college level Spanish	April 1	OUS	2010/11
	Spring term: 10 weeks		December 1
	Summer: 5 weeks		February 21
	Summer: 6 weeks		February 21
	Summer: 12 weeks		February 21
Peru, Cusco	Spring: January - May	Sophomore standing GPA 2.5 No prior Spanish language experience is required.	November 26	IPSL	2011/12
Turks & Caicos Islands	Fall: September-December	One semester of college-level ecology or biology; Sophomore standing GPA 2.5	Rolling admissions. Early applications encouraged for acceptance into your program of choice.	SFS	2010/11
	Spring: February-May
	Summer I: June-July
	Summer II: July-August

Internships
Destination	Program Dates	Minimum Requirements	Application Deadlines	Application	Estimated Budget
IE3 Global Internships (nearly 300 locations)	Summer term	Junior, senior, or master's level student. Currently enrolled in a degree program. In good academic standing. Plus individual selection critiera for each internship.	January 11	IE3	Varies by program. Students receive an individualized budget.
	Fall Term		April 2
	Winter Term		August 20
	Spring Term		November 1
CCSA Internships (internships in Dublin, London, and Sydney )	Fall semester: Dublin	Junior standing. Good academic standing. Plus individual selection criteria for each internship.	April 2	CCSA	2011/12 Dublin London Sydney
	Summer: Dublin, London, Sydney		February 11

Multiple location programs
Destination	Program Dates	Minimum Requirements	Application Deadlines	Application	Estimated Budget
SEA Semester	Fall, Pacific: August-November	Refer to the SEA application page for the admission process and screening requirements.	April 6	SEA	2010/11
	Fall, Atlantic: September-November		April 6
	Fall (Oceans & Clinate, Pacific: October-December		April 6
	Spring, Polynesia: January-March		October 15
	Spring,Atlantic: January-March		October 15
	Spring, Pacific: February-May		October 15
	Spring, Caribbean: February-May		October 15

Contact

The Office of Study Abroad and International Exchanges phone: 503-838-8905 fax: 503-838-8089 | or e-mail: studyabroad@wou.edu