{"id":754,"date":"2015-04-22T16:47:28","date_gmt":"2015-04-22T16:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/template2\/?page_id=754"},"modified":"2025-12-11T08:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T16:59:52","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/study-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.83) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.83)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/wou.edu\/study-abroad\/files\/2023\/08\/kristine-tanne-b8gOvy2kFVA-unsplash-scaled.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;494.8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-67px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||28px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-6px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||0px||false|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;5%||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600|||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Study Abroad with WOU<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Western Oregon University partners with Oregon State University to give WOU students access to <\/span><b>IE3 Global Study Abroad Programs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This partnership allows you to: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">xplore programs around the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arn WOU credit while abroad.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use your financial aid.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#8F8F8F&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;1px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; min_height=&#8221;37.8px&#8221; border_width_top=&#8221;3px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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With NSE, you can choose from over 170 participating campuses across the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Canada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wou.edu\/student\/national-student-exchange-nse\/how-to-apply\/\">Learn more and apply for NSE<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wou.edu\/study-abroad\/files\/2023\/11\/logo_official.png\" alt=\"National Student Exchange Logo\" width=\"150px\" align=\"left\" padding=\"3px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Cameron Mortensen\u00a0|\u00a0WOU NSE Coordinator<\/p>\n<p>Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs<\/p>\n<p>Admin 207-F<\/p>\n<p>503-838-8221 (Voice, VPSA Office)\u00a0 mortensenc@wou.edu<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/wou.edu\/study-abroad\/files\/2023\/11\/nse-map-logo_page_cropped.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Map of USA with %22Adventure Awaits%22 text and NSE Logo&#8221; title_text=&#8221;nse-map-logo_page_cropped&#8221; show_bottom_space=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Shadows Into Light Two|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Shadows Into Light Two|700|||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h2>Option 2: Third-Party Study Abroad Programs<\/h2>\n<p>Interested in studying abroad through a third-party provider? 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