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What are the different types of study abroad opportunities?

Travel Course:

  • Typically 8 to 14 days of travel
  • ISU course with international field trip
  • Earn academic credits towards your degree
  • Travel takes place during school breaks
  • Travel with faculty and friends, class sizes vary from 8-30 students
  • Enrich your academic learning through field visits, tours and sightseeing

Learn more about travel courses


Semester Long:

  • One semester, one summer or one year options available
  • Enroll in courses at a university abroad and transfer those credits back to ISU
  • Stay on track for your degree at Iowa State by earning credits abroad
  • Step out of your comfort zone and immerse yourself in another culture and place
  • Two different types of programs
    • Exchange Cost: Pay ISU tuition and fees
    • Semester Long Cost: Pay a program fee

Learn more about semester programs


Individual Internships, Research, or Service-Learning Opportunities

  • Typically over the summer or during a semester abroad
  • Some internships/service-learning opportunities offer academic credits towards your degree
  • Option to participate in ISU and partner university programs or coordinate an experience independently

Learn more about international internships, research, and service-learning


Study USA (Domestic Travel)

  • Learn about diverse cultures, food and agriculture systems, natural resources, and life sciences within the U.S.
  • ISU course with domestic field trip
  • Earn academic credit towards your degree
  • Travel with your faculty and friends, class sizes vary from 8-30 students
  • Students of any college and major are encouraged to apply for a program

Learn more about Study USA programs

Learn more about any of these opportunities by meeting with a study abroad advisor

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