First Steps

1. Research your options:

• Search available options in the program tabs based on program types
• Visit the Education Abroad Advising Center (International Center Room 108)
• Attend an EA 101 session or watch the video online
• Visit our frequently asked questions page
• Attend the Education Abroad Expo
• Attend program-specific information sessions
• Meet with the College of Engineering Education Abroad Coordinator

2. Talk with your academic adviser to discuss options that fit into your academic plan

3. Research financial aid and scholarship opportunities

4. Apply to an education abroad program

Study Abroad

Study Abroad Program Types

• Faculty-Directed Programs - Faculty directed programs are run and taught by MSU faculty members who lead a group of MSU students abroad. While on a program, students will directly earn MSU credit and pay the same rate in MSU tuition that they do on campus.
  
  
• Semester Partner Programs - Semester partner programs allow an MSU student to apply to and enroll in a foreign university as a student. Students take courses at the university with local and other international students. There are two types of Semester Partner Programs: Exchange and Direct Enroll.

Exchange Program: Students pay MSU tuition and fees just like a semester on campus.

Direct Enroll Program: Students pay host institution tuition and fees.

Note: All Semester Partner Programs require a student to complete a Course Approval Form (CAF) to earn academic credit. Students must submit a copy of the completed CAF, with all required signatures, to the Office for Education Abroad and to the College of Engineering Education Abroad Coordinator before leaving for a program. Students should save a copy for their records.

Study Abroad: Faculty-Directed Programs

Ecological Engineering in the Tropics | Various Locations, Costa Rica
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.8
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Courses Offered: BE 475, BE 491, EGR 475, ANR 475

Summer Engineering in Madrid | Madrid, Spain
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Courses Offered: MSE 250 and ME 222; SPN 290 (no pre-req)

Designing Technology Solutions for Schools in Africa | Arusha and Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Courses Offered In: MI 488/EGR 488

*The courses listed for each program provide a sample of the courses available to students. All courses are subject to change. 

Study Abroad: Semester Partner Programs

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Hong Kong, China
Terms: Fall, Spring, and Summer
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Enrollment Type: Exchange
Courses Offered In: CE, ME, MSE, BS, MTH, PHY, STT, MKT, ISS 3XX, IAH 211+

CEA Engineering in Paris | Paris, France
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Enrollment Type: Direct Enroll
Courses Offered: CE 221 or ME 201; MTH 234 or 235 with ISS 320 or IAH 241C or HST 452; ISS 320

University College Dublin: Summer Physics | Dublin, Ireland
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Enrollment Type: Direct Enroll
Courses Offered: PHY 184 and PHY 192; ISS 315

CEA Rome | Rome, Italy
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Enrollment Type: Direct Enroll
Courses Offered In: CSE 231, ME 201, CHE 321
Other Requirements: Students must have completed Calculus I prior to participating on the program and students must enroll in Introduction to Programming. 

John Cabot University | Rome, Italy
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.75
Class Standing: Junior minimum 
Enrollment Type: Direct Enroll
Courses Offered In: ME, MTH, ITL, EC, ISS 3XX, IAH 211+
Other Requirements: Students are required to enroll in one Italian language course

Note: The programs listed provide a sample of available program options. Use the Program Search to find more options available to you.

Research Abroad

Research Abroad

Research abroad is an interactive, discovery-based experience that teaches and engages students about the numerous components involved in the research and creative process. Research abroad can be done in conjunction with faculty or conducted independently, and it can encompass a wide variety of fields.

As students learn and work on essential components of the research process, they develop enhanced analytical skills, improve their oral and written communication abilities, and experience an increase in self-confidence. Research abroad provides students the opportunity for professional and personal development in a positive and productive environment. 

Leibniz University | Hannover, Germany
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Junior minimum
Courses Offered: ECE 490

Universidad Pontificia Comillas | Madrid, Spain
Terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Required GPA: 2.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Courses Offered: Speak with your academic adviser about available credit

Service-Learning Abroad

Service-Learning Abroad

Global Service-Learning combines and pursues academic learning through ethical collaboration that addresses the needs and assets to address these needs within a community outside the United States of America.

This type of learning employs structured reflective practices that facilitate and support better understanding of:

• Common human dignity
• One’s own culture and identities
• Intercultural awareness of partnering community
• Socio-economic, political, and environmental issues
• Power relations on interpersonal, intercultural, societal, and global scales
• Socially responsible citizenship

ICT for Development in Tanzania | Arusha & Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Courses Offered: EGR 488

Make It In Tanzania | Mbeya, Tanzania
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
*Courses Offered: ECE 491; CE 490; EGR 290, 400 

*The courses listed for each program provide a sample of the courses available to students. All courses are subject to change. 

Contact

For more information, contact:

Jean-Paul Sewavi
EA Program Coordinator
The Office for Education Abroad
sewavije(at)msu.edu

Maggie Blair-Ramsey
Education Abroad Coordinator
College of Engineering
blairram(at)egr.msu.edu

Office for Education Abroad Advising Center
International Center | Room 108
(517) 353-8922
abroad(at)msu.edu