First Steps

1. Research your options:

• Search available options in the program tabs based on experience 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

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

3. Research financial aid and scholarship opportunities

• Contact Justin Kunkle for available funding from the Department of Forestry

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 before leaving for a program. Students should save a copy for their records.

Study Abroad: Semester Partner Programs

Earth University | San Jose, Costa Rica
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 3.0 
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Enrollment Type: Direct Enroll

University College Dublin | Dublin, Ireland
Terms: Fall and Spring
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Enrollment Type: Exchange

Wageningen University | Wageningen, Netherlands
Terms: Fall and Spring 
Required GPA: 3.0 
Class Standing: Junior minimum 
Enrollment Type: Exchange

University of Philippines - Los Banos | Los Banos, Philippines
Terms: Fall and Spring
Required GPA: 2.75
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Enrollment Type: Exchange 

For approved equivalencies at partner universities, visit transfer.msu.edu and the Registrar's Education Abroad Partner Programs page. 

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

Service-Learning Abroad

Service-Learning Abroad

Service-learning opportunities usually include partnering with local community organizations and address a variety of social, economic, environmental or health challenges facing the community.

Entrepreneurship and Development: Agriculture & Environment Studies in Belize | Various Locations, Belize
Terms: Winter Break
Required GPA: 2.2
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
*Courses Offered: ANR 475

A Fragile Fiji: Integrating Ecosystems and Human Dimensions in the Face of Climate Change | Various Locations, Fiji
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
*Courses Offered: ANR 491

Community-Based Research and Engagement in the Peruvian Andes | Huamachuco & Trujillo, Peru 
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.75
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Other Requirements: Two years of college-level Spanish or equivalent 
*Courses Offered: ANR 490; ANR 493; SPN 490: SPN 493

*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:

Justin Kunkle
Academic Specialist, Undergraduate Academic Adviser
Department of Forestry
kunkleju(at)msu.edu

Rhonda Crackel
Director of CANR Study Abroad
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
crackel(at)msu.edu

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

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