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
• 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

4. Apply to an education abroad program

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

Study Abroad: Semester Partner Programs

Africa

University of KwaZulu-Natal | Durban, South Africa
Terms: Fall and Spring
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Junior minimum
Enrollment Type: Exchange

Asia

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

Yonsei University | Seoul, South Korea
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Enrollment Type: Direct Enroll

Europe

American College of Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki, Greece
Terms: Fall, Spring, and Summer 
Required GPA: 2.5 
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Enrollment Type: Direct Enroll

Corvinus University of Budapest | Budapest, Hungary 
Terms: Fall and Spring 
Required GPA: 2.5 
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Enrollment Type: Direct Enroll

John Cabot University | Rome, Italy
Terms: Fall, Spring, and Summer 
Required GPA: 2.75 
Class Standing: Junior minimum 
Enrollment Type: Direct Enroll

University College Dublin | Dublin, Ireland
Terms: Fall and Spring 
Required GPA: 3.0 
Class Standing: Junior minimum 
Enrollment Type: Direct Enroll

Oceania

Monash University | Melbourne, Australia
Terms: Fall and Spring
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Enrollment Type: Exchange and Direct Enroll

University of New South Wales  | Sydney, Australia
Terms: Fall and Spring
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Enrollment Type: Exchange and Direct Enroll

University of Sydney | Sydney, Australia
Terms: Fall or Spring; Summer 
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Enrollment Type: Exchange and Direct Enroll

South America

Universidad San Fransisco de Quito | Quito, Ecuador
Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, and Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore Minimum
Other Requirements: Completion of SPN 202 or equivalent

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.

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Languages Abroad

Foreign Languages Abroad

Foreign language study is optional for MSU Criminal Justice students. However, foreign language study is helpful to criminal justice students because it allows them to have a better understanding of the world around them and the people they serve. The ability to communicate and understand others who speak another language can be an asset in local, state and Federal law enforcement, within the correctional system, as well as in the vast private sector spanning multiple industries.

Arabic

Arabic in Jordan | Amman, Jordan
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.75
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Other Requirements: Completion of ARB 102

Chinese

Harbin Institute of Technology | Harbin, China
Terms: Academic Year and Fall
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Other Requirements: Completion of one year of Chinese language

Chinese Language at the Harbin Institute of Technology | Harbin, China
Terms: Summer 
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Other Requirements: 3.0 GPA in Chinese

French

French Language, Literature and Culture in Tours | Tours, France
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.75
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Other Requirements: Completion of FRN 201 or equivalent

University of Tours | Tours, France
Terms: Academic Year, Fall, and Spring
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Other Requirements: Completion of FRN 320 or equivalent

German

Academic Year at the University of Freiburg | Freiburg, Germany
Terms: Academic Year
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Junior Minimum
Other Requirements: 3.0 GPA in German and completion of two years of college-level German

Friedrich Schiller University in Jena | Jena, Germany
Terms: Spring
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Junior Minimum
Other Requirements: 3.0 GPA in German and completion of GRM 301 or equivalent

German Language and Culture in Mayen | Various Locations, Germany
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
Other Requirements: Completion of GRM 202 or equivalent

Italian

Italian Language, Literature, and Culture | Ferrara, Italy
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.9
Class Standing: Sophomore Minimum

American University of Rome | Rome, Italy
Terms: Fall and Spring
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum

John Cabot University | Rome, Italy
Terms: Fall. Spring, and Summer
Required GPA: 2.75 
Class Standing: Junior minimum 
Enrollment Type: Direct Enroll

Japanese

Japanese Language and Culture | Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, and Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore Minimum

Korean

Yonsei University | Seoul, South Korea
Terms: Academic Year, Fall, and Spring
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore Minimum

Yonsei University - Summer in Seoul | Seoul, South Korea
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore Minimum

Spanish

Universidad San Fransisco de Quito | Quito, Ecuador
Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, and Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore Minimum
Other Requirements: Completion of SPN 202 or equivalent

Intensive Intermediate Spanish in Santander | Santander, Spain
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.75
Class Standing: Sophomore Minimum
Other Requirements: 2.75 GPA in Spanish and completion of one year of college-level Spanish or equivalent

University of Virginia (UVA) in Valencia | Valencia, Spain
Terms: Academic Year, Fall, and Spring
Required GPA: 2.75
Class Standing: Sophomore Minimum
Other Requirements: 3.0 GPA in upper-division Spanish and completion of SPN 310 or equivalent

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Internships Abroad

Internships Abroad

Internships abroad are designed to engage students in a variety of experiential opportunities that reflect their career interests and typically provide an academic component to reflect upon their professional development.

An internship abroad is a great way for students to:

• gain on-the-job experience in their field of study
• build a strong resume by adding an international dimension
• experience foreign work cultures firsthand
• build a global network to help support professional growth

Africa

Internships in Cape Town | Cape Town, South Africa
Terms: Fall, Spring and Summer
Required GPA: 2.75
Class Standing: Junior minimum 
Courses Offered: SSC 493

Asia

Internships in China | Shanghai, China
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Courses Offered: SSC 493; CHS 490

Europe

Internships in Paris | Paris, France
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Junior minimum 
Other Requirements: FRN 320 or 321 or equivalent
Courses Offered: SSC 493; FRN 490

Internships in Ireland | Dublin, Ireland
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Junior minimum 
Courses Offered: SSC 493

Internships in Madrid | Madrid, Spain
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Junior minimum
Other Requirements: SPN 310 or equivalent 
Courses Offered: SSC 493

Internships in London | London, England
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Junior minimum 
Courses Offered: SSC 493

Oceania

Internships in Australia | Sydney, Australia
Terms: Fall, Spring and Summer
Required GPA: 2.5
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Courses Offered: SSC 493

University of Sydney | Sydney, Australia
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 3.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Courses Offered: Speak with your academic adviser about available credit

South America

Internships in Argentina | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Terms: Summer
Required GPA: 2.0 
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
Other Requirements: SPN 310 or equivalent
Courses Offered: SSC 493

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Service-Learning Abroad

Service-Learning Abroad

Global Service-Learning allows a student to pursue academic learning through ethical collaboration with communities outside of the United States. This collaboration focuses on the identification of the needs of a community and how the community's assets can be utilized to address the identified needs.

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

Central America

Contemporary Issues in Developing Societies | San Ignacio, Belize
Terms: Spring Break 
Required GPA: 2.0 
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
*Courses Offered: SSC 493

Internships and Service Learning in Belize | San Ignacio, Belize
Terms: Summer 
Required GPA: 2.0 
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum 
*Courses Offered: SSC 493

International Engagement in Mexico | Mexico
Locations: Campeche, Chiapas, Huatulco, Merida, Oaxaca, Puebla
Terms: Spring Break
Required GPA: 2.0
Class Standing: Sophomore minimum
*Courses Offered: Speak with your academic adviser about available credit

South America

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

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Contact

For more information, contact:

Sandy Tupper
EA Program Coordinator
Office for Education Abroad

Oumatie Marajh
Assistant Dean
College of Social Science 

Office for Education Abroad Advising Center
International Center | Room 108
(517) 353-8922

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