Study Abroad Information Sessions

Wednesdays 5-6 pm in SSC 150

Fridays 2-3 pm in SSC 150

*every week except for holidays, dead week & finals week

Direct Exchanges

These programs are offered through bilateral exchange agreements between CSU, Chico and our partner universities overseas in order to provide students with a complete cultural immersion experience abroad.  Each Direct Exchange program has a unique arrangement upon which the exchange was founded and varies in terms of exchange duration, course offerings, requirements, application procedures and services offered to exchange students. 

All Federal and California financial aid (except Work Study) and student loans apply.

Please read the program-specific brochures listed below for more information on each exchange.


Brazil – Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

  • Located in: Belo Horizonte
  • Information and requirements:  one semester Portuguese recommended, fall semester only
  •  http://www.ufmg.br/
  • Download Brochure here

Canada – University of Manitoba

Canada – University of Saskatchewan

Costa Rica- National University

  • Located in: Heredia
  • Information and requirements: requires fluency in Spanish
  • http://www.una.ac.cr/
  • Download Brochure here

England University of Essex

  • Located in: Colchester
  • Information and requirements:  yearlong exchange, Mathematics majors have priority
  • http://www.essex.ac.uk/
  • Download Brochure here

Finland – Central Ostrobothnia Polytechnic

  • Located in: Kokkola
  • Information and requirements: Engineering and Business studies
  • http://www.cou.fi/eng/
  • Download Brochure here

France – Euromed Marseille, Ecole de Management

Germany- Johannes Gutenberg University

Germany – Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences

Germany – Zeppelin University

Ireland- St. Patrick's College

  • Located in: Dublin
  • Information and requirements: Education: Phase II Student Teaching
  • http://www.spd.dcu.ie

Japan - Chukyo University

  • Located in: Nagoya & Toyota
  • Information and requirements: Japanese language and culture, all fields offered at the university; two semesters of Japanese language recommended, one semester of Japanese required. 
  • http://www.chukyo-u.ac.jp
  • Download Brochure here

Japan - Kansai Gaidai University

  • Located in: Hirakata
  • Information and requirements: Asian Studies and Japanese language; one semester of Japanese recommended
  • http://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp
  • Download Brochure here

Mexico – Tecnologico de Monterrey, (ITESM)

Netherlands – Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Applied Sciences

Sweden – Linnaeus University

  • Located in: Kalmar & Hultsfred
  • Information and requirements: Music Industry students have priority(Hultsfred); Business studies, Communications and Design (Kalmar)
  • http://www.lnu.se
  • Download Brochure here

Taiwan- Feng Chia University

  • Located in: Taichung
  • Information and requirements: Chinese language and culture, some Chinese language recommended
  • http://www.fcu.edu.tw
  • Download Brochure here