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Summer/Winter Checklist

• Passport: Apply for or renew your passport(opens in new window) / solicite o renueve su pasaporte(opens in new window).
• Programs: Explore our “Where Can I Study(opens in new window)” page to see all program options.
  • Summer Programs(opens in new window)
  • January-Term Programs(opens in new window)
  • Semester/Yearlong Programs(opens in new window)
• Academics: Plan your Major, Minor and General Education courses
  • Identify General Education (GE)(opens in new window) courses to take abroad/away during Summer Orientation registration.
  • Meet with your Major(opens in new window) and/or Minor Advisor(opens in new window)(s) to discuss and create an academic plan that works for your degree. 
• Finances: Start planning your finances and budget(opens in new window). 
• Stay Connected: Instagram(opens in new window), Study Abroadcast(opens in new window), LinkedIn(opens in new window), Facebook(opens in new window)
• FAQs: Review our Frequently Asked Questions page(opens in new window).
• Save the Date: Study Abroad & Exchange Info Session(Resume the first week of the semester)
• Save the Date: Study Abroad & Exchange Fair (Fall Fair: September // Spring Fair: February)

General Education Recommendations for First and Second Year Students:

• Save your General Education (GE) requirements for your study abroad/away term:
  • Take Abroad:
    • Lower-Division C1, C2, D, E & Global Cultures (B2 & F available for some programs)
    • Upper-Division C & D + credit for writing course (W) (PDF) (B available for some programs)
  • Take at Chico State:
    • Lower-Division A1, A2, A3, B1, B4, HIST 130, POLS 155, United States Diversity (USD), Writing Intensive 1 (W1)
    • Lower-Division C1, B2, E & F, if necessary
    • Upper-Division B, if necessary

• • Consider studying abroad during your Sophomore (second) year; it can be a great fit for General Education (GE) requirements.

Sophomore Year Abroad (PDF)

General Education Recommendations for Transfer Students:

• Save your General Education (GE) requirements for your study abroad/away term:
  • Take Abroad:
    • Upper-Division C & D + credit for writing course (W) (PDF) (Upper-Division B available for some programs)
  • Take at Chico State:
    • Upper-Division B, if necessary
      

Other Resources

• Consider studying away with National Student Exchange(opens in new window) (NSE)
• Identities Abroad(opens in new window)
• Parent & Family Resources(opens in new window)
• Recursos para padres y familiares(opens in new window)

Questions? Email studyabroad@csuchico.edu.