OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

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Office of International Programs
5500 Campanile Dr
San Diego, CA. 92182
tel. 619-594-1354
fax 619-594-0897
oip@mail.sdsu.edu

International Programs at San Diego State University

SDSU offers students more than 190 opportunities to study abroad through a variety of programs in 44 different countries:

• SDSU Cooperative , Faculty, and Student exchange programs: SDSU has established cooperative and exchange agreements with specific universities in over 44 countries worldwide. Student programs are open to all full-time SDSU students for resident credit for a semester or full-year exchange. More information regarding SDSU student exchange programs is available at the International Student Center's web site.

• California State University-International Programs (CSU-IP): This system-wide agreement focuses on academic year study abroad and its affiliation includes 50 distinguished universities in 18 countries. Classes are taken for resident credit.

• SDSU faculty sponsored short-term or semester-long programs: These programs are designed by individual SDSU faculty members and focus on specific world regions such as Europe and Latin America. Semester programs focus on London, Madrid, Paris, and Florence. Short-term programs are sponsored by Latin American Studies, Asian Studies, Women’s Studies, and Engineering. These programs offer resident or transfer credit.

• International Student Exchange Program (ISEP): This organization is a worldwide network for international education that offers programs in over 35 different countries. Students who participate on ISEP programs register as regular students at host universities for resident credit. For more information, please visit http://www.isep.org

• Short-term travel and language immersion courses: Offered through the College of Extended Studies, these programs offer the participant an adventurous experience in travel abroad. Some programs offer SDSU resident credit, while others are taken for knowledge and experience.

• International research and field studies, and international internships

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One of the goals of SDSU is to create a genuinely global university. Central elements of a global university are to have students studying abroad and an internationally oriented faculty. The Office of International Programs (OIP) was established in 1999 to coordinate and facilitate international programs at SDSU, and is especially focused on increasing the number of students gaining an international experience.

In 1999, only about 230 students had any international experience as part of their SDSU education. 2003-2004 data shows 1,168 students going abroad on approved programs. This is a 408 percent increase in five years. As a result SDSU was named second in the nation for students studying abroad in its Carnegie category(Doctoral/Research University/Intensive) and the International Business program was ranked seventh in the nation for 2004 by U.S. News and World Report.

SDSU has been featured in the NAFSA (Association of International Educators) publication, Profiles of Success: Internationalizing the Campus in 2003

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Creating a Global University

SDSU aims to have 30 percent of the graduating class studying abroad. Toward that goal 17 degree programs on campus now require an international experience as part of their degree requirements including: International Business, International Emphasis in Economics, the University Honors Program, International Security and Conflict Resolution (ISCOR), Spanish, European Studies and the ISCOR minor. five other departments will add this requirement in Fall 2010 including all undergraduate degree programs in the College of Health and Human Services, the Chinese Language Program and Africana Studies.

Since 2001 OIP has allocated over $481,000 in funding to help defray the costs of student travel. Funds are awarded to individual departments, with priority given to those that require study abroad as degree requirement. $1,216,441 has been expended to fund 430 grants involving 618 faculty.

In support of our goal to provide an internationally oriented faculty, we have developed a competitive International Programs Faculty Grant. Since 1999 this program has awarded 618 faculty members with grants to expand and develop International Programs at SDSU.

The OIP also provides support for the U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program. For the 2008-2009 grant cycle three faculty members received awards.

Student Fulbright activity is also on the rise, to date 20 students have received grants to study in as many countries.

To learn more please visit our Fulbright Page or contact Professor Pat Huckle the SDSU Fulbright coordinator.

In 2007-2008 SDSU welcomed over 1,709 international students from 94 different countries to its campus.

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Page last updated April 18, 2005