Semester Study Abroad Program Application

Still Accepting Applications for 2023-2024 Semester Study Abroad.

Fall Greece, Spring London, and Spring Ireland-Cork are now closed.

You can still apply to the following programs.  Programs will accept applications on a first-come, first-serve basis and close when they fill to capacity. Apply as soon as possible.

FALL PROGRAMS - Final Application Deadline 3/15/23

• Austria
• Chile
• France
• Ireland - Dublin
• Italy
• Japan
• UK - London

SPRING PROGRAMS - Final Application Deadline 9/1/23

• Australia
• Germany
• South Africa
• Spain

Apply to CSB+SJU semester study abroad programs through the CSBSJU-Global Portal.  (NOTE: open CSBSJU-Global Portal using the Chrome browser for the best user experience).

NOTE:  You can only apply to one program.  The CSBSJU-Global Portal will allow you to start multiple applications; once you decide on your top choice program, please withdraw all other incomplete applications. Also, please wait to request your recommendations until you have decided your top choice program, so as to only request them once.

When you submit your complete application AND pay your application fee (# 3, below), your application will be moved to IN REVIEW status.  It will be reviewed after the application deadline.

What to expect?  Your complete application will include the following:

1. Online Application: You will be asked a variety of questions to explain your academic, professional, and personal goals for study abroad.

2. Recommendation Request: Every study abroad applicant is required to have three references. You should speak with your prospective references BEFORE listing them on your application. They should be familiar with your academic, personal, and professional goals.

   1. Academic/Faculty Advisor - This person will talk about your four year plan and how study abroad can fit into this plan. This is not a character reference, but a logistical one. They need to be able to answer the question: Does study abroad fit with your academic goals?

   2. Faculty Member - This person serves as your academic character reference. They should be able to speak to your abilities in the classroom.

   3. Non-Faculty Member - This person serves as a second character reference. They should be able to speak to your abilities and involvements outside of the classroom. This cannot be a student peer or RA, but it can be an RD/FR, work study supervisor, coach, or advisor for a club or organization. This person may be a CSB/SJU faculty member, but they need to be able to talk about your skills outside of the classroom.  This person can be from outside the CSB/SJU community.

   4. Language Recommendation (for select programs) - Students applying to Chile, Germany, and Spain are required to request a Language Recommendation. If you have fulfilled the language pre-requisite for your desired program through an Advanced Placement exam or College in the Schools coursework, or though a proficiency exam at CSB+SJU, and have NOT taken a language course at CSB+SJU, you are NOT required to have a language recommendation. Note - as of 1/10/23, students who have taken language courses and who are applying for Austria, France, or Japan no longer need a language recommendation.

3. $300 Online Application Fee: You will pay the $300 application fee online, at the end of your application. Have a debit or credit card ready. This fee covers application processing fees, pre-departure and re-entry programming, miscellaneous insurance, and emergency evacuation or repatriation of remains. This fee is non‑refundable if you are accepted for a program, but will be refunded if you are not accepted. The $300 application fee is not meant to deter study abroad application. CGE offers a payment plan in which you can spread out your application fee in 3 monthly payments of $100 each.  Please contact the Center for Global Education at (320-363-5952) to set up an appointment to discuss financing study abroad and to be approved for the payment plan.

4. Transcript: You will need to upload an unofficial copy of your most recent CSB+SJU transcript.  You can use a PDF of your unofficial transcript from Banner for this purpose.
5. Resume: You will need to upload your resume or CV.  CSB+SJU Experience & Professional Development (XPD) provides assistance in creating a resume for study abroad.
6. Photo: You will be asked to upload a PDF photo of yourself. Photo must show head and shoulders of just you. Think passport or driver's license style. Your photo must be of you and no one else. Your head must face the camera directly with your full face in view, centered in the frame. You should crop your picture as a square image.

On your behalf, the Center for Global Education will obtain Behavior Violation Records.  If you have questions or want a copy of your student behavior/conduct record prior to submitting your application, please contact the Dean of Students Office below and allow up to 5 business days for inquiry.

CSB Students                          SJU Students

Marcia Mahlum                           Amanda Erdman

ASB 012                                        Sexton 125
Ext. 5992                                       Ext. 3120

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