Affiliate Programs
Affiliate programs are approved third party study abroad organizations providing students the opportunity to study a wide variety of subjects around the world. Students can take classes at a foreign institution or at an academic center administered by the host organization during a semester, year, or summer term.
Application Deadlines:
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Summer 2023: March 15, 2023
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Fall 2023/ AY 23-24: April 1, 2023
Advising
- Affiliate 101 OAKS
- Students interested in affiliate programs must self-register and complete the Affiliate 101 OAKS Course.
- This course is your main resource for all information related to studying with an affiliate provider including program selection, course approval process, application steps, using financial aid, transfer credit, and more.
- Self-registration instructions are here.
- Further questions/advising
- Meeting with a CIE Advisor:
- Once you've reviewed the Affiliate 101 Oaks course or attended an advising session, you can make an individual advising appointment with Sarah Simmonite, CIE Associate Director who advises on affiliate programs, through Appointment Manager to discuss questions specific to your plans. While not required, it is highly recommended.
- Once you've reviewed the Affiliate 101 Oaks course or attended an advising session, you can make an individual advising appointment with Sarah Simmonite, CIE Associate Director who advises on affiliate programs, through Appointment Manager to discuss questions specific to your plans. While not required, it is highly recommended.
- Meeting with a CIE Advisor:
Courses
When participating in an affiliate program, students must have their courses pre-approved prior to departure by the appropriate faculty member (found on the course approval directory) to ensure that the classes taken abroad will be accepted by College of Charleston as transfer credit. You can learn more about the course approval process by watching this video.
Tuition
Students are not charged College of Charleston tuition but instead will pay a program fee directly to the host organization. With most providers, their program fee includes tuition and academic fees at the host school, housing, excursions, insurance, and onsite support services. Programs vary, so review the program provider's website to learn what is included. For the College of Charleston, students will only be charged the study abroad fee ($150).
Financial Aid
Students can use portable aid only on approved affiliate programs. Students may participate in other approved independent programs or study through another US university but financial aid will not travel.Affiliate Provider Information Sessions
View upcoming virtual information sessions hosted by our Affiliate Partners here.Required Approval
All students studying abroad for academic credit must first submit an application to the CIE through ViaTRM and complete the necessary course approval process for non-CofC programs prior to going abroad. Students who fail to follow these policies and procedures before engaging in study abroad must –upon their return—adhere to the “Transfer of International Credit” process with the Transfer Resource Center in order for their coursework to be evaluated for potential academic credit.
Programs
See below for a list of the College of Charleston's affiliate study abroad programs.
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Academic Programs International (API)Argentina, Australia, Bhutan, Chile, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, England, France, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, United Arab Emirates |
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American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain |
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Arcadia University's College of Global Studies (Arcadia)Australia, Cuba, England, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Scotland, Spain, Wales |
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Academic Studies Abroad (ASA)Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, England, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Peru, Scotland, Spain |
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Butler University's Institute for Study Abroad (Butler)Argentina, Australia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, England, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, Spain, Sri Lanka, Wales |
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CEA Study Abroad (CEA)Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain |
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Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)Argentina, Australia, Botswana, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain |
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Greece |
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DIS- Study Abroad in ScandinaviaDenmark, Sweden |
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Global ExperiencesAustralia, China, Costa Rica, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Spain |
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International Studies Abroad (ISA)Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Vietnam |
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ISEP - DirectArgentina, Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Senegal, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vietnam |
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SAI ProgramsItaly, France, Spain |
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Sea Education Association/SEA SemesterCaribbean, North Atlantic, North Pacific, Phoenix Islands Protected Area Polynesia, the South Pacific, and New Zealand |
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Semester at Sea (SAS)Multi-destination |
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School for Field Studies (SFS)Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Kenya, Panama, Peru, Tanzania, Turks & Caicos |
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School for International Training (SIT)Argentina, Australia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Ghana, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Uruguay, Vietnam |
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Spanish Studies AbroadArgentina, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Spain |
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Study, Research, and Custom Programs Abroad (SRAS)Cuba, Georgia, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Russia, Ukraine |
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The Education Abroad Network (TEAN)Australia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam |
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University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC)Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Uruguay |
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University of Southern Mississippi (USM)England (Summer British Studies Program) |
