Study Abroad Programs
SF State students have the opportunity to study abroad through the Office of International Programs on an SF State Abroad Program. The majority of SF State Abroad programs come out to be similar or cheaper than remaining in San Francisco because the tuition is the same and the cost of living (even in Europe) is so much cheaper in most places in the world. On an SF State Abroad program, students have access to their financial aid. SF State is a Top Producer for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Student Scholarship for the past twenty years with over 2 million dollars going to SF State students to study abroad! SF State Abroad programs offer the most affordable, high-impact, and accessible study abroad programs to all SF State students.
Additionally, students earn SF State resident credit (the same as if they remained on campus)! SF State students can go abroad to fulfill major, minor, and upper and lower-division GE requirements as well as to learn or improve another language.
Check out the SF State Abroad Program Database to see all possibilities.
Information sessions and application/budgeting/scholarship workshops are offered through the Office of International Programs. For more information visit oip.sfsu.edu/sfstateabroad
Or contact the Office of International Programs:
Building C of the Centennial Village
San Francisco State University
(415) 338-1293
Email: studyabroad@sfsu.edu
SF State Abroad Programs include our bilateral SF State Exchange Programs as well as the California State University International Programs (CSU IP).
SF State Exchange Programs are only open to SF State students.
California State University International Programs
Developing inter-cultural communication skills and international understanding among its students is a vital mission of the California State University (CSU). Since its inception in 1963, the CSU International Programs (CSU IP) has contributed to this effort by providing qualified students an affordable opportunity to continue their studies abroad for a full academic year in all programs and a semester option in some countries and programs.
More than 20,000 CSU students have taken advantage of this unique study option. Also, through the CSU IP exchange partnerships, more than 5,000 international students have come to study at the CSU.
International Programs participants earn resident academic credit at their home university while they pursue full-time study at a host university or study center abroad. CSU IP serves the needs of students in more than 100 designated academic majors. Affiliated with 70 recognized universities and institutions of higher education in 18 countries, CSU IP also offers a wide selection of study abroad destinations and learning environments.
Australia - Griffith University, Macquarie University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland, Western Sydney University
Canada - Concordia University
Chile - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
China - Peking University (Beijing)
Denmark - Danish Institute for Study Abroad (This exchange is currently inactive.)
France - Aix-Marseille Université CY Cergy Paris Université , École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (ENS) , ESSCA, Aix-en-Provence Campus (effective Spring 2024) Institut Catholique de Paris , Institut Polytechniques des Sciences Avancées (IPSA) , Institut Supérieur d’Electronique de Paris (ISEP) , Science Politiques Saint-Germain-En-Laye Sorbonne Université , Université d’Evry Val-d'Essonne (UEVE) , Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) Université Paris Cité , Université Gustave Eiffel Université Panthéon-Assas , Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Université Paris 8 - Vincennes-Saint-Denis Université Paris Nanterre , Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne (UPEC) Université Paris-Saclay , Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (formerly Paris 3) , Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Germany - Hochschule Biberach Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart , Hochschule für Forstwirtschaft Rottenburg , CHochschule FuOrtwangen PY , Hochschule Konstanz , Hochschule Mannheim , Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen Hochschule Reutlingen , Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten Hochschule Ulm , Karlsruher Institut für Technologie Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen , Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart Universität Freiburg , Universität Heidelberg Universität Hohenheim Universität Konstanz Universität Mannheim Universität Stuttgart Universität Tübingen Universität Ulm
Ghana - University of Ghana
Israel - University of Haifa
Italy - CSU Florence Study Center, Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze
Japan - Waseda University, University of Tsukuba
Mexico - Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Querétaro
South Africa - Nelson Mandela University
South Korea - Yonsei University, Korea University
Spain - Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Granada
Sweden - Uppsala University
Taiwan - National Taiwan University
United Kingdom - University of Bradford, University of Bristol, University of Hull, Kingston University, Swansea University, University of Birmingham
Students participating in CSU IP pay CSU tuition and program fees, and are responsible for airfare, accommodations, meals and other personal expenses. Financial aid, with the exception of Federal Work- Study, is available to qualified students and limited scholarship opportunities are also available. All programs require students to maintain good academic and disciplinary standing, many programs are open to sophomores or graduate students. California Community College transfer students are eligible to apply (to select programs) directly from their community colleges. Students must possess a current cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or 3.0, depending on the program, and must fulfill all coursework prerequisites. Additional program information and application instructions can be found on the International Programs website.
For questions about either type of SF State Abroad program, please reach out to the SF State Abroad Team at studyabroad@sfsu.edu as well as visit oip.sfsu.edu/sfstateabroad.