Study Abroad

What other Study Abroad Programs are affiliated with CSUN?

California State University, Northridge has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Consultants for Global Programs as well as the American Institute for Foreign Study , thus assuring access to Financial Aid.

These programs are affiliated with CSUN in that you will still be able to receive your financial aid from CSUN if you are a financial aid recipient. If you receive financial aid, once you have arranged everything with any of these organizations, you need to notify IESC so that we can forward your information to the financial aid office.

If you are not receiving financial aid, you can participate independently; in essence, you take a leave of absence for a semester from CSUN and come back to CSUN after the study abroad semester is done.

We do not need to be notified since these are private programs.

Course approvals

There are several things to keep in mind:

  • Find out what kind of transcript you will receive (is it an international transcript or is it a U.S. institution transcript?) This is the first step and will determine whom you will talk to.
  • If you will be receiving a transcript from an international institution, you must contact the international evaluations office (see below) to make sure CSUN accepts credit from the particular institution.
  • Through these programs, you will receive TRANSFER CREDIT for your courses taken overseas
  • Once that is clear, then follow the following steps:

To receive credit for General Education:

For international transcript, please contact international evaluations at (818) 677-3760. Bayramian Hall, Room 150.

For U.S. transcript, please contact admissions office to approve your general education.

To receive credit for courses in major or minor:

Your department's faculty advisor or Chair are the only individuals who are allowed to approved courses in major or minor. Please contact your department directly.

Information on Consultants for Global Programs.

Information on American Institute for Foreign Study.

Information on Semester at Sea.