Study Abroad

Spend time in another country

Discover other cultures, prepare yourself to live in a global community and earn academic credit for study in another country - at University of North Texas tuition costs.

You can spend a summer, a semester or an entire year studying in another country through the programs offered by UNT's Study Abroad Center. Because you're allowed to use the financial aid and scholarships you normally would receive at UNT for your study abroad, these programs are often no more expensive than regular UNT courses.

You do not have to be a foreign language major or speak a foreign language to study abroad. UNT offers programs - many conducted in English - that provide academic credit toward degrees regardless of your major.

Summer and special study abroad programs

UNT offers numerous summer and special study abroad programs. Some programs focus on the culture and language of France, Mexico or Spain. Others are conducted by academic departments and focus on a particular subject, such as art history (London and Paris), international business (London) or sociology (Mexico).

For example, you may study Spanish and local culture at the Center for Bilingual Multicultural Studies in Cuernavaca, Mexico, during a fall or spring semester or a summer session. During your stay in Cuernavaca, you will live with a Mexican family and take classes at the center. When not in class, you may take guided excursions to experience the culture of Mexico.

Other study possibilities include:

• French in Cannes or Paris
• Media studies in the United Kingdom
• Russian and international business in St. Petersburg
• Anthropology and sociology in Mexico

On many of these summer and special programs, you will be accompanied by a UNT faculty member who will teach some of your courses.

Semester and yearlong exchange programs

UNT also offers longer study abroad opportunities through exchange programs with universities in 37 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Equivalent courses are offered in most majors.

Through these exchange programs, you pay UNT tuition but enroll at a university in another country and take courses in your major for UNT degree credit. You may receive financial aid and special scholarships for your year or semester abroad.

Although many universities with exchange programs offer classes in English, you also will have the opportunity to study in Chinese, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Thai. If you decide to study in a language other than English, you will need to demonstrate proficiency in the language before you apply for that study abroad program.

Requirements for study abroad

You can apply for most of UNT's short-term study abroad programs immediately upon enrolling at UNT.

To study abroad in a semester or yearlong exchange program, however, you must be a junior or senior and have at least a 3.0 grade point average. In addition to submitting an application, you must have recommendations from your professors, provide samples of your writing and be interviewed by a committee of UNT faculty members.

Scholarships

UNT offers a limited number of International Education Fee Scholarships to help you pay program and travel costs.

Office location

The Study Abroad Center is in Kendall Hall, Room 115.