CIEE High School Abroad programs, Summer High School Abroad programs, and Gap Year Abroad programs provide U.S. high school students and recent high school graduates with an unforgettable international experience. Since 1947, CIEE has sent over 50,000 U.S. youth to locations around the globe. These programs allow U.S high school students and recent high school graduates to study abroad, to live with a native host family, work abroad, and/or volunteer, and to challenge themselves on a new level by becoming fully immersed in a language and a new culture.

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destination	program duration	application deadline	fees
valparaiso, chile	Spring Semester (February - July)	October 15th	$11,475
valparaiso, chile	Fall Semester (Late July - December)	May 25th	$11,475
chile + spain duo	Academic Year (July - April, Dec. - Jan. excluded)	May 25th	$19,975
shanghai, china	Academic Year (Aug. - May)	May 25th	$19,975
	Fall Semester (Aug. - Dec.)	May 25th	$12,975
	Spring Semester (Feb. - May)	November 15th	$12,975
santiago, dominican republic	Academic Year (Aug. - Mid-April)	May 25th	$19,975
	Spring Semester (Jan. - Mid-April)	November 15th	$11,475
	Fall Semester (Aug. - Dec.)	May 25th	$11,475
dominican republic + spain	Academic Year (Sept. - April; Dec. - Jan. excluded)	May 25th	$19,975
paris, france	Academic Year (Sept. - Mid-May)	May 10th	$24,995
	Spring Semester (Mid-Jan. - Mid-May)	November 15th	$14,975
	Fall Semester (Aug. - Dec.)	May 10th	$14,975
tokyo, japan	Fall 2011 - 3 months (Oct. - Dec.)	August 15th	$12,975
	Winter 2012 - 3 months (Jan. - March)	November 15th	$12,975
	Spring 2012 - 3 months (April - June)	February 15th	$12,975
	Fall - Winter - 6 months (Oct. - March)	May 1st	$20,245
	Fall - Winter - Spring - 9 months (Oct.-June)	May 1st	$27,245
seville, spain	Academic Year (Sept. - April)*	April 30th	$19,975
	Spring Semester (Jan.- April)	October 15th	$11,975
	Fall Semester (Sept. - Dec.)	May 25th	$11,975

Prices are subject to change and will be locked in for the participant on the day CIEE receives the completed application and program deposit.

*Students may opt to stay with their host family or travel during the five-week break between Christmas and the start of the Spring semester. No extra housing fee will be required for yearlong students.

**Students may stay with their host family during the end of the year holidays

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