CIEE Expands College First Year Abroad Program Portfolio

CIEE is pleased to announce an expansion of college first year abroad programs to support high school graduates interested in beginning their college careers internationally. The programs also provide solutions for college and university admissions offices managing enrollment challenges, including recruiting a first-year class, managing limited student housing, and competing with peer colleges offering first year international programs.

CIEE College First Year Abroad – 11 International Locations! 

CIEE College First Year Abroad programs are offered in 11 CIEE global locations and are priced thousands of dollars below alternative first year programs. 

CIEE College First Year Study Abroad, 12 Weeks - 12 Academic Credits

*Verto Spanish program is located in Seville; Italian program is located in Florence

GRADUATE ON TIME! – CIEE College First Year Abroad Programs Allow Students to Stay on Track to On-time Graduation and Include:

• Ability to earn 12-14 college academic credits over 12 weeks
• Choice to spend 12 weeks in one location or split your semester between two locations, six weeks each, for a comparative college first-year experience
• Cultural immersion opportunities such as service learning, internships, research projects, and co- and extracurricular activities
• Hundreds of the most popular first year college courses available through a combination of in-person and online coursework, supporting  all academic majors and areas of academic interest
• High quality housing
• Official college transcript from CIEE School of Record, Tulane University
• 24/7 support from CIEE’s exceptional global staff for health and safety

ROBUST COLLEGE COURSE OPTIONS – CIEE College First Year Abroad Programs Offer Hundreds of the Most Popular Academic Courses

CIEE College First Year Abroad Programs offer students a rich set of academic courses.  The most popular 1000 and 2000 level courses which will be offered in-person by CIEE’s exceptional faculty. In addition, students will be able to choose from hundreds of online courses offered by CIEE’s global university partner, Arizona State University.

Top CIEE In-person Courses

• Science
  • General Biology I
  • General Chemistry I
  • Environmental Science
• Math
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • College Algebra
  • Calculus I
  • Introduction to Statistics
• Social Sciences
  • General Psychology
  • International Relations
  • Introduction to Anthropology
  • Introduction to Political Science
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Principles of Micro/Macro Economics
• Foreign Language
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish
• Communications and the Arts
  • ​​Introduction to Composition I
  • Introduction to Communication
  • Art History I

Top CIEE Online Courses (taught by ASU)

• Science
  • ​Introduction to Physics
  • Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
  • Introduction to Global Health
  • Foundations of Health and Fitness Science
  • Introduction to Neuroscience
• Engineering & Computer Science
  • Introduction to Engineering
  • All About Data: Design, Query and Visualization
  • Computer Applications + Information Technology
  • Principles of Programming
• Social Sciences
  • Public Service and American Democracy
  • Introduction to Counseling
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
• The Arts
  • Introduction to Digital Media
  • Introduction to Film and Media Studies
  • Survey of the Fashion Industry

CIEE First Year Abroad Programs Offer College Admissions Leaders Solutions to Enrollment Management Challenges

Senior leaders of college admissions and enrollment management can leverage CIEE’s global portfolio to support innovative first year programs to manage enrollment, address student housing shortages, or to compete with other first year abroad programs. 

Enrollment Managers can also develop a custom first year abroad program in any CIEE location. Examples of such programs include:

• Managing housing shortages for first year students by offering new students a chance to study internationally in their first semester or first year
• Providing first year engineering students with a guaranteed first year abroad experience in Berlin, Copenhagen, Cape Town, Shanghai, Seoul, or Sydney
• Ensuring that wait-listed students have a viable and exciting option to begin their college career, earning academic credit in one of 45 international cities.

CIEE's 45 Study Abroad Teams Ready to Support Your Custom Vision for College First Year Abroad

Finally, all CIEE College First Year Abroad partnerships come with CIEE College First Year Abroad Admissions Access – the ability to promote your institution to an exclusive funnel of 8,000+ college-ready students in CIEE’s high school alumni network.

To learn more about updates to our College First Year Abroad programs and how your institution can partner with CIEE, visit our website or reach out to your manager of institutional relations.