Study Abroad

King offers multiple ways to study abroad.

To enhance the learning opportunities available for students, King proudly offers a number of opportunities for study abroad. These include:

Faculty-led trips: These are short term trips led by King faculty to a variety of locations such as Italy, Israel, Great Britain/Ireland, Malaysia/Vietnam, and Spain.

**Tuition-exchange partnerships:**King institutional grants, federal or state financial aid can be used to travel to locations like Northern Ireland, South Korea, and Brazil. These study abroad opportunities can be scheduled during the summer, for a single semester, or for an entire academic year.

Consortium/Affiliates: These study abroad opportunities allow students access to programs around the world. Federal, state, or outside scholarships my apply and students can schedule their travel during the summer, for one semester or for an entire academic year.

For currently scheduled trips, visit Travel & Study Abroad | King University.

Arcadia University offers study abroad programs, international internships, and STEM summer research placements abroad. To learn more about this program click here.

Courses in English and foreign languages, beginner to advanced, are offered through the study abroad programs of the American Institute for Foreign Study programs. Internship and volunteer opportunities are also available. To learn more about this program click here.

The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities provides “culturally-immersive leaning experiences that contribute to students’ intellectual and spiritual growth and equips them to faithfully follow Christ in all areas of life.” International and domestic programs are available. To learn more about this program click here.

Programs throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific are available through International Studies Abroad with instruction offered in English and in foreign languages. Internship and service learning opportunities are also available. To learn more about this program click here.

The Knowledge Exchange Institute is dedicated to making study abroad accessible to all students regardless of academic major, foreign language proficiency, or financial means. To learn more about this program click here.

Study Locations

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • Mexico
  • Peru
  • Uruguay
  • Cameroon
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Morocco
  • South Africa
  • Uganda
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
  • Austria
  • Czech Republic
  • England
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Northern Ireland
  • Russia
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • The Netherlands
  • Turkey
  • Wales
  • Australia
  • Fiji
  • New Zealand
  • American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.)
  • Au Sable Institute
  • Washington Journalism Center
  • Contemporary Music Program (Nashville, TN)
  • Los Angeles Film Studies
  • The Oregon Extension
Waterfalls at Cat Cat Village in Sa Pa, Vietnam

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Waterfalls at Cat Cat Village in Sa Pa, Vietnam

Overlooking Cat Cat Village in Sa Pa, Vietnam

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Overlooking Cat Cat Village in Sa Pa, Vietnam

Rice fields in Lao Cai Province, Vietnam

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Rice fields in Lao Cai Province, Vietnam

Lao Cai Village with Hmong Villagers

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Lao Cai Village with Hmong Villagers

Akarsh Narayan '20 with Hmong woman, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam

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Akarsh Narayan '20 with Hmong woman, Lao Cai Province, Vietnam

Looking across the causeway in Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Looking across the causeway in Kowloon, Hong Kong

Shopping in downtown Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Shopping in downtown Kowloon, Hong Kong

Glencoe, Scotland

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Glencoe, Scotland

Stonehenge

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Stonehenge

Wicklow Mountain National Park

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Wicklow Mountain National Park

When can I Study Abroad?

You can study abroad during the summer, for one semester, or for an entire academic year.

Why should I Study Abroad?

  • Enhance your education (academic credit)
  • Develop your career (internship experience)
  • Acquire another language
  • Develop your intercultural skills
  • Engage in an enriching, eye-opening experience of a lifetime

How do I Study Abroad?

King staff members are available to help students explore a number of options that may be available to help them with their study abroad. Opportunities that may be available include:

  • Tuition exchange partnerships
  • Federal/state financial aid
  • Study Abroad Scholarships (a sampling)
    • Affiliate/consortia program provider scholarships
    • Boren Scholarship
    • Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship
    • BUTEX (U.K.)
    • Critical Language Scholarships
    • Freeman-ASIA
    • Fund for Education Abroad
    • Future Unlimited-Australia
    • LIVFund (Latin America)
    • Rotary Foundation Scholarship

For additional information

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Karen Shaw

Professor of English