SF State Abroad

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Attend an Info Meeting
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Getting Started
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Make Degree Progress
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Talk to International Students
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Speak with an Advisor
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Study Abroad Blogs
COVID-19
To limit potential COVID-19 spreading within our community, we are serving our students remotely. Advising and workshops/meetings are only available online via zoom and phone.

Study abroad has been approved for most countries for fall 2021 with students currently abroad. We look forward to sending even more students abroad spring 2022!
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International Education Week

Mark your calendars and plan on attending International Education Week(s) (IEW) from November 1 through 12, 2021.

  • Teach English Abroad on Nov. 1 
  • IEEC Study Abroad Fair in the Quad on Nov. 2 & 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Careers that Expand Your Worldview (U.S. Dept. of State) on Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. (RSVP here)
  • Peace Corps on Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. (RSVP here) 
  • Living in Korea as an SF State Student on Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. (RSVP here) 
  • Budgeting for Life & Overseas Travel on Nov. 5 at 3 p.m. (RSVP here)
  • Living in Europe as an SF State Student on Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. (RSVP here) 

IEW Calendar of Events
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Application Deadlines

Fall 2022/Academic Year 2022-2023 

January 15 for Waseda (Japan) & Trossingen (Germany) only

February 1 Priority Deadline for all other fall start programs

March 1 Final Deadline*

*Many programs (but not all) will remain open until the final deadline.

For details about program requirements and academic areas of study at them, please check the program database. 

Apply Today Here!
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Workshops

Information Meetings 

Tuesdays at 4 p.m. (RSVP here)

Wednesdays at 2 p.m. (RSVP here)

Application Workshops 

Self-guided application workshop videos

Budget Workshops

First Friday of the month at 3 p.m. (RSVP here)

Self-guided budget planning videos

Getting Started
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SF State Abroad Closed - No Advisors

Advisors are responding to emails and working remotely, except the following dates when the office is closed:

  • Thurs., Nov. 11 -  Campus Closed (Veteran's Day)
  • Thurs., Nov. 25 - Campus Closed (Thanksgiving)
  • Fri., Nov. 26 - Campus Closed (Thanksgiving)
  • Wed., Dec. 22 through Sun., Jan. 2 - Closed for Winter Break
  • Mon., Jan. 17 - Campus Closed (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
  • Thurs., Mar. 31 - Campus Closed (Cesar Chavez Day)
  • Mon., May 30 - Campus Closed (Memorial Day)

To request disability accommodation for any study abroad meeting, workshop, event, or advising session, please contact Study Abroad at (415) 338-1293 or studyabroad@sfsu.edu at least one week prior to an event or meeting.

Last updated: October 2021