Study Abroad information for Faculty
Faculty support is crucial for successful international education
opportunities at San Diego State University. We encourage you to
encourage your students to seek out international learning opportunities
while they are enrolled at SDSU. When students gain international
experience it can have a positive impact on their whole educational life
and further internationalize the campus and community.
Internationalizing the campus
One of the primary goals of SDSU is to create a genuinely global
university by expanding and enhancing education abroad opportunities,
faculty research abroad, visiting international faculty and scholars and
international cultural programming.
- In 1999, about 230 students gained any international experience as part of their SDSU education.
- In 2011-2012, over 1,600 students participated in approved international programs for study, internships, and service-learning.
- In 2014-2015,
over 2,400 SDSU students (31.17%) had an international experience and
there was a 34% increase in EOP students going abroad when compared to
the previous year
Curricular integration
The International Student Center is available to collaborate
with you and your academic department in identifying partner
institutions abroad to assist your students in finding curricular
matches to satisfy graduation requirements. More than 30 majors and
minors now require students to gain an international experience for
graduation. We aim to provide all students access to programs that
simultaneously fulfill graduation requirements and academically engage
them.
Classroom presentations
A trained study abroad alumnus can conduct a brief presentation
at the beginning or end of one or more of your class periods. The student will
present basic information about SDSU study abroad programs, share
his/her own experience, and encourage students to attend one of our
many information sessions. To request a classroom presentation, please
complete our brief online classroom presentation request survey.
Developing faculty-led programs
If you are thinking about leading a group of students abroad, please be aware that you must inform the Office of International Programs (OIP) of your plans regardless of the number of students involved or the duration of the faculty-led program. This is a requirement of the CSU Chancellor's Office.
In addition to faculty travel grants, research opportunities abroad are also available for you and your student assistants.