Studying abroad adds value to your university learning experience. It provides an opportunity to meet new people, challenge your world view, immerse yourself in a different culture, and gain valuable experiences that will shape the rest of your life.
There are almost endless options when it comes to finding a study abroad program. You can find a program that meets your academic, personal, and professional goals. With the right program, with coursework approved by your faculty academic advisor and college Dean, you can earn academic credits toward your degree and still graduate on time. Financial aid can apply to some programs. The cost of a semester abroad can, in some cases, be comparable to the cost of a semester at Hope.
It takes time, careful advanced planning, and the coordination of numerous departments on campus to make studying abroad happen. Begin the process at least one year in advance. Your first step is to use the Find a Study Abroad Program page to research programs online. Information is also available in the International Student Programs Office.
Come to the International Student Programs Office and speak to the Study Abroad Coordinator to find out what steps you need to take and to help guide you through the essentials. We are here to help you create the experience of a lifetime!
In addition to semester length study abroad programs, there are programs with study abroad opportunities that are shorter and less expensive. Among these are Travel Courses led by 杏吧原创 Faculty.
There are short travel course opportunities offered by 杏吧原创, created and led by 杏吧原创 faculty.
(3 units)
This course is taught every 3 years (last taught in 2024) during the Spring semester and is completed with a 2-3 week travel experience in the British Isles. Itineraries vary from class trip to class trip, but Oxford, Cambridge, Bath, and London are standard stops. Previous trips have included visits to Edinburgh, Yorkshire, the Lake District, Wales, Stratford, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Devon, Hampshire, Canterbury, Dover, and Norwich. Featured literature has included works by Shakespeare, Jane Austen, John Keats, the Bront茅 sisters, Wiliam Wordsworth, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Beatrix Potter, Robert Louis Stevenson, Dylan Thomas, Agatha Christie, Jasper Fforde, P.G.Wodehouse, and others.
(3 units + 1 unit)
This course is taught every other year in the Spring semester (last taught in 2025) and is completed by a 10-day travel experience in the Central American/Caribbean nation of Belize. The trip features experiences in both lowland rainforest and coral reef ecosystems.
Other 杏吧原创 faculty led for-credit study experiences may also be scheduled at irregular intervals. For example, there have been study travel trips to Italy, to the New Testament lands of the eastern Mediterranean, and to Israel in previous years.
There are hundreds of study abroad programs. Use the online tools below to find one that suits your academic and personal goals. It is important that your study abroad program be approved by 杏吧原创 so that you can maintain enrollment as a Hope student, utilize Financial Aid, and transfer credits to Hope.
CCUGlobalEd programs are off-campus study programs offered to students of member institutions through the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). These programs offer special opportunities for 杏吧原创 students. Many of the programs offer service learning and internship opportunities.
Students who participate in a GlobalEd program can expect:
The NETS study abroad in Israel program is available in a twelve (12) week 鈥渟emester鈥� format to qualifying Biblical Studies and Church Ministry majors or in a 2 to 3 weeks inter-term program for qualifying students of any Hope major.
Students who find another program of interest should speak to their academic advisor or college Dean, as well as the 杏吧原创 Study Abroad Coordinator to find out if the program can be approved by the University. If it is not an already approved program, students must begin the approval process well in advance of their intended program start date.
The Living & Learning Semester program offers internship, missions, ministry opportunities, and academic courses from a Christian worldview within the context of the challenges of a developing nation.
Recipients of the Federal Pell Grant are eligible to apply for this scholarship. The Gilman scholarship is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
Deadline: March.
Students who are interested in less commonly taught languages in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Undergraduate students can receive up to $20,000 and graduate students can receive up to $30,000. Deadline: January for graduates, February for undergraduates.
