Global Engagement
One of California Baptist University's Core Four outcomes is for students to be globally minded. As such, CBU provides a plethora of opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to study abroad.
Be Globally Minded
One of California Baptist University's Core Four outcomes is for students to be globally minded. As such, CBU provides a plethora of opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to study abroad. The benefits of study abroad are limitless — students develop spiritually, gain professional skills, grow personally and gain a global perspective and experiences to last a lifetime.
Why Go Abroad?
Students gain self-confidence and independence from studying abroad. Students also become more globally minded and competent as they learn about new people, places and cultures. Students can learn new languages while abroad and also develop lifelong friendships with local and international students. Many students grow in their faith while on study abroad as God stretches them and they are forced to rely on Him more.
Additionally, students who studied abroad saw 100% greater improvement in GPA.1 84% of students felt that studying abroad helped them build valuable job skills such as tolerance for ambiguity, adaptability and more.2 92% of employers are looking for the skills and traits that students develop in study abroad.1
*Sources: 1: Georgia Learning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative 2010; 2: EF CST Global Study Symposium 2018 - University of California Merced (2018).
Opportunities at CBU
Frequently Asked Questions
Once you applied to study abroad and have completed all parts of the application process, including registering and submitting your final courses on Terra Dotta, your application
will be forwarded from the Registrar's Office to Financial Aid for review through
Terra Dotta. Your Financial Aid advisor will add your financial aid award amount on
your study abroad application. Student Accounts will then be in contact regarding
your study abroad invoice. Remember, students will not pay their program directly
but will pay through their CBU Student Payment Portal on InsideCBU.
The cost for your study abroad program must be paid in full to CBU Student Accounts
by the CBU semester payment due date for the semester you will be abroad or 2 weeks
before your date of departure, whichever comes first.
For a more in depth explanation of how financial aid can be applied to you study abroad experience, please attend a Study Abroad 101 Info Meeting. CLICK HERE for more info.
There are no scholarships through CBU for studying abroad. If you are an undergraduate student using one of our providers for a study abroad experience, there might be scholarships available through their organization.
For more information on available scholarships, please see the study abroad website.
Freshmen need to have at least one academic year completed at CBU before they can go abroad. Transfer students need at least one semester completed at CBU. Senior students cannot study abroad during their last semester before graduation.
Transferring credit from institutions abroad varies from country to country. As part of the study abroad process, students have the Registrar's Office evaluate and approve their study abroad foreign courses before they even depart CBU. This means students will know what their foreign courses will count as at CBU in advance of study abroad. However, it is up to the student to report to the Registrar's Office and director of academic engagement any changes in courses once abroad.
Our goal is to ensure that the courses a student plans to take abroad will count for credit before they go abroad.
You can attend a Study Abroad 101 Info meeting or check in with our Study Abroad Advisors during their open office hours.
Once a student has attended the 101 meeting, and completed learning modules about the study abroad process, then you will be able to have a one on one advising sessions with an Advisor.
CLICK HERE to go to our 101 and office hours page.
Ready to Take the First Step?
Current Undergraduate Students: The first step to studying abroad is to attend an information session. The information sessions are usually held twice a month, every month. At the information session, the presenter will go through the when, where and how of study abroad as well as finances, scholarships, planning, program selection and the application process. Please see InsideCBU for more information on attending these meetings.
Current Graduate Students: The first step to participating in global engagement is to speak with someone in your graduate program about current opportunities.
Prospective Students: Start your journey at CBU by applying today!