Overview

Education abroad encompasses a variety of experiences – study, internship, volunteer, research, and service learning programs and are available for all students – freshman through doctoral candidates. Programs can be as short as one week or as long as a full year. Students may choose to be part of a group or to pursue an individual program.

We strongly believe an education abroad experience will broaden students’ intellectual and personal horizons, help them navigate in different environments, practice or perfect a language, and build a resume to help broaden career options. 

Below is have an overview video that should inspire you!

Understanding Program Types

What are your options when it comes to participating in an Education Abroad experience?

Well, they are pretty limitless! Across the various program types, you can choose from programs that allow you to study for TAMU, transfer, or no credit, intern, volunteer, or research with program lengths ranging from 1-2 week2, 1-2 months, a semester, or even a full academic year.

Take a minute to review our Program Comparison Chart which highlights key differences between our credit-bearing program types.

But Education Abroad offers a lot more program type options. You can check them all out below. Be sure to visit each page to learn more information about the program and their application processes.

Current Program Types Available at Texas A&M University

Find a Program

Once you have reviewed the different program types available to you, you can search for programs directly in our Education Abroad Portal! 

Always check with your academic advisor or departmental advisor about the possibility of education abroad programs and your degree plan. 

Step 1: Accessing the Program Search through the Portal

You can access the program search through our Education Abroad portal by navigating to https://abroadportal.tamu.edu/. Once the page loads, you can view our programs by clicking the Programs link next to the house icon. Please see the screenshot below as an example.

Step 2: Search by Various Parameters

Once the screen loads, you will be presented with multiple ways to search for a program. Below is a quick summary of the function of each section fo the advanced program search:

Program Search: Already know the name of the program? You can search by Program Name and by one of four categories:

1. Outgoing
2. Incoming
3. Scholarship
4. Program Enrollment

Location / Term: This section allows you to search by Country, Region, or Time Abroad. You can select multiple items at once as part of the search criteria. 

Parameters: This area allows you to drill down into specific application specific parameters. You can search based on the following items:

1. Program Type (as outlined in our Understanding Program Types section above) 
2. Academic Area (the types of courses that are available in a particular program)
3. Course Term (major semester or summer term)
4. Classification (undergraduate student classifications and graduate student)

Step 3: View Program Brochure
 

After your search loads, you will be show a list of possible programs that fit your search criteria. By clicking the name of the program (image example below), you can view the Program Brochure.



The program brochure will have the following informaiton:

• Overview of the program including tentative dates, requirements, and contacts
• Cost & Funding
• Health and Accessibility
• Resources

If you would like to save any of the programs you have found, you can do so by click the blue disk icon on your search results (image example below)


Please be advised that in order to save a program, you will need to register for and log-in using an Education Abroad Portal account. 

Ready to search for a program? You can do so at https://abroadportal.tamu.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.AdvancedSearch