Fowler College of Business

Important Information for Fowler Students Wanting to Study Abroad

Overview

This page is meant to provide a high level overview of program options that typically work well for Fowler students, as well as a list of pre-approved Fowler courses. To view all program options available, utilize the Keyword Search option in the Aztecs Abroad database.

Preparation & Timeline

  • Begin the advising/program search process at least a year before you wish to study abroad.
  • Speak with your major advisor to determine when it makes sense to incorporate an international experience into your degree (i.e. Fall term Junior year).
  • Identify which major and GE courses you will have available to take abroad.
  • Save your GE Explorations courses which work very well to take abroad!
  • Once you know when it will work best for you academically to study abroad, begin the Advising Phase in Aztecs Abroad.

Approved Courses Abroad

  • Use the Fowler Course Equivilencies Sheet and the GE Study Abroad Database to help you identify which SDSU-approved programs will offer you the most transferable courses.
  • Please note - it is possible that courses may not be offered the semester you plan to study abroad. You should therefore identify more courses than you can possibly take in case some courses are not offered that semester.
  • Utilize the highlighted program lists below to get a general sense of what programs will work well for you academically, and then use the course equvilency sheet and GE Study Abroad database to see what courses have already been pre-approved for that program.

Fowler Course Equivilencies Sheet

GE Approved Courses Abroad

Highlighted Programs for Fowler Students

The programs highlighted below work well for Fowler students. The programs identified are organized by:

  • Semester Programs
  • Summer Short-term Programs
  • Winter Short-term Programs
  • Transborder Courses
  • International Internship Programs

Semester Programs

Units Abroad: Students are advised to select universities where they can enroll in at least 12 units per semester (and have two-three alternates per course). Of these 12 units, we recommend that Fowler students take no more than 3 major courses abroad, and the remaining courses can be made up of electives or upper division GE courses.

Program Types: Carefully review the information available on the Program Types page. Programs vary with regards to credit type, financial aid and scholarships eligibility, and available spaces.

Chances of Placement: Make sure to take note of the Chances of Placement, which is listed on each program brochure page. Some programs are more competitive or impacted than others.

Unlike other Business majors, Accounting majors are recommended to study abroad prior to any semester they are starting their Upper Division Major courses.

  • SDSU Exchange at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong, SAR

Includes programs that offer several of the Business Major prep and core courses (BA 300, 310, 323, 350, 360, 370, 405)

  • Direct Enroll at John Cabot University, Rome, Italy
  • SDSU Exchange at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • SDSU Exchange at Yonsei University- Mirae campus, Wonju, South Korea
  • SDSU Exchange at BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway
  • SDSU Exchange at Berlin School of Economics and Law, Berlin, Germany
  • ISEP Exchange at Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
  • Direct Enroll at John Cabot University, Rome, Italy
  • SDSU Exchange at IE University in Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • SDSU Exchange at Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland
  • SDSU Exchange at Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
  • SDSU Exchange at University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
  • SDSU Exchange at Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University, Beppu, Japan
  • SDSU Exchange at National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  • SDSU Exchange at University of Macau, Macau, SAR
  • Direct Enroll at John Cabot Univeristy, Rome, Italy
  • SDSU Exchange at Ca'Foscari, Venice, Italy
  • SDSU Exchange at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  • ISEP Direct at ESCI Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain
  • SDSU Exchange at Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
  • SDSU Exchange at Aston Business School, Birmingham, England (United Kingdom)
  • SDSU Exchange at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna, Austria
  • SDSU Exchange at KEDGE Business School, Marseille, France
  • SDSU Exchange at Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
  • SDSU Exchange at University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
  • SDSU Exchange at National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  • SDSU Exchange at Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Hong Kong, SAR
  • SDSU Exchange at Aston Business School, Birmingham, England (United Kingdom)
  • SDSU Exchange or Direct Enroll at SDSU Exchange at Czech University of Life Sciences
  • SDSU Exchange at Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
  • SDSU Exchange at Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
  • SDSU Exchange at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
  • Direct Enroll at John Cabot University, Rome, Italy
  • ISEP Exchange and ISEP Direct at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy
  • SDSU Exchange at Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
  • SDSU Exchange at Birmingham City University, Birmingham, England (United Kingdom)
  • SDSU Exchange at University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom)
  • SDSU Exchange at BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway
  • SDSU Exchange at Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
  • SDSU Exchange, ISEP Exchange or ISEP Direct at University of Canberra, Australia
  • Partner program at API - Semester Business, Arts, Humanities, Italian Language and Culture at Lorenzo De Medici, Florence, Italy

Summer Short-term Programs

  • SDSU Global Seminar - MGT 405: Strategic Management
  • Partner program at API Summer Business, Arts, Humanities and Language at Lorenzo De Medici, Florence, Italy
  • Partner program at API Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
  • Direct Enroll at John Cabot University Summer, Rome, Italy
  • Direct Enroll at Audencia Business Summer School, Nantes, France
  • Direct Enroll at WU Vienna University of Business and Economics Summer School, Vienna, Austria
  • Direct Enroll at KEDGE Business School - International Summer School (Various, France)
  • Direct Enroll at Berlin School of Economics and Law Summer School in Berlin, Germany
  • Direct Enroll at Chinese University of Hong Kong Summer School, Hong Kong, SAR
  • Direct Enroll at Nanyang Technological University Summer School, Singapore
  • ISEP Direct at Yonsei University Summer School, Seoul, South Korea

Winter Short-term Programs

  • Direct Enroll at Audencia Business Winter School, Nantes, France
  • Direct Enroll at Paris School of Business Winter Session
  • Direct Enroll at WU Vienna University of Business and Economics Winter School, Vienna, Austria
  • Direct Enroll at Berlin School of Economics and Law Winter School, Berlin, Germany