Barcelona-CIEE

• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
• Typical enrollment: 30-40 students from U.S. colleges and universities

• CIEE Study Abroad “Advanced Liberal Arts” program* track 
• Courses taught in Spanish by local faculty at the CIEE Study Abroad Center for CIEE students only 
• Direct-enroll courses taught in Spanish at Universidad de Barcelona (UB)with Spanish and international students 
• Optional unpaid internship for minimum of 8 hours/week with placements in international relations, finance, marketing, humanities, language, public relations, market research, publishing, and communications

*Note: IU selectively co-sponsors CIEE program offerings, including the one described on this page, but not all CIEE tracks/offerings. Please contact Education Abroad for clarification.

• Program Website
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• Standard Housing
  • Homestays
    • Single occupancy rooms available
    • Provides 2 free meals a day
    • Within 35-minute commute from CIEE Barcelona
  • Residence Halls
    
    • Single occupancy rooms available
    • Shared kitchen space available, meals not provided
    • Within 50-minute commute from CIEE Barcelona
      
      
• Select Housing (additional fee charged directly to students)
  • Apartments
    • Shared double room in an apartment
    • Shared kitchen space available, meals not provided
    • Within a 30-minute commute from CIEE Barcelona
      
      
• Select Plus Housing (additional fee charged directly to students)
  • Residence Halls
    • Single occupancy rooms available
    • Shared kitchen space available, meals not provided
    • Within a 30-minute commute from CIEE Barcelona
  • Apartments (limited availability)
    • Single occupancy rooms available
    • Shared kitchen space available, meals not provided
    • Within a 30-minute commute from CIEE Barcelona
      
      
• See CIEE program information here (select "Housing" from the navigation bar).

• Note: Indiana University will not support plans for students to obtain independent housing.

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your third full-time semester of college
• have taken or are enrolled in seventh semester (two 300-level courses) college-level Spanish with a B average
• have approximately a 3.0 cumulative GPA

Students that have not completed or are enrolled in at least two 300-level Spanish courses should consider other programs appropriate for their Spanish language level.

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of Education Abroad. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Fall 2025

Spring 2025

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs with some exceptions. Please carefully check these exceptions before you commit to a program.
• CIEE scholarships and grants available.

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.