Paris-CIEE Open Campus

• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) at CIEE Paris Center 

• Courses taught in English at CIEE center for CIEE students only
• CIEE “Open Campus” program track* 
• Students take two classes during a 6-week Block (students enroll in three Blocks, for a total of 18 weeks) 
• Option to do unpaid, 3-credit internship placement (approximately 20 hours/week) or service-learning project with accompanying seminar (with CIEE participants) 
• Independent study is not allowed. 
• All courses must be taught in-person from the CIEE Paris Center 

The program will satisfy the IUB Gen Ed World Languages and Culture Requirement.

• *Note: Indiana University co-sponsors CIEE Open Campus programs as single-site options only through standard billing and academic arrangements between IU and the program provider. Students applying to the CIEE Open Campus multi-site program who want to include Paris can be accommodated through Non-IU Program procedures.   

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

• Standard housing
  • single room in homestay (breakfast daily plus five meals/week included)
  • shared room in shared apartment or residence hall/hotel/aparthotel
  • these options are within a 50-minute commute from CIEE Paris by public transportation
• Select housing
  • shared room in apartment within a 30-minute commute from CIEE Paris by public transportation(additional fee charged directly to students)
  • single room in apartment located within 50-minute commute from CIEE Paris by public transportation(additional fee charged directly to students)
• Select Plus housing
  • single room in shared apartment (additional fee charged directly to students)
  • this option is within a 30-minute commute from CIEE Paris by public transportation
• See more information on CIEE's website (select Housing from the navigation bar). 

• Note: Indiana University will not support plans for students to obtain independent housing. Students are required to live in program-provided housing in Paris.

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 fourth full-time semester of college
• have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

Business majors must be enrolled in or have completed (or will complete) the KSB prerequisites of the Business Integrative Core (or equivalent coursework at an IU campus outside Bloomington).

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 2024

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.
• For Business students: Kelley School of Business Overseas Study Scholarships

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