Paris-CIEE Open Campus

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

• "Open Campus program track* with CIEE
• Several academic areas available:
  • Art and Architecture
  • Business
  • Language, Literature and Culture
  • Communications, Journalism & New Media
  • Global and Community Health
  • International Relations and Poltical Science
  • STEM and Society
• Multi-day study tours
• Optional, 3-credit academic projects including internships (in English or French) or service learning

Please 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.  For more information, see: https://overseas.iu.edu/programs/non-iu/index.html.

Course Load

18 IU credit hours

• CIEE courses taught in English for U.S. students only
• 3 credits of French language (based on placement test)
• 15 credits of additional coursework in English
• Optional internship or service learning (3 credits)
• Two courses per block*
  • *CIEE allows a minimum of 15 credits for enrollment; Indiana University students are required to enroll in 18 credits (two classes during each of the three blocks).
  • * All classes must be taught in-person from the CIEE Paris Center (internship and service learning included). Exceptions to take a synchronous, online-taught CIEE class (from another CIEE Open Campus site) will only be granted on the basis of academic rationale, and permission from Education Abroad is required.
• Please note: Independent study/research is not an option for IU students on this program. Students cannot earn credit for independent study/research on the Paris CIEE program.

Course Equivalencies: Please see the Paris-CIEE Open Campus course equivalency list for program enrollment requirements and a list of IU course equivalencies that students have received in the past.

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

• Standard housing
  • single room in homestay (breakfast daily plus five meals/week included)
  • twin 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
  • twin room in shared apartment (additional fee charged directly to students)
  • this option is within a 20-minute commute from CIEE Paris by public transportation
• Select Plus housing
  • single room in shared apartment (additional fee charged directly to students)
  • this option is within a 50-minute commute from CIEE Paris by public transportation
• See CIEE program information here (select "Destinations & Activities" 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 2023

• IU portion of fee: $241.95
• CIEE portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $18,952.50 (academic fees, housing, health insurance, two meals per day for those in homestay (no meals included for apartment or residence hall options), orientation, local excursions, and cultural activities)
• Meals: $500 - $1,950
• International Airfare: CIEE estimates $800 (for East Coast departures)
• See IU fee sheet for additional costs and payments details.

*Special discounted CIEE fee for IU students. Based on published CIEE materials. Indiana University cannot guarantee the prices charged by CIEE and is not responsible for any price increase or change. The program qualifies for need-based CIEE Education Abroad Program Specific Scholarships. 

Personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due April 4, 2023.

Spring 2024

• IU portion of fee: $241.95
• CIEE portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $19,807.50 (academic fees, standard housing, breakfast every day plus five meals per week for those in a homestay (no meals included in apartment option), orientation, local excursions, cultural activities, and medical insurance)
• Meals: $1,552 - $1,944
• International Airfare: CIEE estimates $1,250 (for East Coast departures)
• See IU fee sheet for additional costs and payments details.

*Special discounted CIEE fee for IU students. Based on published CIEE materials. Indiana University cannot guarantee the prices charged by CIEE and is not responsible for any price increase or change. The program qualifies for need-based CIEE Education Abroad Program Specific Scholarships. 

Personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due October 10, 2023.

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.