STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS
There are three basic ways a student can pursue an academic program abroad: Faculty Led Trips, Reciprocal Exchange/Partner programs and Programs via Affiliated or Approved institutions. Different options are best suited for different students' needs or limitations.
AFFILIATED/APPROVED PROGRAMS
These programs are provided usually by third party companies that charge their own fees, but also handle almost the entire Study Abroad process. Academic Credit for the courses taken will depend on the program's compatibility with OCU.
Click to view a list of countries and their affiliate companies
FACULTY-LED PROGRAMS
Faculty-led programs usually consist of a short trip (1-2 weeks) during which the OCU faculty will teach a short yet intensively immersing class. The students will usually have to pay the airfare, the tuition associated with the class as well as any extra fees (usually posted on our website next to the class). Students will be given the academic credit for the class as if it were taught here on campus.
- COSTA RICA - May 25-June 9, 2009
Cost: $2700 + air & tuition
Department of Justice Studies (JUS 2273: Peace, Justice and Sustainability)
Participants will cover the foundational knowledge of peace while studying at the University of Peace, the United Nations mandated university established by the U.N. General Assembly. (3 credit hours total)
- ENGLAND - June 30-August 1, 2009
Cost: $6300
Department of Mass Communications (MASC 4163:01 - Teh British Media)
This 5 week "London Experience" gives both OCU students and general participants the chance for an in-depth look into the British Media system.(6 credit hours total)
For more information contact Professor Karlie Harmon at 405.208.5253 or email kharmon@okcu.edu
- MEXICO - March 12-15, 2009
Cost: ~$650 + tuition (if taking for academic credit)
Kramer School of Nursing (NURS 3703, NURS 6003)
Nursing students serve in a clinic in a border city in Mexico. (1-3 credit hours total)
For more information contact Chris Black at 405.208.5832 or email cblack@okcu.edu
- MOROCCO - June 2009
Cost: $2950
Learn about the rich culture, history and religion of Morocco while attending the World Sacred Music Festival in Fes, Morocco. Academic credit for this trip is currently under advisment.
RECIPROCAL EXCHANGE and PARTNER PROGRAMS
These programs are specifically designed for students who wish to study at a foreign institution but who do not seek a degree from that institution. Reciprocal Exchange and Partner programs allow OCU students to pay OCU tuition and fees, but study at the foreign institution, while remaining concurrently enrolled at OCU. Institutional and federal financial aid is applicable toward OCU tuition costs associated with reciprocal exchange and partner programs. The universities we currently have reciprocal exchange programs with are Ritsumeiken in Japan, UCEL in Argentina and Alpen-Adria in Austria. Partner programs are with Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, England and DIS-Denamrk, Copenhagen, Denmark.
OCU currently has exchange agreements with the following institutions (click on the country link to see the website of the particular university):
 ARGENTINA
Universidad del Centro Educativo Latinoamericana (UCEL)
Students may study Spanish or pursue regular course work at UCEL, the first Methodist- affiliated university in Argentina. UCEL is located in downtown Rosario, Santa Fe, 300 km northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capitol city.
PRE-REQUISITE: 3 semesters of college-level Spanish.
 AUSTRIA
Alpen-Adria University at Klagenfurt
Students interested in studying in Klagenfurt will find intensive language classes in German and Italian, as well as a variety of classes taught in English. The university is located in the capitol city of the beautiful southern province of Carinthia, nestled in the Tyrolean Alps next to the Worthersee Lake. Venice, Italy, is only a short train ride to the west and Vienna, Austria, is four hours due north. Carinthia is a charming example of the Austrian countryside, with welcoming people and a long history.
PRE-REQUISITE: 3 semesters of college-level German/Italian for language study.
 JAPAN
Ritsumeikan University (RITS)
One of the newest reciprocal exchange programs at OCU, RITS offers both undergraduate and graduate courses to OCU students in areas such as law, social sciences, economics, international relations, and Japanese language studies. RITS is comprised of three university campuses, all part of the OCU exchange program. RITS offers semester, academic year, and summer programs year-round to over 2500 internationals worldwide. The name Ritsumeikan means “the place to establish one’s destiny.” RITS offers OCU students the unique opportunity to learn within an education system committed to cultivating individuality and internationalism simultaneously.
PRE-REQUISITE: 3 semesters of college-level Japanese for language study.
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