• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) 
• Typical enrollment: 10-15 students from U.S. colleges and universities

• "Advanced Arabic Language" program* track
• Required language courses
• Elective course

Course Load

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

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

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

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
• ability to pass an on-site proficiency exam targeting the mastery of the concepts covered in the Al-Kitaab series through the second book in the series and oral proficiency at the intermediate mid to intermediate high level on the ACTFL scale
• have taken or are enrolled in fifth semester college-level Modern Standard Arabic with GPA of 3.3 or better
• have approximately a 3.0 cumulative GPA

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 the Office of Overseas Study. 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 2022

 Spring 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.

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