• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) 
• Typical enrollment: 350-400 students from U.S. colleges and universities

• "Global Institute" program track* with CIEE
• Several academic areas available:
  • Business
  • Communications, Journalism & New Media
  • Global and Community Health
  • International Relations & Political Science 
  • Language, Literature, and Culture
  • Sustainability and Environmental Studies
  • Other courses available at the Berlin Global Institute
• Multi-day study tours

Please note: Cape Town and Berlin Global Institutes are co-sponsored as single-site options. Students applying to the CIEE Open Campus multi-site program who want to include Cape Town or Berlin can be accommodated through Non-IU Program procedures.  For more information, see: https://overseas.iu.edu/programs/non-iu/index.html.

Academic year option available to qualified students. See additional eligibility and application requirements.

Course Load

18 IU credits*:

• CIEE courses taught in English for program students only
• Two courses per block
• Required German language course (3 credits) and
• Required five additional courses for a total of 15 credits
  • Optional internship (3 credits)
    • ~20 hours/week
    • Placements in government, politics, business, journalism, media, and telecommunications, health sciences
• *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).

Course Equivalencies: Please see the Berlin-CIEE Global Institute 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

• On-campus residence hall 
• Homestay (limited number)
• Apartment (limited number)

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 approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

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 2019

• IU portion of fee: $232.56
• CIEE portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $17,190.06 (tuition, housing, orientation, local excursions and field trips, medical insurance)
• Meals: $2,700
• International Airfare: CIEE estimates $1,250 (for East Coast departures)
• See IU Fee Sheet for additional cost and payment 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.

Airfare, personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due April 1, 2019.

Spring 2020

• IU portion of fee: $232.56
• CIEE portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $17,190.06 (tuition, housing, orientation, local excursions and field trips, medical insurance)
• Meals: $2,700
• International Airfare: CIEE estimates $1,250 for East Coast departures
• See IU Fee Sheet for additional cost and payment details.

* Special discounted CIEE fee for IU students. Airfare, personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due October 14, 2019.

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.

• Competitive CIEE scholarships of $3,000 available for qualified IU students based on need and merit.

• IU Scott C. Schurz Study Abroad Scholarships of $2,500-$5,000 available for qualified applicants in media-related majors

• 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.