• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Program with Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) 
• Typical enrollment: ~75 students from U.S. colleges and universities

• "Open Campus" program track* with CIEE
• Several academic areas available:
  • Language, Literature & Culture
  • Communications, Journalism & New Media
  • Global and Community Health
  • International Relations & Political Science 
  • Sustainability and Environmental Sciences
  • Business
  • Stem & Society
  • Multi-day study tours
• Please note: Independent study is not an option for IU students on this program. Students cannot earn credit for independent study on the Cape Town Open Campus CIEE program.

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 Cape Town 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 credits:

• CIEE courses for program students only
• 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 Cape Town Center (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 Overseas Study is required.
  • Survival language classes are 0-credit and do not count toward the 18 credits

Course Equivalencies: Please see the Cape Town-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

• Shared apartments with other CIEE students and resident assistants
• Homestay with South African family

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

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

• IU portion of fee: $237.21
• CIEE portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $17,812.50 (academic fees, housing, for those in a homestay two meals per day during the week and three meals a day on weekends (no meals included for shared apartment), orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, medical insurance, and visa fees.)
• Additional Meals: $1,080 (homestay) - $2,970 (apartment)
• International Airfare: CIEE estimates $1,450 (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. The program qualifies for need-based CIEE Overseas Study Program Specific Scholarships. 

Airfare, personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due April 5, 2022.

Spring 2023

• IU portion of fee: $237.21
• CIEE portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $18,952.50 (academic fees, housing, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, and medical insurance.)
• Meals: $3,600
• International Airfare: CIEE estimates $1,450 (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. The program qualifies for need-based CIEE Overseas Study Program Specific Scholarships. 

Personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due October 18, 2022.

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.