Cape Town-CIEE

• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Summer Program with Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) at the CIEE Cape Town Center
• This 8-week program fulfills the IUB general education World Languages & Cultures requirement

• 6 IU credits
• Two courses, taken alongside U.S. participants:
  • Poverty and Development: Cape Town Case Study
    • 3 credits (AFRI-L 400: Topics in African Studies)
  • Community and Partnership: Theory and Engagement
    • 3 credits (AFRI-X 473: Internship in African Studies)
    • 90 hours at service site 

Please note: Neither AFRI-L 400 nor AFRI-X 473 carry CASE AH/SH credit.

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

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

• Single-room apartment (en-suite bathroom) within 10-minute walk to CIEE Cape Town
  • Residence shared with other CIEE study abroad participants and local and international students

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

Prior coursework with African Studies content is strongly recommended.

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.

Summer 2024

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.