• This is a Co-Sponsored Program 
• Semester or Academic Year Program with Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) at the Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Rio de Janeiro
• Typical enrollment: 5-15 students from U.S. colleges and universities 

• Liberal Arts program track
• All courses are taught in Portuguese

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

Course Load

• 18 IU credit hours
  • Intensive Portuguese Language and Culture program one month prior to start of the semester for CIEE students only (4 cr)+
  • Required Portuguese language course during the semester (4 cr)+ 
  • 3 courses from a variety of disciplines including communication & culture, economics, fine arts, geography, history, international relations, Portuguese language, and sociology with Brazilian students at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)

+Students who place at the intermediate level may be required to enroll in more intensive Portuguese language coursework.

Course Equivalencies: Please see the Rio de Janeiro-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

• Brazilian homestays

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 taken or are enrolled in either:
  • fourth semester college-level Portuguese OR
  • second semester college-level Spanish and Portuguese
• 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 2018

• IU portion of fee: $228
• CIEE portion of fee*paid to IU bursar: $15,057.50 (tuition, orientation, medical insurance, field trips, room and board)
• Additional meals: $1,750
• International Airfare: CIEE estimtes $1,050 (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. Program qualifies for need-based CIEE Overseas Study Program Specific Scholarships. Applications should be submitted to Overseas Study at the time of program application. 

Airfare, personal expenses and vacation travel additional.Initial prepayment of $500 due March 5, 2018.

Spring 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.
• CIEE scholarships and grants available.

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