• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Semester Business Program at the Council on International Education Exchange (CIEE) 

• Open Campus" program track* with CIEE
• Several academic areas available:
  • Business
  • Language, Literature and Culture
  • Communications, Journalism & New Media
  • Global and Community Health
  • International Relations and Political Science
  • STEM and Society
• Multi-day study tours
• Optional, 3-credit academic projects including internships or service learning

• The program will satisfy the IUB Gen Ed World Language and Culture Requirement.

  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 Shanghai 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 credit hours

• 3 credits of Chinese language (based on placement test)
• 15 credits of additional coursework in English
• 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 Shanghai Center (internship and 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.

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

• Students are required to live in program-provided housing in Shanghai:
  • Residence Halls

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 fourth full-time semester of college
• are an admitted Kelley business student
• have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

Business majors must have completed (or will complete) the KSB prerequisites of the Business Integrative Core (or equivalent coursework at an IU campus outside Bloomington) by the start of the program.

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.

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: $750
• International Airfare: CIEE estimates $1,300 (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 October 11, 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.
• Kelley School of Business Overseas Study Scholarships

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