Study Abroad Programs & Opportunities
Travel should be part of everyone's time at Concordia. Enrich your degree by spending a term, or up to a year, in another country. Or, if you want to study at an institution anywhere outside Quebec that doesn’t have a partnership with Concordia, we can arrange for a visiting-fee-paying student exchange as well.
Concordia Student Exchange Program (CSEP)
CSEP application deadlines
January 15: Main deadline, Fall term, Academic year, and Winter only terms abroad
June 1: Alternate date for only Winter term departures – fewer host options available
CSEP application process
Faculty of Fine Arts students who wish to study at a partner institution must:
1. Watch the recorded Concordia International information session for CSEP participation.
2. Attend a FOFA Study Abroad Info Session hosted on ZOOM (October-December and April-May) or watch the recorded session.
Up-coming Live FOFA Study Abroad Info Sessions:
Virtual Drop-in Zoom Advising
Please have your Student ID # ready to share in the Zoom waiting room
In-person Drop-in Advising
Location: FOFA SAS Office EV 2.70
Call us before you come! Ensure that Amanda is available that day. Call us at 514-848-2424, ext 4612.
- Thursdays 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- Fridays 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Amanda will be unavailable for drop-in advising for the following dates:
- May 8, 9, 24, 25, 26
- June 20, 21
- July 3-17
FOFA CSEP Program regulations & eligibility
- Completed at least 1 full-time study semester within their BFA prior to application
- 24 credits completed within BFA before CSEP departure
- Minimum cumulative & Last Annual 2.7 GPA
- BFA students must either have completed FFAR 250 prior to or have it in-progress at time of application
- Minimum 12 required credits remaining towards BFA for each CSEP term abroad
- Must apply online Concordia International application form
- Students participating on the CSEP cannot take courses concurrently at their host and at Concordia University, even if the courses are being delivered remotely
After you apply
After Concordia International has nominated you to a host institution, you will need to attend one of the mandatory online FOFA CSEP Outgoing Workshops:
- Monday September 5th 2023 9h00 Zoom Registration
- Wednesday September 13th 2023 13h00 Zoom Registration
- Monday February 19th 2024 10h00 Zoom Registration
- Wednesday March 6th 2024 15h30 Zoom Registration
- Tuesday March 26th 2024 10h00 Zoom Registration
- Wednesday July 24th 2024 13h00 Zoom Registration
- Tuesday August 6th 2024 15h30 Zoom Registration
Post-FOFA CSEP Outgoing Workshop you will need to submit the following on TEAMS to Amanda Holt as soon as you receive your host acceptance or have all the available course information:
- CSEP Course Selection Form
- Completed Program Guide indicating where your CSEP credits will go
- 1 document with FULL host course descriptions (not just links to website)
- FOFA CSEP participants are limited to 2 course approval requests
- Students must earn a grade of C- or better at the host for transfer credit of approved courses
- Department Advisors cannot approve CSEP credit transfers, only potential substitutions or equivalencies
Visiting fee-paying option
Fine Arts students who wish to study at an institution outside of Québec that does not have a partnership with Concordia for studies abroad, may apply to be a Visiting fee-paying (VFP) student at an alternate qualified institution.
Students must have approval to study abroad prior to taking courses at another institution. Courses taken at another institution outside of Québec without prior authorization, will not be considered for transfer.
Students interested in this option should connect with Amanda Holt, Academic Counsellor, in their drop-in advising hours prior to application.
VFP Application Deadlines
- March 15 (for all Summer term departures)
- June 15 (for all Fall semester departures)
- October 15 (for all Winter semester departures)
FOFA VFP Program Process, Regulations & Eligibility
- Meet with Amanda Holt in their regular drop-in advising hours to go over your program & Residency Requirement rules.
- Complete the Student Request Form, completed Program Guide (indicating where within your BFA the courses abroad apply), letter of intent explaining why you wish to study at this host institution & any supporting documentation if this is a special request contra-indicating Residency Requirement Rules, provide full-course listings & course descriptions for the intended courses and send it to finearts.sas@concordia.ca
- Students with cumulative GPAs 2.70 and above will be considered.
- FFAR 250 must either be completed or in-progress at time of application.
- Students are responsible for assuming all costs & tuition-fees paid directly to the host institution.
