International Center
Developing Global Changemakers: Forging Paths that Change the World.
The International Center supports the USD university community in advancing global citizenship. In 2015 USD received the Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization, awarded by the NAFSA (Association of International Educators). For undergraduate students, there are approximately 135 academic study abroad programs offered in 44 countries and 76 cities to experience and learn about different cultures, languages and customs. The graduate and professional programs also offer extensive international opportunities for working professionals as well as full-time graduate students. Our campus is enriched by having students and scholars from over 70 countries.
Short Term Study Abroad
Undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to take USD courses taught by USD faculty members during intersession and summer terms. A variety of site-specific courses are offered in many different locations each year. More than one half of the students who study abroad at USD do so in a short-term program.
Engaging with Community Abroad
USD encourages students to engage with the local community through service and relationships while abroad. Participants in the Jamaica Summer Study Abroad Program become deeply engaged in the local Jamaican community and it affords students the opportunity to experience the complexities of the diverse island environment and wrestle with difficult issues related to power and privilege.
Faculty Development Goes Global
USD faculty members are encouraged to participate in international faculty development opportunities. These opportunities range from seminars to conferences abroad. The USD International Center helps to facilitate these programs for faculty and also coordinates the International Opportunity Grant program that helps fund faculty members conducting research abroad.
Gaining Field Experience Abroad
While abroad, students engage in hands-on learning and gain valuable field experience. What better way to learn about the environment than to be in the environment putting book knowledge to practice?
Abroad in San Diego
International students and scholars explore the beauty of SanDiego together with USD domestic students. While abroad in San Diego,international students and scholars have the opportunity to participate in a variety of experiences such as picnics at the beach, the International Expo and Fashion Show as well as a weekly International Coffee Hour.
USD Students Explore the World in One Semester
USD sends more than 1,000 students abroad each year for experiences that are truly life-changing. Students have the opportunity to study abroad in more than 80 different programs. The USD Office of International Studies Abroad helps facilitate the study abroad process and prepares students for their global adventure.
Faculty Teaching Abroad
USD faculty, such as Dr. Atreyee Phukan, have the unique opportunity to teach abroad at the graduate and undergraduate level. The USD International Center helps to streamline the process for faculty and works to co-develop with the faculty site-specific, engaging, international course offerings.
USD Celebrates International Student and Scholar Diversity
USD welcomes hundreds of international students and scholars each year. Approximately one-half of the international student population are full-time degree seeking students. The top three countries represented by USD international students and scholars are: China, Saudi Arabia and Mexico.
Celebrating American Traditions
Each semester, the Office of International Students and Scholars plans social and cultural activities that invite USD's foreign students to experience American life.
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Contact Information
International Center
Serra Hall 201
5998 Alcalá Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Phone: (619) 260-4598
Fax: (619) 260-5924
international@sandiego.edu
Office Hours
- Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday - CLOSED
