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Study in another U.S. state through the National Student Exchange. Trade places with students from Europe, Japan or other locations through °®ÎÛ´«Ã½â€™s international exchanges. Or find your ideal study abroad semester among one of our hundreds of international affiliate programs.

Find the most detailed and up-to-date information on each program in the database above by clicking on the blue "View More Information" link on the program profile to access the external website for that program or university.

Please carefully review how to apply, academic considerations and costs before applying.

°®ÎÛ´«Ã½ is a member of the National Student Exchange (NSE) program, which offers students the opportunity to study at a host campus in another U.S. state, U.S. territory or even in Canada. Since its founding in 1968, more than 100,000 students have participated in the program.

NSE has two options for payment:

  • Home Pay students pay tuition to their home university, and pay for housing and other expenses at their host university. 
  • Host Pay students pay tuition to their host university at the in-state rate.

Choose National Student Exchange if you want to:

  • Immerse yourself in another area of North America or a different campus environment.
  • Take specialized courses offered at other U.S. institutions to enhance your academic experience.
  • Practice French in Quebec or Spanish in Puerto Rico.

Find more information and search host schools at .
Apply to NSE through .

 

°®ÎÛ´«Ã½ has 16 bilateral exchange agreements with individual foreign universities. °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ students have the opportunity to study abroad at these universities for a semester or a year, and students from these universities also come to °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ on exchange. Currently °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ has active exchange partners in Japan, Singapore, the U.K., Spain, Germany, France, and Switzerland.

The , a project of the , allows students to go on exchange to a whole network of circumpolar institutions. Opportunities are available in Canada, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and a few institutions in Scotland and France with Arctic-related programs.

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While on exchange, students continue to pay °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ tuition, and pay for housing and other expenses at their host university.

Find international exchange programs in the by filtering by "program type" and selecting "exchange".

Choose an international exchange if you want to:

  • Study in Europe, Japan, Singapore, Greenland, Iceland or northern Canada.
  • Learn together with local students and exchange students from all over the world.
  • Take on independently planning and budgeting for your trip.
  • Be able to use Nanook Pledge, veterans’ benefits or a dependent tuition waiver.

°®ÎÛ´«Ã½ is affiliated with several organizations that specialize in providing study abroad programs around the world:

Most of these organizations offer some kind of discount or scholarship to °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ students. Students remain enrolled at UAF but pay a comprehensive fee to the program provider instead of paying °®ÎÛ´«Ã½ tuition.

Any programs in the that do not say "University of Alaska Fairbanks" at the top are international affiliate programs.

Choose an international affiliate program if you want to:

  • Study anywhere in the world, including Africa, Asia, Central or South America, or Oceania.
  • Be part of a cohort of other U.S. students studying abroad together.
  • Get additional support with the process of studying abroad.