As a Chemical Engineering student, you can: 

• Participate in summer programs to fulfill core, professional, general education or elective requirements.
• The best type of program for students looking into taking core courses for Chemical Engineering is exchange programs.
• Consider 2nd semester sophomore year, junior year or summer as the best terms to go abroad.

Due to the chemical engineering plan of study having a lot of sequential courses, it is very important to start planning your experience abroad early. Students are advised to not go abroad on their 4^th year due to senior design course requirement.

Experiential Global Learning (EGL) encourages students to talk to their academic advisor to go over what courses to take while abroad before scheduling an appointment with your EGL advisor.

When planning an experience abroad, be sure to keep in mind your electives, any extra credits you may be able to use to your advantage, as well as current and upcoming terms in your course of study.

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These programs are recommended based on your academic interests but students can explore additional approved program options via the Program Search.

Fee-Based Programs: Fee-Based Programs charge Program Fees, not UConn tuition. Program Fees will appear on students’ UConn fee bills, along with other UConn fees as listed on the program’s budget sheet.

Summer Brain and Behavior in Tel Aviv
TelAviv, Israel
Faculty-led program targeted at students interested in Psychology, Cognitive Science and Neuroscience. On this 4-week long program, students take one Psychology course (PSYC 2209H: Learning and Memory: From Brain to Behavior) taught by a UConn faculty member and one culture course at Tel Aviv University. Students can earn honors credit on this program.

Summer Neuroscience in Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
Faculty-led program targeted at students interested in Psychology, Physiology or Neurobiology and Spanish. On this 5-week program students enroll in one Neuroscience course and one Spanish language course based on their language proficiency. Students can earn honors credit on this program.

Summer Water Systems of Rome: Ancient to Modern
Rome, Italy
Field-base summer program that will enhance students’ understanding of human interactions with the environment in the development of modern municipal water systems.  

Tuition-Based Program: Tuition-Based Programs charge in-state, New England Regional, and out-of-state UConn tuition rates based on students’ residency. Tuition charges will appear on students’ UConn fee bills, along with other UConn fees as listed on the program’s budget sheet. Students may pay housing through their UConn fee bill or directly to their host university depending on the program.

Lund University School of Engineering
Lund, Sweden
This program offers a specific track for engineering students with engineering courses in English.

University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
A recent popular destination for Chemical Engineers, especially those wishing to stay in an English-speaking country. CHEG 2111 and PHIL 1104 are both already approved at Edinburgh and are typically offered in the Spring term.

National University of Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
Recognized as one of the best universities in the world, NUS offer excellent courses for chemical engineering students with a couple courses already approved by UConn.

University of Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of Baden-Wuerttemberg and home of many Engineering companies in the region. With 26.000 students, the University of Stuttgart is one of the bigger exchange partners in the program and attracts a large number of international students. Engineering and the Natural Sciences are at the forefront at the University of Stuttgart, but exchange students can also choose from a variety of German language and culture courses.

Direct-Bill Programs: Direct-Bill Programs charge students directly for their program costs. Students pay the affiliate program directly for their fees, whereas other UConn fees will appear on students’ UConn fee bills as listed on the program’s budget sheet. Be sure to review the program’s full costs on the provider’s own website. UConn is not responsible for those costs.

CIMBA Engineering Abroad
Paderno del Grappa, Italy
CIMBA offers Summer, Semester and Academic Year options, however, summer is particularly appropriate for Engineers as they can take ME 2233 and an elective of their choosing.

Finances are an integral part of the program selection and planning process. Students should research scholarships early to meet application deadlines and request essay feedback from advisors and the Writing Center.

Featured Scholarships:

McMahon Family Endowment for Global Education

To learn more about this scholarship and to discover other opportunities, navigate to our scholarships page.