The Office of International Students and Programs (ISP) at CSUB welcomes you to visit our Study Abroad for CSUB Students Website!
By visiting this website, you are already on your way to setting yourself apart from those college students who will never study abroad and will only see the world from television, internet, or at most, as a tourist. This website will help put you on your path towards your international education experience. Exploring this website is the first step to obtaining the many valuable benefits of an international education experience.
Studying abroad for a summer, a quarter, 2 quarters, or a year will give you a fresh perspective on yourself, the United States, and the world. By living in a foreign country you will constantly challenge yourself in many new and exciting ways and gain a level of independence you never knew you had. Studying abroad will expose you to diverse people and viewpoints, and you will get to experience a different way of life apart from yours in your own country. You will be immersed in the language, culture, and people of your host country and will get to experience life as a resident, not as a mere tourist.
Achieving all these things can be done while earning credit towards your current degree. CSUB programs allow you to earn up to a year resident credits while you are studying abroad. Not only can you work towards fulfilling your degree requirement while abroad, but you may also fulfill several general requirements by taking electives. When you return from abroad you may actually be ahead of your classmates who stayed behind.
Today’s competitive job market
requires applicants to distinguish themselves, and international education
experience is the perfect way to do so. Having international education
experience is an incredible resume booster, as it shows prospective employers
you are motivated, independent, and generally more qualified. Additionally,
obtaining foreign language skills can make you eligible for all sorts of jobs
that you may have otherwise been unqualified for.
The staff at CSUB is excited to bring you all of these wonderful benefits of a
study abroad experience. Congratulations on taking your first steps to one of
the best experiences of your life!
(Joy) Qian Zhao
Director, International Students & Programs
California State University, Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale HWY ME-I #211
Tel: 661-654-2014
Fax: 661-654-6914
"No one who has lived through the second half of the 20th century could possibly be blind to the enormous impact of exchange programs on the future of countries..."
- Former President Bill Clinton
