The Study Abroad Office at Ashland offers unique, affordable programs that focus on core classes so a student of any major can participate. Past study abroad students describe it as one of the most powerful transformational experiences in their lives. Learning about art in Italy. Studying WWII in Germany. Touring the Nike & Converse plants in Amsterdam. These experiences dramatically increases students' cultural awareness, enhances their problem-solving skills, and builds their confidence and independence.
Ashland University Study Abroad Opportunities
Semester and Summer Programs
Ashland University has pre-approved programs in more than 38 countries. You receive credit for courses taken abroad that advance your academic program.
Japan Exchange Program
Fall or spring semester
Spend a semester or academic year studying at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan for the same tuition cost as AU. Major, minor and core courses are pre-approved.
Performance Tours
Spring break
The AU Jazz Orchestra and AU Choir each travel to Europe every four years giving performances and seeing cultural sites.
Faculty-Led Tours
1 - 3 Weeks
Each year, Ashland University coordinates faculty-led tours to locations all over the world. You will accompany one or more faculty members as they explore a focused topic, using the destination as the classroom.
Student Teaching Abroad
7 Weeks
The College of Education offers students the opportunity to complete their final student teaching requirement abroad. You will be assigned to a school that uses English as the language of instruction. International locations include Australia, Bahamas, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Spain.
Semester or Summer Programs
Below are programs that have been vetted by the Study Abroad Office. Meet with Rebecca Parillo, Director of Study Abroad, at rparillo@ashland.edu to learn more and begin the required course pre-approval process.
- CIS Abroad Consortium
- Kansai Gaidai Exchange Program
- Kingston University Semester & Summer, London, England
- Lorenzo de’ Medici, Florence, Italy
- Maynooth University International Summer School, Maynooth, Ireland
- Sant’Anna Institute, Sorrento, Italy
- USAC: University Studies Abroad Consortium
A World of Opportunities
Ashland students trust us to prepare them for their whole life. One of the most powerful opportunities we offer is our study abroad program. From increasing cultural awareness and enhancing problem solving skills to building confidence and independence, as students broaden their horizons and gain new perspectives on the world we share, the benefits are profoundly transformational and last a lifetime.
Rebecca Parillo
Director of Ashland University’s Study Abroad program
“When students come back from a semester abroad,” she says, “they’re more mature, their worldview is so much broader. Sometimes the experience changes the entire trajectory of their career, but it always changes their life. They tell me all the time that they’ve found themselves. It’s so amazing!”
