International Programs
The Office of International Programs (OIP) is designed to build a campus-wide global perspective through an academic exchange program that fosters service, support, and advocacy: Students may study abroad, conduct research, or participate in faculty-led trips in service learning. ECSU is committed to building and managing partnerships with universities around the world and expanding the presence of international students and faculty on the campus. The OIP has joined the University of North Carolina (UNC) Exchange Program, which offers a network of colleges and universities in nine countries (Australia, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Mexico, Sweden, and Uruguay) cooperating to provide affordable access to international and multicultural education for a diverse student population. The UNCEP-Exchange Program (www.uncep.org) "links North Carolina to the World through academic student exchange opportunities." The mission of the OIP is to provide all students (undergraduate and graduate) a pathway for international experiences and exposure. Study abroad is affordable. Financial aid, including scholarships, may be used to pay for exchange programs. For further information, visit the website: http//www.ecsu.edu/academics/programs/international.index.cfm.
Study Abroad Program
Elizabeth City State University is a member of the UNC Exchange Program (UNC-EP), the official system-wide student exchange program of the sixteen campuses of the University of North Carolina. As a result, ECSU students may spend a semester or full academic year studying in Australia, Brazil, China, Finland, Germany, Mexico, or Uruguay.
ECSU offers other study-abroad opportunities as part of the Mid-Atlantic Consortium Center for Academic Excellence (MAC-CAE). The goal of MAC-CAE is to educate and train a new cadre of students from diverse backgrounds to pursue careers with the nation’s key intelligence agencies, including the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State, the Central Intelligence Agency, Army Intelligence, Air Force Intelligence, Navy Intelligence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National Security Agency. ECSU students who are selected spend eight weeks living and learning in India. They learn to read and write in Hindi, the sixth mostly widely used language in the world.
Study abroad is affordable. Financial aid, including scholarships, may be used to pay for exchange programs. For further information, visit the website http//www.ecsu.edu/academics/programs/international.index.cfm.