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CMCI Education Abroad Guide

Quick Facts

  • It is best for CMCI majors to go abroad for a semester during their junior year. A semester during sophomore year and the summer after sophomore year can also be a good possibility.  
  • The most common degree requirements taken abroad are CMCI Core courses, general elective courses, and major elective courses.
  • It can also be a good idea to save some of your minor courses to fulfill abroad. The following minors, however, are difficult to fulfill abroad: Business, other CMCI area minors, Education, English, science minors.
  • Use the Course Approvals List to find programs that offer courses approved for the credit you need

CU Boulder Education Abroad offers over 400 programs in over 70 countries! You can go abroad for a semester, year, 2-12 weeks in the summer, or even winter break. Going abroad is strongly encouraged by the College of Communication, Media & Information (CMCI). Use the following information as a general guideline to plan your time abroad, and connect with your academic advisor as well. Work with Education Abroad advisors to get more details on how to get started, discuss your program options, and next steps. 
 

Planning and When to Go

  • First-year: Start making progress on lower-division classes for your CMCI major and perhaps also your minor. Consider saving some of your CMCI Core classes and general degree electives for study abroad.
  • Sophomore: Finish any lower-division classes for your major and take CMCI Core classes that are less common to find abroad (see "What Kind of Credit Can You Earn Abroad" section below for more info). Also begin taking your secondary area of study courses, especially if these courses cannot be fulfilled abroad. 
  • Junior: Go abroad! Make sure you have started any major course sequences since many of them will be prerequisites for your subsequent required courses upon return.
  • Senior: Education Abroad during your senior year is possible with careful planning. Plan for any specific CMCI classes that MUST be taken on campus during senior year and recognize that all prerequisites must be met. Prerequisites will not be waived and cannot be taken at the same time as the course for which they serve as a pre-req. Be sure that you know when the credits may be transcripted, as this can delay your official graduation date.
 

What Kind of Credit Can You Earn Abroad?

Usually Doable Tricky Probably Not
CMCI Core CMCI Major CMCI Core CMCI Major CMCI Core CMCI Major
People and Society, Humanities and the Arts, Historical Views,  Upper-division CMCI major electives Diversity and Global Cultures Direct equivalencies Natural World, Composition and Expression Where applicable: Internship credit, Senior Seminars, Capstones

Suggested Programs

Use these links to find programs that may be a good match for you and your course needs.
   

Additional Resources

Last Updated September 2023