Education Abroad
#StudyAbrOtters class of 2020!
The Education Abroad Team is excited to announce that 146 students among the graduating class of 2020 (6%) participated in an Education Abroad program or National Student Exchange program during their time at CSUMB. We are proud of these students and the commitment they took to embark in a journey that took them to a foreign country or a different U.S. state/territory for a short-term, a semester, or a year.
#StudyAbrOtters Yearbook for the Class of 2020!
Fall 2019 Exchange Program: Germany - Hochschule Worms, University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Humanities and Communication, B.A.
Winter 2020 Program: Germany - Hochschule Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Human Development and Family Studies, B.A.
Fall 2018 Exchange Program: Japan - Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Degree: Japanese Language and Culture, B.A.
Summer 2019 Program: Germany - Hochschule Fulda - University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Kinesiology, B.S.
Fall 2019 Exchange Program: England - University of Roehampton
Degree: Liberal Studies, B.A.; minor in Human Development
Cum Laude
Spring 2018 Faculty-led Program: Norway - University of Stavanger
Degree: Master of Social Work, M.S.C.
Summer 2019 Program: Czechia - Masaryk University
Degree: Social and Behavioral Sciences, B.A.
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Global Citizenship: Applied Research and International Service Learning in Rural Communities
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Spring 2017 Exchange Program: Ireland - National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Degree: Marine Science, B.S.
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.
Cum Laude
Summer 2017 Program: Mexico - Faculty-led 'Enriqueciendo Su Cultura' Program in Puebla - Anahuac Mayab University
Degree: Liberal Studies, B.A.; minor in Human Development
Summer 2017 Program: Germany - Hochschule Fulda - University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Summer 2017 Program: Norway - University of South-Eastern Norway
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.
Spring 2018 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Degree: Kinesiology, B.S.; minor in Spanish Language and Culture
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: England - Roehampton University
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Spring 2017 Exchange Program: Australia - University of Wollongong
Degree: Marine Science, B.S.
Fall 2018 Exchange Program: Scotland - University of Stirling
Degree: Human Communication, B.A.
Cum Laude
Summer 2018 Program: Germany - Hochschule Bremen University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Collaborative Health and Human Services, B.A.
Cum Laude
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Global Citizenship: Applied Research and International Service Learning in Rural Communities
Degree: Social and Behavioral Sciences, B.A.
Summer 2017 Faculty-led Program: Mexico - Faculty-led 'Enriqueciendo Su Cultura' Program in Puebla - Anahuac Mayab University
Degree: Human Communication, B.A.
Magna Cum Laude
Summer 2019 Program: South Korea - Kookmin University
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Fall 2019 Exchange Program: Germany - Hochschule Worms, University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad de Deusto
Degree: Psychology
Fall 2018 Exchange Program: Ecuador - Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Degree: Kinesiology, B.S.; minor in Spanish Language & Hispanic Culture
Spring 2018 Faculty-led Program: Norway - University of Stavanger
Degree: Master of Social Work, M.S.C.
Winter 2020 Program: Australia - Deakin University
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.
AY 2018-2019 Exchange Program: Japan - Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Degree: Global Studies, B.A.
Summer 2019 Program: Costa Rica - CSU-LSAMP Program
Degree: Marine Science, B.S.
Cum Laude
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: England - University of Roehampton
Degree: Psychology, B.A.; minor in Statistics
Cum Laude
Summer 2018 Faculty-led Program: Italy - Faculty-led Business Program at the University of Urbino
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.
Summer 2019 Program: France - École Pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées (EPITA)
Degree: Communication Design, B.S. with a concentration in Game Design and Interactive Media
Winter 2020 Program: Costa Rica - Ecotourism Adventure in Costa Rica
Summer 2019 Program: Madrid, Spain
Degree: Sustainable Hospitality Management, B.S.
Magna Cum Laude
Spring 2018 Exchange Program: England - Roehampton University
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Summer 2018 Program: Spain - CSUMB Faculty-led Program in Leon
Degree: Liberal Studies, B.A.
Summer 2019 Program: England - University of Sussex
Degree: Cinematic Arts and Technology, B.A.
Spring 2018 Exchange Program: France - Paris School of Business
Degree: Kinesiology, B.S.
Cum Laude
Fall 2017 Faculty-led Program: Costa Rica - Ecotourism Adventure in costa Rica
Degree: Communication Design
Spring 2018 Exchange Program: Morocco - ISA
Degree: Global Studies, B.A.
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: Japan - Chuo University
Degree: Social and Behavioral Science, B.A.
Winter 2017 Program: Costa Rica - Maximo Nivel
Degree: Kinesiology, B.S.
Summer 2019 Program: Costa Rica - CSU-LSAMP Summer Research Training Expedition
Degree: Marine Science, B.S.
Fall 2019 Exchange Program: England - University of Essex
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: Japan - Dokkyo University
Degree: Japanese Language and Culture, B.A.
Magna Cum Laude
Fall 2017 Exchange Program: Australia - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Degree: Human Communication, B.A.
Fall 2018 Exchange Program: England - Northumbria University
Degree: Communication Design, B.S.
Fall 2018 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Degree: Human Communication, B.A.
Fall 2019 Exchange Program: New Zealand - Unitec Institute of Technology
Degree: Biology, B.S.
Cum Laude
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: Japan - JF Oberlin University
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.; minor in Japanese Language and Culture
Magna Cum Laude
Spring 2019 Exchange Program: New zealand - UNITEC Institute of Technology
Degree: Liberal Studies, B.A.
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: Scotland - University of Stirling
Degree: Biology, B.S. with a concentration in Molecular Biology
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: South Korea - Soongsil University
Degree: Human Communication, B.A.
Cum Laude
Summer 2019 Program: Denmark - University of Southern Denmark
Degree: Communication Design, B.S.
Summer 2019 Program: South Korea - Kookmin University
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.
Spring 2019 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad de Deusto
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: Japan - Ritsumeikan University
Degree: Japanese Language and Culture, B.A.
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Vietnam - Service Learning Component of GS 339S in Ho Chi Minh City
Degree: Global Studies, B.A.
Fall 2018 National Student Exchange Program (NSE): USA - Louisiana State University at Alexandria
Degree: Human Communication, B.A.
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Global Citizenship: Applied Research and International Service Learning in Rural Communities
Degree: Kinesiology, B.S.
Winter 2020 Program: Costa Rica -Ecotourism Adventure in Costa Rica
Degree: Biology, B.S.
Summer 2018 Program: Japan - JF Oberlin University
Degree: Communication Design, B.S.
AY 2015-2016 Exchange Program: England - University of Leeds
AY 2018-2019 Exchange Program: Australia - Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Degree: Communication Design, B.S.
Summer 2019 Program: Germany - Hochschule Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Visual and Public Art, B.A.
Spring 2018 Faculty-led Program: Norway - University of Stavanger
Degree: Master of Social Work, M.S.C.
Summer 2019 Program: South Korea - Kookmin University
Degree: Kinesiology, B.S.
Fall 2017 Exchange Program: England - Northumbria University
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Global Citizenship: Applied Research and International Service Learning in Rural Communities
Degree: Social and Behavioral Sciences, B.A.
Fall 2018 Exchange Program: England - University of Leeds
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.
Summer 2018 Program: Ireland - University of Limerick
Degree: Biology, B.S. with a concentration in Ecology, Evolution, Organismal Biology
Magna Cum Laude
AY 2018-2019 Exchange Program: Japan - Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Degree: Japanese Language and Culture, B.A.
AY 2018-2019 Exchange Program: Japan - Toyo University
Degree: Japanese Language and Culture, B.A.
Spring 2019 National Student Exchange Program (NSE): USA - SU of New York at Stony Brook
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.
Fall 2019 Exchange Program: Scotland - University of Stirling
Degree: Environmental Science, Technology and Policy, B.S.
Fall 2018 Exchange Program: Japan - Okayama University
Degree: Japanese Language and Culture, B.A.
Spring 2019 Exchange Program: Australia - University of the Sunshine Coast
Degree: Marine Science, B.S.
Magna Cum Laude
Summer 2019 Program: Japan - J.F. Oberlin University
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Summer 2019 Program: Germany - Technische Universitat Dortmund
Degree: Human Communication
Summer 2019 Program: Colombia - Universidad de La Salle
Degree: Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures
Magna Cum Laude
Winter 2020 Program: Germany - Hochschule Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Fall 2018 Exchange Program: Mexico - Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara (UAG)
Spring 2018 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Spring 2017 National Student Exchange Program (NSE): Puerto Rico - University of Puerto Rico, Humacao
Degree: Collaborative Health and Human Services, B.A. with a concentration in Social Work
Summer 2019 Program: Norway - University of South-Eastern Norway
Degree: Collaborative Health and Human Services
Summer 2018 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Faculty-led Program in Leon
Degree: Global Studies, B.A.
I loved the experience studying aboard, I am so grateful to have been part of this experience.AY 2016-2017 Exchange Program: England - Roehampton University
Degree: Cinematic Arts and Technology, B.A.
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: Japan - JF Oberlin University
Degree: Mathematics, B.S.
Fall 2019 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Summer 2019 Program: Colombia - Universidad de La Salle
Degree: Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures, B.A.
Spring 2018 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad del Pais Vasco
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.
Cum Laude
Fall 2019 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Degree: Global Studies, B.A.
Summer 2019 Program: Netherlands - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Human Communication, B.A.
Magna Cum Laude
Summer 2018 Program: Faculty-led Business Program at the University of Urbino
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Global Citizenship: Applied Research and International Service Learning in Rural Communities
Degree: Social and Behavioral Sciences, B.A.
Summer 2018 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Faculty-led Program in Leon
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Summer 2018 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Faculty-led Program in Leon
Degree: Social and Behavioral Sciences, B.A.
Spring 2018 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Degree: Human Communication
Summer 2018 Program: Spain - TRIO program in Salamanca
Degree: Cinematic Arts and Technology, B.A.
These past fours years as an undergraduate have changed my life tremendously. For every challenge that I faced, I came back stronger than before and now I'm ready to continue my educational journey to grad school.
Winter 2020 Program: Costa Rica - Ecotourism Adventure in Costa Rica
Degree: Environmental Studies, B.A.
Fall 2019 National Student Exchange Program: USA - University of Hawaii at Hilo
Degree: Marine Science, B.S.
AY 2018-2019 Exchange Program: Japan - Okayama University
Degree: Japanese Language and Culture, B.A.
Cum Laude
Summer 2018 Faculty-led Program: Spain - CSUMB Faculty Led Program in Leon
Degree: Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures, B.A.
Summer 2019 Program: Netherlands - TRIO Program at the Hague University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Human Communication, B.A.
Spring 2017 Exchange Program: Ireland - National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Degree: Music, B.A.
Spring 2018 Faculty-led Program: Norway - University of Stavanger
Degree: Master of Social Work, M.S.C.
Summer 2019 Program: Colombia - Universidad de La Salle
Degree: Psychology, B.A.; minor in Human Development
Spring 2018 Exchange Program: Ecuador - Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Degree: Marine Science, B.S.
Summer 2017 Program: China - Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Degree: Biology, B.S.; concentration in Molecular Biology
Spring 2017 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad de Deusto
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Vietnam - Service Learning Component of GS 339S Class in Ho Chi Minh City
Degree: Global Studies, B.A.
Fall 2018 Exchange Program: Japan - Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Degree: Cinematic Arts and Technology, B.A.
Summer 2017 Faculty-led Program: Mexico - Faculty-led 'Enriqueciendo Su Cultura' Program in Puebla - Anahuac Mayab University
Fall 2018 Exchange Program: Ecuador - Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: Japan - Toyo University
Degree: Communication Design, B.S.
Fall 2017 Exchange Program: England - Northumbria University
Degree: Kinesiology, B.S.
Fall 2017 Exchange Program: Australia - University of Wollongong
Degree: Marine Science, B.S.
Magna Cum Laude
Spring 2018 Faculty-led Program: Norway - University of Stavanger
Degree: Master of Social Work, M.S.C.
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: England - Roehampton University
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Fall 2019 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad del Pais Vasco
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Summer 2019 Program: Scotland - University of Stirling
Degree: Kinesiology, B.S.
Winter 2020 Program: Germany - Hochschule Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Fall 2018 Exchange Program: Mexico - Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara (UAG)
Spring 2018 Exchange Program: Spain - Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Spring 2017 National Student Exchange Program (NSE): Puerto Rico - University of Puerto Rico, Humacao
Degree: Collaborative Health and Human Services, B.A.; with a Concentration in Social Work
Spring 2017 Exchange Program: Morocco - Affiliate Program ISA
Winter 2019 Program: Germany - Hochschule Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Global Studies, B.A.
Summer 2019 Program: Japan - Nagasaki University (NU)
Degree: Human Communication
AY 2019-2020 Exchange Program: Australia - Deakin University
Degree: Biology, B.S.
Summer 2018 Program: South Korea - Kookmin University
Degree: Computer Science, B.S.
Cum Laude
Summer 2017 Program: Czechia - Masaryk University
Degree: Human Communication, B.A.
Summer 2018 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Faculty-led Program in Leon
Degree: Global Studies, B.A.
Summer 2019 Program: Costa Rica - CSU-LSAMP Program
Summer 2018 Program: South Korea - Kangwon National University
Degree: Biology, B.S.; with a concentration in Molecular Biology
Spring 2018 Exchange Program: Chile - Universidad de Vina del Mar
Degree: Global Studies, B.A.
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: England - University of Leeds
Degree: Music, B.A.
Winter 2020 Program: Costa Rica - Ecotourism Adventure in Costa Rica
Spring 2019 Program: Italy - John Cabot University
Degree: Biology, B.S.
AY 2018-2019 Exchange Program: Japan - Okayama University
Degree: Japanese Language and Culture, B.A.
Magna Cum Laude
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Global Citizenship: Applied Research and International Service Learning in Rural Communities
Degree: Social and Behavioral Science, B.A.
Summer 2018 Program: Netherlands - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Collaborative Health and Human Services, B.A.
Magna Cum Laude
Summer 2016 Faculty-led Program: Costa Rica - Environmental Field Studies
Degree: Environmental Studies, B.A; with a concentration in Environmental Education
Summer 2019 Program: England - University of Leeds
Degree: Psychology, B.A.; with a minor in Humanities and Communications
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: England - CSUIP
Degree: Human Communication
Fall 2019 Exchange Program: South Korea - SolBridge International School of Business
Summer 2019 Program: South Korea - Chonnam National University
Degree: Business Administration, B.S.
Winter 2020 Program: Germany - Hochschule Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy, B.S.
Magna Cum Laude
Fall 2017 Exchange Program: Argentina - Universidad Catolica de Cordoba
Summer 2017 Program: Colombia - Universidad de La Salle
Degree: Social and Behavioral Sciences, B.A.; with a concentration in Social History
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Global Citizenship: Applied Research and International Service Learning in Rural Communities
Degree: Social and Behavioral Sciences, B.A.; with a concentration in Sociology
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Global Citizenship: Applied Research and International Service Learning in Rural Communities
Degree: Social and Behavioral Sciences, B.A.; with a concentration in Sociology
AY 2018-2019 Exchange Program: Japan - Toyo University
Degree: Japanese Language and Culture, B.A.
Summer 2019 Program: Germany - Hochschule Fulda University of Applied Sciences
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Spring 2020 Exchange Program: Netherlands - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Vietnam - Service Learning Component of GS 339S Class in Ho Chi Minh City
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Global Citizenship: Applied Research and International Service Learning in Rural Communities
Degree: Social and Behavioral Sciences, B.A.
Cum Laude
AY 2017-2018 Exchange Program: England - University of Essex
Degree: Kinesiology, B.S.
Summer 2019 Program: Norway - University of South-Eastern Norway
Degree: Environmental Studies, B.A.
AY 2018-2019 Exchange Program: Japan - Dokkyo University
Degree: Japanese Language and Culture, B.A.
Spring 2020 Exchange Program: Netherlands - Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Summer 2019 Faculty-led Program: Vietnam - Service Learning Component of GS 339S Class in Ho Chi Minh City
Degree: Psychology, B.A.
Summer 2018 Program: Colombia - Universidad de La Salle
Degree: Master of Social Work, M.S.C.
Spring 2020 Exchange Program: England - University of Sussex
Degree: Marine Science, B.S.
Summer 2018 Faculty-led Program: Spain - Faculty-led Program in Leon
Degree: Human Communication, B.A.