Study Abroad

The Office for Global Education is here to help you achieve your goal of living and learning abroad.

Gain experience. Make connections. Build confidence. Be inspired. See the world.

We offer a wide variety of education abroad programs to choose from, so you can find the appropriate program to fit your academic, personal, and professional needs. Email us today to set up a one-on-one advising appointment.

Explore Program Types

In these short-term programs, open to all SUNY students, which range from 3-5 weeks, a group of 10-25 students live, learn, and travel together while taking 3 to 8 SUNY credits taught by a Purchase Faculty member.

Search Summer and Winter Term Programs

In these semester-long and academic-year programs, open only to Purchase students, participants enroll directly at one of Purchase’s partner universities taking at least 12 credits while being fully immersed in life on a new campus in a foreign city.

Search Fall and Spring Exchange Programs

If you aren’t able to find a Purchase program that fits your interests or needs, as a SUNY student you have access to over 600 programs offered across 64 SUNY campuses. The SUNY search page lets you filter by country, academic focus, term and program type.

Browse other SUNY programs

Due to the cancellation of study abroad opportunities in the Spring and Summer 2021 semesters, virtual global learning opportunities are now available to SUNY students looking for an online international experience during the upcoming terms.

Explore virtual international academic and internship opportunities

The P.A.S.T. program, which takes place during Purchase spring break, offers the opportunity for students to both travel outside of New York and serve in a community of need. This alternative break is a unique experience that allows participants to immerse themselves in a different culture while performing meaningful community service.

Learn more about the Alternative Service Trips

The Transnational Filmmaking Project is a partnership with the Institut Supérieur des Métiers de l’Audiovisuel (ISMA) in Cotonou, Benin and the Artists Institute in Jacmel, Haiti. The project challenges students from three countries and film schools to explore the potential of filmmaking as a collaborative creative process across cultures.

Learn more about the Transnational Filmmaking Project

Study Abroad Stories

Gilman Scholarship Spotlight: Sophia Castro-Astor ’25

A last-minute decision resulted in the award that made her study abroad experience possible.
Caleb Dowden ’21 Earns Fulbright Award

The dance major also received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
William Byram ’20 Earns Fulbright Award

He plans to to pursue an MFA in Choreography in the United Kingdom.
Professors Receive Grant for Innovative Study Abroad Program in Norway

The SUNY Chancellor has awarded Assistant Professor of Liberal Studies Ragnhild Utheim and Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies Lisa Jean Moore a grant for creating a study abroad opportunity that addresses climate change.