Financial aid, billing and fees vary depending on the type of study abroad program you enroll in. There are three types of study abroad programs: Ithaca College, affiliated, and non-affiliated.
For program details, please contact the Office of International Programs.
Ithaca College programs include the London Center and exchange programs.
If you plan to attend the London Center, you will be required to pay a London confirmation deposit of $500 to reserve your spot in the program. If you pay the deposit and do not attend the London Center, even if you still attend Ithaca, your deposit is forfeited.
Students going to the London Center will pay your regular tuition amount to Ithaca, as well as London housing, airfare (if you sign up for the group flight), international insurance, and course ticket fees. Your financial aid, including most scholarships and grants, state, and federal aid, will apply to program charges. Note that the IC Residential Experience scholarship does not apply to the London program.
Exchange programs are agreements between Ithaca College and universities abroad. Both the credits and grades from courses taken on an exchange program will be accepted as Ithaca College credit.
You will pay your regular tuition amount to Ithaca, as well as international insurance. Your financial aid, including most scholarships and grants, state, and federal aid, will apply to program charges. The IC Residential Experience scholarship does not apply to exchange programs. You will pay your room and board to the exchange university, or to a private housing provider.
Affiliated means that there is an agreement between Ithaca College and the host institution that both the credits and grades from courses taken will transfer to your record at Ithaca. If you enroll in an affiliated program, you will usually carry most of your financial aid with you, with the exception of the IC Residential Experience Scholarship. You do not need to take a leave of absence.
You will pay your regular tuition amount to Ithaca College, as well as international insurance (when applicable) and a Tier 2 affiliated program fee (when applicable).
We will take care of payment of tuition and insurance to the sponsoring institution. Most affiliated programs will require a deposit of $500 to confirm your spot in the program. You will receive a bill from the affiliated program for room and board, program fees, housing upgrades (if applicable), study tours, and course materials.
Non-affiliated means that we have no formal agreement that your credits will transfer. All courses taken must be approved on a study abroad course approval form in order for the credits to transfer.
For these programs, only federal financial aid and alternative loans are eligible to go with you. Federal aid will only apply to programs run by or in partnership with Title IV-eligible institutions. You must take a leave of absence from the College for the semester you spend abroad.
Non-affiliated programs also require a $415 study abroad fee ($200 for winter/summer programs). You will pay the remainder of the costs directly to the host institution. If you have financial aid listed in a consortium agreement, we will send the money to the host institution when it is received and after the family or institution forwards a bill to us.