Augustana offers an educational program that is both international and intercultural in scope. Believing that interpersonal, intercultural, and international relations are a vital aspect of a student's education, the college regards the whole world as its classroom.

When we learn about others, we also learn about ourselves. As changes in communication make the world more interdependent, one of the best ways to increase our knowledge about ourselves and our world is to study abroad or in an off-campus setting. Student discounts, financial aid, and the freedom to live in another country or region of the United States make your college years an excellent time to learn about different cultures. The time to start thinking about and planning for a study abroad or off-campus experience is now! Cathy Lindamood,  Donn Grinager or Ben Iverson in the International Programs Office (IPO) would be happy to hear from you.

Approved Study Abroad Programs

• American Institute for Foreign Studies (AIFS): Australia, Austria, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, South Africa and Spain.
• Center of Linguistic & Multicultural Studies: Cuernavaca, Mexico
• Central College Abroad: Austria, China, England, France, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain and Wales.
• Centre for Medieval & Renaissance Studies: Oxford University, Oxford, England
• Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS): Copenhagen, Denmark
• Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA): Bangladesh, Ecuador, Northern Ireland and Norway.
• Upper Midwest Association for Intercultural Education (UMAIE): January interim courses taught in  many locations around the world including in 2010-11 France, Spain, Morocco, Italy, Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine, South Africa, Tanzania, Greece, Switzerland, England, Turkey, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, India, Mexico, and Ireland.
• World Learning SIT Study Abroad:  Over 70 programs in a wide variety of countries including many non-traditional locales such as Botswana, Iceland, Madagascar and Vietnam. 
• AustraLearn: Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
• Education Abroad Network (Study Australia):  Australia and New Zealand.
• Education Abroad Network (Study Asia): China, Cambodia, Thailand and Singapore
• International Studies Abroad (ISA): Programs in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, France, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Peru and Spain. 
• Augsburg College Center for Global Education: Mexico, Central America, South Africa and Namibia
• CIS Abroad:  Australia, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Ghana, Hawaii, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, South Afirca, Spain, Thailand.  Also offers programs in multi-country destinations. 
• ProWorld:  Service learning programs in Peru, Belize, Mexico, India, Thailand, Ghana and Brazil.

Augustana’s Sister Schools Abroad

Norway

• University of Nordland
• Sør-Trøndelag University College
• Telemark University College in Porsgrunn
• Telemark University College in Bø
• Stord/Haugesund University College
• Sogn og Fjordane University College
• University of Stavanger
• University of Oslo International Summer School
• Diakonova University College

England

• Lancaster University: Lancaster, England

Canada

• University of Quebec at Chicoutimi: Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada

Germany

• University of Potsdam: Postdam, Germany
• University of Regensburg: Regensburg, Germany

Approved Off-Campus Programs

• Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA): Metro Urban Studies Term, City Arts, Environmental Sustainability, Writing for Social Change, Environment & Agriculture, and Civil Rights Movement - all based in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN.
• The Lutheran College Semester in Washington DC: The theme of the semester is Ethical Issues and Public Affairs. Students register for two 4 credit hour seminars, a 6 credit hour intership, and a 2 credit hour course in directed reading.
• The Washington Semester Program of the American University in Washington DC: This is an intensive educational/internship experience in several fields of study including American politics, US foreign policy, law, peace and conflict resolution studies, economics, journalism, and art.