Visiting & exchange
Study abroad programs offer students the chance to expand their education by experiencing life in another country: take academic courses, explore new cultures and immerse yourself in diverse environments.
Enhance your global perspective, improve language skills and develop independence and confidence.
Current Concordia students
Concordia Student Exchange Program (CSEP): A unique opportunity for John Molson School students to immerse themselves in a different culture, enhance their academic experience and foster global connections while gaining credits towards their degree.
Eligible students can spend one term studying abroad at one of Concordia’s 180+ partner institutions across the globe. Students pay Concordia tuition for their term abroad and will be granted the Quebec Mobility Bursary to help support their exchange.
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7
- Students must be registered for two consecutive terms of full-time study (12 credits per term), excluding summer prior to departure.
- Complete any and all program deficiencies if assigned to you at the time of admission.
- Complete all required Foundation Courses for ECP 120-credit and MEP 108-credit programs (ECON 201, ECON 203, MATH 208, MATH 209, ENGL 210) by the time of application.
- John Molson School students must have a minimum of 18 credits remaining towards their degree at the time of departure.
- John Molson School students cannot be on exchange in their final semester.
- Accounting students should be aware that ACCO courses taken abroad cannot be used towards your CPA requirements.
- Certificate students and independent students are not eligible to participate in the Concordia Student Exchange Program.
Students will be asked to provide up to 8 course options for their term abroad. It is important to know your degree requirements. We suggest students reserve as many elective courses as possible for exchange as flexibility is key.
Start by reviewing the course offering at the host institution during the term you intend to study. You can do this by reviewing course offerings from the previous year.
Once you’ve identified your courses, you can cross-reference our list of previously approved courses in the John Molson CSEP Course Database. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If a course is not listed, we will evaluate it.
Keep in mind that you are only allowed to take 50% of core, major, or minor abroad. There is no such restriction on your electives.
Notes:
- All courses taken abroad must be pre-approved by the John Molson School of Business. Courses taken without approval will not be transferred to Concordia.
- The faculty does not guarantee course availability at host institutions.
- Host institutions reserve the right to cancel any course previously offered from their registration menu at any time.
- It is the student’s responsibility to verify that their selected courses are offered during their exchange semester.
- Course sequences must be adhered to (ex. students cannot take COMM 401 abroad if they have not previously completed COMM 225).
- COMM 315 and COMM 316 must be taken at Concordia.
- All courses taken abroad must pertain to a student’s degree program requirements.
- Students are not permitted to take courses at the graduate (Master’s) level.
- Students are not permitted to take online courses.
- John Molson School students must have a minimum of 18 credits remaining towards their degree at the time of departure.
- The faculty reserves the right to withdraw students from the CSEP if there are not substantial courses available at the host institution to satisfy their remaining degree program requirements.
- Accounting students should be aware that ACCO courses taken abroad cannot be used towards your CPA requirements.
Student Exchange Application
Students apply through Concordia International in one of two calls for applications.
Short-term study abroad
Concordia International offers short-term summer study abroad programs for Concordia students.
John Molson students can participate in Partner Summer Schools Abroad, part of the short-term summer programs offered by Concordia International.
In order to participate, students must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Have a minimum CGPA of 2.7 and maintain it until the departure date.
- Be registered full-time in the year of application as well as the year prior to going abroad.
- Complete at least 24 credits before the departure date.
- Completed: COMM 205, COMM 211, COMM 213, COMM 214, and COMM 217.
- Complete all program deficiencies, including ESL courses and foundation courses for 120 and 108 programs, prior to application deadline.
- Certificate students and independent students are not eligible to participate.
Visiting fee-paying option
Students who wish to study at Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business but whose home institution is not a recognized John Molson exchange partner or whose home institution has already filled its reserved exchange (CSEP) spots with other nominated students can request to be nominated as Visiting International Fee-Paying (VIFP) applicants.
Application deadlines
- April 1 for Fall term
- August 1 for Winter term
- A completed Visiting International Fee-Paying (VIFP) application form.
- Only applicants with “B” equivalent averages (13/20 in France overall minimum average) will be considered, with this minimum score specifically in mathematics, statistics and economics-based courses.
- In conjunction with your Academic Advisor(s), supply a Preliminary Profile of Courses (listing of the courses approved by your Academic Advisor) to be taken at Concordia. You will find a field for you to list these courses on the second page of our VIFP Application Form.
- Include a scanned copy of your updated official transcripts.
- Provide a Personal Statement (also known as a Statement of Purpose or Letter of Motivation) to be addressed to the John Molson School of Business in English, outlining why you wish to study business at Concordia University.
- A Letter of Permission from an authorized representative of your institution (university president, college president, dean of the faculty or school, department chair, program director, international coordinator) granting permission for you to study for one or two semesters at Concordia University, acknowledging your choice of studying abroad and that you will receive credit for your studies.
- Submit two (2) departmental or faculty recommendations - provided by professors who have taught or worked with you in the various classes listed in your Transcript of Credits.
- Provide Result of Language Testing: English – TOEFL minimum score 90 or higher, with a minimum combined score of 34 for speaking and writing.
Please complete the online Application form and the remainder of the application (i.e. scanned documents) can be sent to CSEPrequest.jmsb@concordia.ca.
