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The Travel Study Experience

Travel Study offers students the chance to explore another country and another culture within a wholly UCLA structure. The teaching faculty are UCLA professors and teaching assistants who are experts in their field. The accommodations and excursions are arranged by UCLA staff in accordance with UCLA standards and regulations. Finally, Travel Study offers UC credit which can be vital to the timely completion of a degree or major.
The Travel Study Participant

Travel Study attracts students whose degree plans may not allow for an entire semester or year to study abroad. Travel Study students are ambitious learners who realize that living in a culture is the fastest way to understanding it just as living in a country is the fastest way to speaking its language.

The Travel Study Advantage

Travel Study gives its participants the knowledge and familiarity that only first-hand, real-life experience can offer. Because the programs are short and cost-effective, students can combine their Travel Study experience easily with other UCLA programs to complete a richly diverse undergraduate experience.

Intensive Academic Format

Travel Study courses are drawn from UCLA's regular curriculum and carry full academic credit. Varying from four to six weeks, these intensive short-term programs offer from 8 to 16 units of UCLA course credit. All courses must be for a letter grade. There is no GPA requirement to participate.

Registration

Registration begins November 15. Programs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Submit your online registration today.

Fees

Program fees vary by program. The average cost is $4,000, which includes the registration fee, course fees, accommodations, some meals (varies by program), and excursions. Airfare, textbooks, and spending money are not included. A $300 non-refundable registration fee reserves your space in the program.

Financial Aid

Financial aid is available to qualified UCLA students. The FAFSA is due by March 2. A separate Travel Study Financial Aid Application is due in April. Students from other campuses should consult with their home institution about financial aid availability and deadlines. Click here for more details about Financial Aid.

Accommodations

Housing varies by program. Typically students reside in hotel accommodations. Certain programs use dorm facilities at a host campus. Our Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico and Africa programs feature homestays.