Today's global economy requires college graduates to develop the cross-cultural skills they will need to compete and succeed in a diverse and multicultural workforce. To meet this growing demand, Florida State University has developed several models of Special Academic Programs to meet students' academic and professional needs.

FSU's Center for Global Engagement offers two models of Special Academic Programs: the Academic Year Program in Communication and the Academic Year Program in Literature. Both of these programs predominantly focus on coursework with global applications. Academic work and experiential learning opportunities are designed to teach students about American culture.

To find out more about the Academic Year Program in Communication and the Academic Year Program in Literature, please visit the Academic Year Program page.


We will also continue to offer our longer standing partners the chance for their students to participate in our programs which combine academic coursework with academic training at the Walt Disney World Resort. As per our established Memoranda of Understanding with these partners, these programs include one or both of the following: the intensive academic program during the shorter summer stay on the FSU campus, and/or the academic semester program combined with work-integrated learning at the Walt Disney World Resort.

International Partner Universities:

Universities	Programs Offered
China University of Petroleum	Academic Year Program in Chemical Engineering
Dankook University	Summer Program in Intercultural Communication, Semester Program in Intercultural Communication with   Academic Training
FAE Centro Universitario	Summer Program in Intercultural Communication
Institute for Tourism Studies	Summer Program in Hospitality Management
Macau University of Science and Technology	Summer Program in Hospitality Management
Meiji University	Summer Program in Intercultural Communication, Semester Program in Intercultural Communication with Academic Training
Sookmyung Women's University	Summer Program in Hospitality Management, Summer Program in Intercultural Communication, Semester Program in Intercultural Communication with Academic Training
Soongsil University	Summer Program in Intercultural Communication
St. Lawrence College	Summer Program in Intercultural Communication (pending space available), Summer Program in Service Operations Leadership
Tianjin Foreign Studies University	Academic Year Program in Communication, Academic Year Program in Literature
Universidad de Colima	Summer Program in Service Operations Leadership
Universidade Sao Francisco	Summer Program in Intercultural Communication