2025-2026 Program Dates
| Sessions | Participants | Dates |
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Session One Hospitality Management |
Catholic University of Korea |
June 27, 2025 - January 2, 2026 |
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Session Two Intercultural Communication |
Catholic University of Korea Dankook University Hansung University Kyonggi University Seoul National University Sookmyung Women’s University Woosong University/SolBridge International School of Business |
July 11, 2025 - January 15, 2026 |
|
Session Three Intercultural Communication |
Meiji University | August 1, 2025 - January 29, 2026 |
Program Fee
- $5,000 USD
Fee Includes
- 12 Florida State University credits:
- 3 credits for FSU course taught on campus (either Managing Service Organizations or Intercultural Communication)
- 6 credits for course taught by an FSU instructor while at Walt Disney World® Resort (Applied Intercultural Communication)
- 3 credits for a six-month academic training experience at Walt Disney World® Resort (either Hospitality Management Internship or Intercultural Communication Internship)
- All meals and residence hall accommodations during 10-day stay on FSU campus
- Group pick-up from Tallahassee airport and transportation to Orlando from FSU
- Local field trip and on-campus activities
- Instructional materials for FSU courses
- Ongoing support from FSU staff
Additional Expenses
- Required compliant health insurance (link to compliant policy to be provided)
- Round-trip airfare to the U.S. with arrival in Tallahassee (TLH)
- J-1 student visa application fee and SEVIS fee
- Disney program assessment fee
- Personal expenses
Eligibility
- 18 years of age or older
- In good academic standing
- Strong conversational English abilities
- Pursuing a degree program in an approved major at one of FSU’s designated international partner institutions (see “Program Overview”)
- Enrolled in Winter/Spring term at home university or considered to be enrolled by home university during the program
- Returning to home university to complete degree, and some of the program credits will count toward graduation requirements
- Have not yet graduated and will not graduate before program end date
- Meet at least the minimum English language test requirements on one of the following tests (including subscores):
- TOEFL iBT: Minimum overall score of 61 and scores of at least 16 on the speaking section and at least 12 on the listening section
- IELTS Academic: Minimum overall score of 5.5 and scores of at least 5.5 on both the speaking section and the listening section
- Duolingo English Test: Minimum overall score of 100 and subscores of at least 100 in both speaking and listening
- Nominated through home university’s internal application and interview process
- Pass an oral interview with a Disney recruiter