At A Glance

2025-2026 Program Dates

Sessions Participants Dates

Session One

Hospitality Management

Catholic University of Korea
Dankook University
Hansung University
Kyonggi University
Seoul National University
Sookmyung Women’s University
Universidad de Colima
Woosong University/SolBridge International School of Business

 June 27, 2025 - January 1, 2026

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, social, and cultural 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