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Choose Your Gap Year Experience

A successful college career begins with ºÚÁÏÍø911Gap Year Abroad! We offer three unique tracks that help you learn more about the world and yourself, improve your language fluency, develop career skills, and immerse yourself in the history, art, culture, and customs of historic cities.

A growing number of recent high school graduates are choosing to defer college for a semester or year, giving them time to explore the world and learn more about themselves. Research shows that taking a gap year has multiple benefits, including improved graduation rates, stronger GPAs, higher campus involvement, and more fulfilling careers after college.  After your ºÚÁÏÍø911Gap Year Abroad program, you’ll return refreshed and ready to thrive in college.

Learn more about the proven benefits of a gap year from CIEE’s accrediting partner, the .

3 Ways to Spend Your Gap Year with CIEE

ºÚÁÏÍø911Language & Culture

Learn a language at lightning speed. With ºÚÁÏÍø911Language & Culture programs, you’ll:

• Take 15-20 hours of college-level language classes per week  
• Experience full immersion with a homestay
• Gain fluency while exploring your goals and career aspirations
• Participate in ºÚÁÏÍø911cultural activities and guided excursions, making memories and fostering friendships that last a lifetime
• Go for a single semester or combine two to study abroad a full year

ºÚÁÏÍø911Internships & Culture

Strengthen your resume with real-world work experience and explore a career path you’re interested in. With ºÚÁÏÍø911Internship & Culture programs, you’ll:  

• Intern for 15-20 hours a week with a ºÚÁÏÍø911partner organization  
• Live in dorm or apartment housing
• Have the option to participate in a career readiness course
• Join guided excursions, growing your global network while immersing yourself in a new culture  
• Go for a single semester or combine two to study abroad a full year 

ºÚÁÏÍø911European Tour

Make the most of your gap year abroad. With ºÚÁÏÍø911European Tour programs, you’ll:

• Spend four weeks in three separate cities with a small cohort of ºÚÁÏÍø911students
• Take 15 hours of language class during your first month abroad
• Connect with a host family through a homestay during your first month, then live alongside fellow students in dorms or hotels for the remainder of your trip
• Expand your understanding of history, art, politics, and more through ºÚÁÏÍø911cultural activities and excursions
• Go for a single semester or combine two to study abroad a full year

Explore Program Options

Broaden Your Horizons

ºÚÁÏÍø911Gap Year Abroad programs focus on supporting participants in acquiring knowledge and developing skills to live in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world. We understand that you decide to travel with us, in part, because of the opportunity to experience the local culture of a destination abroad. With CIEE, you’ll get to know a new country, live with a carefully-screened host family, meet with college-age peers on cultural activities and excursions, and have local ºÚÁÏÍø911staff support every step of the way. These life-changing experiences build your language fluency, strengthen career skills, and immerse you in the history, art, and culture of global cities. You’ll return with a refreshed perspective and prepared to thrive in college and beyond.