About Us

International Partners promotes study abroad as a vital part of educating students in an increasingly global environment. Its mission is to provide high quality learning opportunities that combine rigorous academic work, practical professional experience, and daily immersion in another culture.

The program is based on reciprocal agreements between Augsburg College and European institutions of higher learning that offer degrees equivalent to the U.S. Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science. Under these agreements, European students receive part of their education at Augsburg, and Augsburg students earn academic credit at Partner schools. Courses are pre-approved to fulfill graduation requirements at a student’s home institution. The program also provides practical experience abroad through internships, fieldwork, and student teaching.

Reasons to Choose International Partners

European Students

• Pre-approved courses/full credit toward degree
• Efficient application/registration process
• Excellent teachers
• Small class size (average 18)
• Generous scholarship
• Paid on-campus jobs
• Multi-cultural student body
• Internships, fieldwork, student teaching
• Personalized international student services
• Free tutoring and study skills assistance
• Many campus activities, clubs, social events, sports, concerts, speakers, entertainers
• Excellent facilities
  • Library: laptops, 300 computer ports
  • Twenty-four hour computer lab
  • Free fitness center, gym, raquetball and tennis courts
  • Dormitories wired for Internet, cable TV, phone
  • Buildings connected by tunnels and skyways
  • Year-round athletic field and ice rinks
• Great location
  • A "small town" campus in a major city
  • Among top U.S. communities in quality of life
  • Adjacent to large medical center
  • Near 40,000-student university
  • Lakes, parks, cross-country ski trails
  • Easy access to entertainment, sports, cultural events
  • Largest U.S. shopping center, Mall of America
  • Convenient for all U.S. travel

Augsburg Students

• Credits automatically apply to Augsburg degree
• Augsburg Experience credit
• Easy application and registration process
• Wide range of academic courses
• Day school and Weekend courses
• Individualized study programs
• Financially feasible
  • Tuition, room, board comparable to cost at Augsburg
  • Financial aid applies
  • Paid internships available
  • Travel grants available
• Gain professional experience abroad
  • Student teaching
  • Fieldwork
  • Internships
• Variable program length: ten days to one year
• Host families an option
• Expert pre-departure planning and assistance
• Classes taught in English
• Outstanding European faculty
• Intensive language options
• Unique field trips and extra-curricular activities
• Study abroad with other Augsburg students
• Meet students from Partner schools attending Augsburg
• Variety of geographic locations
  • Rural and urban sites
  • Large and small schools