»About the Center for Global Education

Global educational opportunities first started at Chapman in 1965 with the creation of the World Campus Afloat program.  Chapman was the academic sponsor for World Campus Afloat (now known as Semester at Sea) until 1975. In the mid-90s, the campus was divided in two departments: study abroad and international student services. Soon, these two offices were reunited as education abroad grew over the years.

In 2004, the Center for Global Education was created as a centralized location for international activities at Chapman, bringing together study abroad and international student services.  Since then, the CGE has expanded to include semester and academic year study abroad, interterm and summer travel courses, summer international internships and international student and scholar services.  The Center for Global Education is committed to Chapman University’s mission for students to lead “productive lives as global citizens.”

• More than 550 Chapman students participate in semester, academic-year, summer or interterm programs per year through the Center for Global Education
• More than 300 graduate and undergraduate international students are at Chapman from 67 countries
• Chapman is proud to rank 14 among master institutions in semester-long education abroad and rank 29 in total undergraduate participation in study abroad in the 2011 Open Doors report.