The student profile section asks basic demographic information about you as well as information about your academic record, your major, minor, student status, etc. You only need to complete the Profile section once, regardless of how many specific Study Abroad Programs to which you wish to apply.

Beginning with the Winter and Spring 2026 Study Abroad Application Cycle, students will no longer be required to have a faculty recommendation submitted as part of their Baruch Application to Study Abroad. We are going to be transitioning to a new, upgraded Application Portal in fall 2025, but until then, when you complete the Profile section of your Baruch Application to Study Abroad, please disregard the section asking you to submit the name of a faculty member for a recommendation.

If you have recently submitted an application for a Winter or Spring 2026 study abroad program and have already entered the information, you should inform the faculty member you requested to submit the recommendation that he or she will not be contacted about the recommendation.

If you have any questions, please contact the Director of Study Abroad.

In the Programs section you will be asked to select the program(s) you wish to apply to. You can choose from the list of recommended programs in the Study Abroad Program database. If you wish to apply to university or sponsored program, you may also petition to be allowed to apply to a Study Abroad Program that is not listed. If you attempt to submit a petition, you will be prompted to set up an appointment with the Director of Study Abroad before you submit the full application.

In this section you will also be asked to provide detailed responses to prompts about the program and destination you have selected. You may apply to study abroad on as many programs as you like, but for each program you apply to you will need to submit responses relating to your goals for studying on that program in that country.

At Baruch College, credit for study abroad is awarded strictly on the basis of course equivalency. In other words, every course you take abroad must be approved for a specific Baruch course. This section of the Application to Study Abroad enables you to submit a Course Equivalency Approval Request (CEAR) for each course you wish to take abroad. CEARs are of two types:

• Previously approved courses (these are found in the Course Equivalency Database)
• Requests for approval of new courses (for these you must complete new CEAR forms)

The Course Equivalency Database contains ONLY those courses at the host institution or program that have been requested by Baruch students and approved for Baruch equivalent courses within the past 5 years. It is NOT a comprehensive list of all courses at that institution that could be approved for equivalent courses at Baruch. Every course listed in the Course Equivalency Database started out as a new CEAR.  The Course Equivalency Database is a good place to start when looking for courses, but you must be prepared to look on the website of the host institution or Study Abroad Program to find additional courses that might be approved for Baruch courses you need or want to take. For more details, see the section on Course Equivalency Approval Requests

After you have completed all parts of your Baruch Application to Study Abroad, you will be prompted three times to submit it. We do this to enable you to review your application and make any corrections you wish. Once you have submitted your Application to Study Abroad, you will not be able to make any changes to it unless it is returned to you by the Study Abroad Office.