Mission Statement

Believing that international study abroad enhances immeasurably the value of students' education and cultural competence, the UCSB Office of the Education Abroad Program is dedicated to making the experience of such study available to as many qualified UCSB students as possible. As the University of California's preferred option for study abroad, EAP allows students to continue to progress toward their degrees while living and studying in some of the best academic institutions around the world. It is our mission to recuruit, select, prepare, and support UCSB students for participation in EAP and to welcome and integrate into our academic community the students from our partner institutions abroad.