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MidAmerica Nazarene University
Lunn Building
2030 East College Way
Olathe, KS 66062-1899

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Mon. – Fri. 8:00am – 5:00pm

Study abroad for a semester or summer and have the best experience of your life! At MNU we partner with organizations to provide a rich menu of study abroad  educational opportunities.

Learn more about short-term travel and mission experiences through  Pioneer Trek

How to get started with a Study Abroad program at MNU:
  1. Check all of the Study Abroad programs that look of interest to you.
  2. Contact Dr Randy Cloud, Director of MNU Pioneer Trek, for an initial planning appointment at rrcloud@mnu.edu.
  3. Work with your academic advisor to determine what semester would be best for your degree program to Study Abroad.
  4. Work with your academic advisor to determine how the Study Abroad classes will fit into your degree program, ensuring an on-time graduation. This is the most critical step!
  5. Apply for program through MNU Registrars office.
  6. Work with  MNU Bursars office on how funding for your program will work.
  7. Make sure you have a current passport.
  8. Begin checking on travel plans and flight information; all travel costs are in addition to tuition costs.
Nazarene Affiliated Institutions

Though MNU’s connection with various Nazarene academic organizations, students can connect with programs in Korea, Ecuador, and Manchester, England.

MidAmerica Nazarene University has entered into an agreement with IBI of Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. IBI is a CCCU-endorsed organization, providing students an opportunity to participate in a summer program of study in international business and economics. The ten-week summer program is normally taken following completion of the junior year, and includes periods of residence in key locations in Asia as well as coordinated visits to major political, business, and economic centers of Europe. This program provides the student a minor in International Business. Successful applicants are normally required to have completed at least one full year of economics (macro and micro), and at least one semester each of accounting, marketing, and management. Minimum GPA: 2.75/4.0. Additional information is available through the MNU Business Administration Department.

Study abroad in Ecuador with total immersion in a Spanish language program. Live with Latin American students in the Nazarene Theological Seminary in Quito, Ecuador. Participate in service events, travel to the Galapagos Islands, an active volcano, and the Amazon jungle.

Apply to study at Nazarene Theological College for a semester in religion and humanities courses where academic excellence and professional ministry skills training are integrated within a context of broadly Wesleyan-Holiness spirituality. Apply through the Registrar’s Office.

Study in Cheonan City, South Korea for a semester. MNU students have the opportunity to participate in the study of business and culture through a partnership program with Korea Nazarene University (KNU). Students travel to and attend courses in Korea at KNU during the traditional spring semester. While there, students are exposed to enough international experience to earn an 18 credit minor in International Business from MNU. Students are eligible for institutional scholarships that do not require a presence on the Olathe campus. Check with the MNU Business Administration Department for more information.

The purpose of this program is for MNU educational students to complete 4 weeks of their student teaching requirement at an accredited Costa Rican school and at the same time take Spanish classes with CALL (Christian Academy of Language and Learning), a ministry of the Nazarene Seminary of the Americas, for up to 8 hours per week.  Students would live on the SENDAS campus for 4 weeks, working at local schools and studying at the Seminary with CALL. Check with the MNU Department of Education for more information.

Council of Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) Global EDucation

Through MNU’s affiliation with CCCU GlobalEd, you can enjoy opportunities in Los Angeles, the Middle East, Oxford, Nashville, and Uganda.

We are thrilled to be accepting applications for the L.A. Film Studies Center (LAFSC) program for the Spring 2024 semester.

The L.A. Film Studies Center (LAFSC) officially relaunched on the ground, in Los Angeles for the spring of 2023! Olivet Nazarene University will again be administrating and partnering with the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) under the same consortium agreements between CCCU and member institutions as last spring and prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Faculty and staff for LAFSC are industry professionals returning from previous semesters as faculty, staff or alumni. Similar to the spring 2022 semester, the courses will parallel those that were offered at LAFSC prior to the pandemic with some minor updates for relevance to changing practices and trends in the industry in order to accommodate sending institutions who have built LAFSC into their degree tracks. 

Get real-world music industry experience at The Contemporary Music Center in Nashville, Tennessee. CMC is a semester long, 16-credit hour program that prepares college age students for careers in the entertainment industry, challenging them to live out their faith as Christ-followers. Thirty students live, work, and create music together in a facility with 24/7 access to world-class gear. Faculty are music industry pros who keep the program relevant and practical.  The “Final Exam” is a week-long Road Tour at the end of the semester. 

3 TRACKS – NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NEEDED – ALL MAJORS WELCOME:

ARTIST TRACK

BUSINESS TRACK

TECHNICAL TRACK

Live and study in the beautiful and renowned city of Oxford. A semester at Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford (SCIO) utilizes expert tutors, offers endless scholarly resources, grants access to the Bodleian library, and more. We invite you to walk the same paths and study in the same places as some of the greatest scholars in history.

Join one of the premier universities in East Africa to study and live alongside Ugandans and other students from the continent. Through classes, internships, and living with Ugandan families or peers, USP@UCU provides opportunities for students to authentically engage people, culture, and contemporary realities in Uganda in ways that challenge them to be active participants in Christ’s claim on all aspects of life. 

Just 15 miles from the capital city of Kampala, Uganda Christian University is situated in the bustling town of Mukono that will quickly become home. Along with trips throughout Uganda, students also participate on a 10-day study tour to neighboring Rwanda.

Students in the Uganda Studies Program at UCU choose from one of the following academic emphases:

Social Work Emphasis (SWE)

Global Health Emphasis (GHE)

Interdisciplinary Emphasis (IE)