📅 NOW ACCEPTING STUDENTS FOR SUMMER 2026 PROGRAMS!

Take your education GLOBAL and discover the world through a USG Goes Global study abroad program! Join students and faculty from more than 23 institutions as you explore popular destinations and earn academic credit toward your degree. Courses are taught by USG faculty and blend classroom, virtual, and experiential learning for a one-of-a-kind educational experience in another country. Plus, with the university system’s collaborative technologies, you’ll register for your USG Goes Global courses directly through your home institution, and the credit you earn transfers automatically to your regular academic record*. While the majority of students represent USG institutions, students from other colleges and universities throughout the U.S. are also encouraged to apply! (*see Eligibility)

Whether you’re seeking a shorter or longer time abroad, you just started your degree or you’re approaching graduation, you’ve traveled a lot or never been on an airplane… USG Goes Global offers something for everyone! Details such as course requirements, travel dates, costs, accommodations, itineraries, important deadlines, and other information about USG Goes Global’s current programs can be found on each program page here or by clicking the tiles below.

🚫 Program fees listed on these pages do not include tuition, roundtrip airfare, or the majority of your meals while abroad.

ELIGIBILITY

To participate on a USG Goes Global study abroad program, students must be:

• Enrolled full-time or part-time in an undergraduate degree program
• At least 18 years of age by the time of their intended program’s departure
• In good academic and disciplinary standing, with approval from their home institution

Completion of an application does not guarantee acceptance. Dual-enrollment students are not eligible to participate at this time and students with tuition waivers (TAP, 62+, etc.) can only be considered as space allows.

Priority Deadline to Sign Up: February 15, 2027

Final Deadline to Sign Up: March 17, 2027

GETTING STARTED

Interested in signing up for one of the USG Goes Global programs? Great! To be considered, USG Goes Global must receive the following by the deadline:

• a complete online application form
• $350 initial program fee payment (not an added fee – applied to program fee as first payment)

After submitting an application on Via TRM, applicants must complete the following within 30 days in order to secure their spot on the program roster:

• Receive approval to participate from your Institutional Representative
• Complete Payment #2 in the amount of $650, to be applied directly to your program balance. 

Please note that students are subject to any institution-specific requirements for study abroad participation in addition to those of USG Goes Global, which may include additional forms or a separate application for the institution before receiving approval.

Students from any institution outside of the USG Goes Global Consortium are still eligible to apply, and will participate as a transient student through the University of West Georgia. No additional applications or fees are required. An overview of this process is available here.

Sign Up Process

View Sample Application

1. Create an account in the USG Goes Global Via TRM portal or login to an existing account here.
2. Click on Explore Programs to browse available USG Goes Global programs and select the program(s) you’re interested in to find out more.
3. Take note of the course requirements, included costs, deadlines, and other important information on the program page, then click Apply in the upper right corner to begin the sign up form. TIP: Save periodically to avoid losing your progress!
4. You’ll request approval from your home institution directly within the online form. Keep in mind that institutions may require additional forms or a separate application for approval, so confirm what you need to do with your Institutional Representative early. In order to confirm your place on the program roster, you must receive approval from your home institution within 30 days of submitting your application.
5. Pay the non-refundable initial program fee payment according to the following instructions:
   • Click Make a Payment in your online application. You will be redirected to an external payment site operated by the University of West Georgia.
   • Enter the amount next to Please Pay Now and then click Continue.
   • Enter your payment information and follow the prompts to complete your payment.
   • Save a copy of the payment confirmation sent to your email for your records. Your payment status will update automatically. Return to your application in Via TRM and confirm that your payment status updated successfully.
   • You’ll follow a similar process for your remaining program fee payments after acceptance!
6. Complete all required application fields (*), and don’t forget to click Submit.
   • If you need to finish working on your application later, make sure you click Save before exiting the application portal. Continue your application by logging back into Via TRM and clicking on My Programs (make sure Upcoming is selected). Then click View Details on your intended program, and View to finish your application.
7. Once you submit your application, you will receive an email from USG Goes Global detailing next steps and deadlines. To confirm your spot on the program roster, you must complete the following within 30 days of submitting your program application: 
   • Receive approval to participate from your institutional representative. 
   • Complete your 2nd program payment in the amount of $650. This will be applied directly to your program balance. 

📌 You may want to bookmark the portal login page for easy access. If accepted, there will be additional forms added to your account that you’ll need to complete to move forward. Find Your Forms

Not ready to sign up quite yet? You can still create a profile with USG Goes Global to let us know what programs you’re interested in, get in touch with an advisor or faculty member, and learn more about upcoming information sessions & events happening on your campus.

Create a Profile

Program acceptance is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. USG Goes Global does not reserve spaces for programs or specific courses. Applications are processed on a rolling basis, and acceptance is granted on a first-come, first-served basis according to the timestamp of initial payments on complete applications. USG Goes Global does not reserve spots for programs or courses. Students who do not complete steps #3 and #4 within 30 days of submitting their application will be automatically withdrawn. If the withdrawn student completes steps #3 and #4 by March 17, 2027, they can be reinstated to the program (or placed on a waitlist if program is at capacity) and any previous payments will be applied to their program balance.

📢 Early Payment Discount: Students who pay their program fee in full at signup or before January 1st, 2027 will receive a 10% discount! See details in sign-up form.

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CANCELLATION POLICY 

USG Goes Global reserves the right to alter or cancel programs at any time due to low enrollment or any other appropriate circumstance (including, but not limited to, situations that may endanger the health and/or safety of participants). If USG Goes Global cancels a program after program fee payments have been collected, only the funds that USG Goes Global is able to recover from the third-party service providers can be returned to participants. In the event of course cancellation by USG Goes Global after tuition payments have been made, participants are subject to the tuition refund policy of the institution at which they registered for the courses. USG Goes Global does not have the authority to override an institution’s registration/ payment policies.

All payments made directly to a third-party (such as airfare) are subject to the vendor’s cancellation and refund policies.

Student Refund Schedule:

• The $350 initial program fee payment is nonrefundable unless the program is canceled by USG Goes Global. Students who withdraw before acceptance or are not accepted may appeal for a refund. Once a student is accepted or the application deadline has passed – whichever occurs first – the initial payment becomes fully nonrefundable.
• Students who do not receive approval from their institutional representative AND complete their 2nd payment ($650) within 30 days of submitting their application will be automatically notified and withdrawn from the program. If the withdrawn student completes these steps by the final enrollment deadline, they can be reinstated to the program (or placed on a waitlist if program is at capacity) and any previous payments will be applied to their program balance.
• Students withdrawing within 35 days of the final program fee payment deadline will owe 50% of the program fee.
• Students withdrawing within 10 days of the final program fee payment deadline will owe 100% of the program fee.
• Students withdrawing after the final program fee payment deadline will owe 100% of the program fee and will not be eligible to appeal.

Late withdrawal penalties are owed in full, regardless of whether any payments were made prior to the decision to withdraw. Payments made before a late withdrawal are not eligible for refund and will be applied toward the penalty amount due to USG Goes Global. Students who believe they have extenuating circumstances for a late withdrawal may submit an appeal for a waiver of the penalty fee to the USG Goes Global Appeals Committee within 14 days of their withdrawal notification.

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CONTACT

Please direct any questions, concerns, or requests for more information about USG Goes Global to global@usg.edu or (404) 962-3265. You may also wish to consult your Institutional Representative for questions/concerns specific to your institution.

Contact information and more about the USG World Regional Councils can be found here.