Education Abroad and Exchange Programs

Penn State Dickinson Law maintains a robust education abroad program portfolio designed to provide students with opportunities to enhance their understanding of world languages, cultures, and international legal systems so that they may be better prepared as effective and internationally engaged legal practitioners.

Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law are reunifying to operate as Penn State University’s single law school with two locations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Carlisle and University Park. While ABA approval for the reunification is pending, both schools are currently fully accredited. We submitted an application for acquiescence to operate as a single law school in July 2024 and plan to enroll a unified class in Fall 2025.

Currently, there are two distinct education abroad program types offered to Penn State Dickinson Law students:

Penn State Dickinson Law Programs

These programs allow students to earn Penn State Dickinson Law credit through international study. For example, the International Justice Program offers students an opportunity to work alongside senior prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. Moreover, Penn State Dickinson Law offers occasional faculty-directed, short-term programs abroad that are designed and organized for student cohorts.

Foreign Institution Programs

Penn State Dickinson Law maintains exchange agreements that allow the reciprocal movement of students between institutions. For example, students may study at Radboud University in the Netherlands for a semester as an exchange student. Exchange students generally pay regular Penn State Dickinson Law tuition and fees but are in-residence abroad for one semester. One’s scholarship package applies as if on campus, provided the student is registered for a minimum of 12 credits. Students may earn a maximum of 12 transfer credits that are integrated into their degree programs at Penn State Dickinson Law. Certain restrictions may apply.

Currently, J.D. students may select among the following institutions:

	中国政法大学 China University of Political Science and Law Beijing, China
	EBS Univesität EBS University of Business and Law Wiesbaden, Germany
	Hanoi Law School Hanoi, Viet Nam
	Radboud Universiteit Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
	Universidad de los Andes University of the Andes Bogota, Colombia
	Universitetet i Stavanger University of Stavanger Stavanger, Norway
	Victoria University of Wellington Wellington, New Zealand

Getting Started

For more information on Penn State Dickinson Law’s protocols for education abroad and exchange, please see Education Abroad and Exchange Student Handbook.

Please direct questions to the Director of International Programs and Graduate Education at DickinsonGradEd@psu.edu.

Exchange Program Opportunities at Penn State Dickinson Law

Penn State Dickinson Law has forged partnerships with prestigious institutions worldwide, enabling rewarding opportunities for student exchange and collaborative degree programs. Students seeking to attend Penn State Dickinson Law under these agreements must receive a nomination from their home institution. Once the nomination is received and approved, students will be invited to submit their applications and required documents for admission directly. In such cases, there is no need for students to apply via LSAC. For any inquiries, please contact the Director of International Programs and Graduate Education at DickinsonGradEd@psu.edu.