Fully immerse in the Brazilian undergraduate experience at one of Latin America’s most distinguished public universities. Challenge and improve your Portuguese skills—and widen your global perspective—as you learn alongside local undergraduates.
Study like never before. Spend a semester “doing as the locals do” and enroll at Brazil’s top university. Apply your language skills daily with electives taught in Portuguese and engage with your Brazilian counterparts during in-class discussions. And whether you’re interested in the sciences, social sciences, or humanities, you can get both a top-tier education and an immersive experience of a lifetime.
Universidade de São Paulo. Brazil’s largest public university, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), is renowned for its leading role in academic and scientific research across a multitude of fields. As a student on the Direct-Enroll at USP track, not only can you partake in local campus life, you also have the chance connect with students from all over the country.
You take one Portuguese language class, one CET elective, and direct-enroll in two or three courses at USP to meet the total 15 to 18 recommended credits.
You are placed into one of these 3-credit courses:
Choose two or three direct-enroll electives to meet the total 15 to 18 recommended credits. These classes are 2 to 6 credits each and taught at Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in Portuguese. Courses vary each term, but past courses have included:
See more direct-enroll courses on the USP website.
CET converts final grades from USP to US letter grade equivalents.
Choose one 3-credit elective taught exclusively for CET students:
Note: Because elective courses are based on total program enrollment and faculty availability, not every elective is offered every term.
Over the years, we’ve built a strong network of locally-based faculty that we’re proud to call our peers. These faculty make up our Academic Consultation Board—a select group of local voices and thought leaders that help advise and shape components of the CET Jordan program.
Board members support the program in many ways, including but not limited to: