---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 668.39"
title: "34"
number: "668.39"
heading: "Study abroad programs."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/668.39"
---

# §668.39. Study abroad programs.


A student enrolled in a program of study abroad is eligible to receive title IV, HEA program assistance if—

- (a) The student remains enrolled as a regular student in an eligible program at an eligible institution during his or her program of study abroad; and
- (b) **The eligible institution approves the program of study abroad for academic credit.** However, the study abroad program need not be required as part of the student's eligible degree program.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 60 FR 61810, Dec. 1, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1001-1003, 1070g, 1085, 1088, 1091, 1092, 1094, 1099c, 1099c-1, 1221e-3, and 1231a, unless otherwise noted.