Affiliations

Through several administrative understandings, the University has cultivated a series of institutional relationships that notably enlarge the educational opportunities it offers. The University enjoys long-standing student exchange agreements with Sophia University in Tokyo, Nanzan University in Nagoya, and Kansai Gaidai University in Kyoto, Japan. In recent years the University has also added exchange programs with the University of Hull, England; the University of Dortmund, Germany; and Universidad del Pacifico, Peru. In addition, the University is affiliated with several third-party providers which offer study abroad opportunities worldwide.

Students can entertain several programs of international study for one semester or two, depending on the program. The University has long-standing partnerships with universities across the world, including Italy, the UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Japan, and South Korea.

In addition to the program offerings listed above, cooperative agreements exist with programs in numerous countries on all continents.

John Carroll University also participates in agreements with many colleges and universities in the Cleveland area that offer cross-registration opportunities for all full-time undergraduate students. In cooperation with the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, the University provides the academic component of the formation program for college-level seminarians of the diocese.

In cooperation with Case Western Reserve University of Cleveland, the natural science departments provide a five-year joint dual-degree program by which students may receive a bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University as well as a bachelor of engineering degree from Case Western Reserve University. A similar dual-degree program culminates in a bachelor of science from John Carroll University, and a master of nursing degree from Case Western Reserve University. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and John Carroll University have an agreement whereby up to 25 seats per year are reserved for John Carroll students to enter LECOM’s medical, dental, podiatry, and pharmacy programs. The University also has an early acceptance program with Ohio University’s Heritage College of Medicine providing up to 12 medical school seats annually for incoming JCU first-year students. An agreement with Case Western University's certified anesthesiologist assistant programs provides guaranteed interviews for up to two JCU students annually. An agreement with Duquesne University’s Nasuti College of Osteopathic Medicine provides up to five early assurance seats in the DO program to JCU freshmen annually. The University’s partnership with Gannon University’s physical therapy program provides up to two seats annually for the traditional pathway and one seat for the accelerated 3+3 year pathway. A partnership with NEOMED allows for up to three JCU juniors to be nominated annually for consideration for NEOMED’s MD program. In addition, an agreement has been made between the University at Buffalo pharmacy (PharmD) program and JCU for two students annually to complete the bachelor’s degree in chemistry at John Carroll before transitioning to the University at Buffalo. Lastly, the University has entered into a partnership with Palmer College of Chiropractic, which creates the opportunity for students to complete three years at JCU before transitioning to complete the final year for JCU and first year of chiropractic school at Palmer College of Chiropractic.