How to Apply
Welcome to the CLI application page
Language applications for Summer 2025 are now open! Priority admission deadline is January 31, 2025. Rolling admissions deadlines are March 14 for 8-week study abroad programs and March 31 for online or online + 4-week study abroad programs.
Select a language and level below to begin your application. Only complete one application. (You will be asked to list alternate language choices later.)
If you have already started an application, please log in here:
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Languages
First-year Kazakh Online:
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First-year Russian Online:
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First-year Russian Online plus 4-week extension in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan:
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Second-year Russian Online:
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Second-year Russian in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan:
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Third-year Russian in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan:
Third-year Russian in Daugavpils, Latvia:
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Fourth-year Russian in Daugavpils, Latvia:
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Fifth-year Russian in Daugavpils, Latvia:
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Sixth-year Russian in Daugavpils, Latvia:
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First-year Tatar Online:
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Instructions and FAQ
Instructions
The Critical Languages Institute utilizes the ASU study abroad system. All students need to sign in to this portal to submit a CLI application. If you are an ASU student, simply use your current ASURITE UserID and continue to step 2.
If you are not currently enrolled at ASU, you will need to use an e-mail address as your login credential. To do that, select Create Account.
Non-ASU applicants should then fill in the requested data to create their account.
Note: When you choose your state/territory or country under Choose Institution, an additional selection box will appear. Select your home institution there. If you are not currently a student or have not attended a college or university, select any option listed for the purpose of creating your account. This information will not be evaluated with your application, and you will have the opportunity to provide your academic information.
Click the Create Account button. A pop-up box will appear. Click OK. In a very short time you will receive an e-mail with your temporary password. Use this password to log in to the ASU Study Abroad portal when you return to your application.
Select the Summer 2024 button and then click Continue.
Enter your date of birth and mobile phone number, then hit the Update button to continue to the application.
Look over your main screen. To access your application, click on the program.
This is what your application page should look like before you begin your application. Unfinished forms are listed under 'Online Requirements.'
Once you finish each form and mark it as complete, it will be moved to a new section below titled 'Completed Requirements.' You will not be able to edit completed forms.
Upload a scan of your valid, government-issued ID. If you are not a current ASU student, you will only be able to complete your application once you have uploaded a photocopy of your government-issued ID and we have verified your identity. This step is necessary to move forward with your application. The Medical Authorization & Release as well as the Student Code of Conduct both require a verified identity to sign.
If you are not able to upload documents to the application, please email a scan of your documents to the Critical Languages Institute at [email protected].
To submit your application, complete the remaining items under application requirements, then hit the submit button. Please note that the CLI application is free. You will not be charged for submitting an application.
If you need to leave the application, the best URL to log back in is:
https://studyabroad.asu.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Security.AngLogin
Once your application is submitted, the website will change your application status to successfully submitted.
Your application is considered complete when you have both successfully completed all of the online requirements and hit the submit button. If you have any questions about our programs or the application process, please don't hesitate to call CLI or the Melikian Center at (480) 965-7706 and we will be happy to help you. You may also email us at [email protected] with any questions.
FAQ
You do not need to apply to ASU before applying to a CLI program; please disregard any instructions on the Study Abroad site prompting you to do so.
If you do decide to participate in a CLI program, you will need to submit an ASU non-degree application. This two step-process is not ideal, but it means that CLI applicants do not have to pay an application fee until they are committed to doing the program.
As soon as possible!
Our applications for Summer 2025 open on or before October 15, 20245and our priority admission deadline and application for funding opportunities is January 31, 2025. Most classes that are not filled after the deadline will go into rolling admissions until April 1, 2025.
Maybe.
It depends on your major and your school and department's policy on transfer credits. Check with your school. CLI courses award regular ASU credit. The course number and full, official title for each course is included in the course syllabus and on your ASU transcript. You may need this information when you talk to your transfer credit coordinator. (To find the syllabus, go to the web page of the course you are interested in and click the "syllabus" link.)
Making language learning affordable is one of CLI's core goals. We currently offer a variety of scholarships available to high school, community college, undergraduate, graduate, and non-student applicants. Applicants are encouraged to review the funding opportunities page to explore scholarships. All funding applications are integrated into the CLI application.
Students can only enroll in one language course for each given summer term. Students are welcomed to return to CLI to enroll in additional language courses.
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Have questions? Reach out to [email protected] for more information.