ISEP is based on a reciprocal exchange benefits which means the program fee is based on the cost of an international student attending UW-L. ISEP is a total immersion program. In most cases, ISEP participants register as a regular student at the host institution, take the same courses, and have the same assignments and participate in the same activities as local students. Non-traditional sites include Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the South Pacific. Programs are available in almost any field at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Many sites offer classes in English while learning the language of the host country.