Your study 在国外 journey starts long before the drive to the airport. 遵循这些 steps now will help minimize headaches and ensure a smooth application process.
1. Consider these important factors
- You may study 在国外 for a year, a semester, a summer session, or an intersession.
- If you plan to study in the Southern Hemisphere (Australia, New Zealand, South America or South Africa), note that the academic year in these destinations starts in February 11月结束.
- You should allow yourself 3 to 6 months to find a suitable program and destination, and another 3 to 6 months for the application process. So, if you wish to study 在国外 in the spring, you should start planning the previous spring.
- It is recommended that you study 在国外 in your junior year. 虽然这是可能的 your sophomore and senior years, sophomores may not be in a position to make the most out of the experience, while seniors may have difficulty ensuring that all degree requirements will be completed upon their return from 在国外.
- You must be in good academic standing (2.0 GPA minimum) and maintain that standing the entire time prior to departure. Transfer students must ensure that they complete the minimum number of Wilkes credits required for graduation with a Wilkes degree.
- Financial aid packages currently cover only students studying 在国外 during the fall and spring semesters (with some exceptions). Federal aid, state aid, student loans, and personal loans may be applied toward study 在国外, but institutional aid (Wilkes scholarships) CANNOT be applied to study 在国外.
- Take any significant health issues into consideration, as your study location may 街角没有药房. It's always best to consult your doctor.
2. 了解程序类型
Decide which type of program you wish to attend so you can structure your search accordingly.
- 学生交流: Wilkes administers exchange agreements with several international universities who send their students to our campus. In return, our students are able to visit those institutions for a semester 在国外 at the same cost as at Wilkes. 学生支付房费 and board directly to the study 在国外 institution, so these can be an exceptional 价值.
- 推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜Faculty-led: Students travel overseas as part of a class lead by a Wilkes faculty member and are enrolled in a Wilkes course that is offered either in part or in its entirety 在国外.
- Direct Enrollment: You enroll in a program overseas either directly or through Wilkes or another organization, such as 东航 外部网站, 如果 外部网站, or 坐 外部网站.
- Service Learning: Study 在国外 that is combined with either volunteer or paid part-time employment relevant to your studies.
- Internship or Work Abroad: To work 在国外 you may volunteer through the Peace Corps or take part in an internship overseas. Note that in many cases, a work permit is required to do paid work overseas.
3. 缩小你的选择范围
The following questions can help you sort through all the available programs and find the ones that are right for you.
- What are your curricular constraints?
Some majors have curricula that make it easy to study 在国外, such as those in the 人文学科. Other majors require certain courses to be taken at Wilkes. 一起工作 your advisor to make a plan such that a semester could be taken 在国外. 如果其他的话 fails, a summer or winter 在国外 could work.
- 你为什么想出国留学?
Do you want to focus on academics and get some cultural immersion? 或者你想要 to the full immersion experience and earn a few credits? 这些选择会影响 the provider choice, location, and how many credits you want to take.
- 你的资源是什么??
Student exchanges are at the cost of Wilkes tuition plus room and board and travel 费用. Study 在国外 providers vary their fees from a few thousand to nearly $20,000 a semester depending on location and services. Understand your total costs and how much support you will get from financial aid, family, and scholarships.
4. Seek advice from your support network
Once you've narrowed your choices to three or four programs, leverage all of the support available to you at Wilkes to help you decide on an opportunity.
- 与你的学术顾问见面. They can assist you in deciding which of your remaining courses can be taken 在国外, and how to ensure that it will not interfere with your 毕业之路.
- 与http://www会面.推荐全球十大博彩公司排行榜.edu/campus-directory/andreea.maierean.Aspx，这项研究 国外导演. The director can help with your selection and make recommendations, and they will also lead you through all the required forms and help make connections 与供应商.
- Make an appointment to meet with a 经济援助顾问 to determine if your 金融援助 is applicable 在国外.
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