Studying abroad offers wonderful opportunities to travel, to meet and interact with people from different cultures and to create a worldwide network of friends and future business contacts. Making study abroad a part of your education is the most effective and accessible means for students to develop intangible life skills such as independence, time management, organization, social skills and self-confidence, because it pushes them to go beyond their comfort zone to experience another culture, language, environment and education system. In an interconnected global world, diverse international experiences will help your r矇sum矇 stand out to future employers or Graduate Schools.
Field courses
Full-Semester Exchanges
Timeline
Fall Term
(A year before you go)
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Personal research on various exchange locations
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Winter Term
(A year before you go)
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Deadline to apply to go on an exchange: January 14th
Program acceptance letters sent out
Academic plan should be made with advising office
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| Summer Term |
Deadline to apply to go on exchange: June 15th. This is a second round so not all schools will be available.
Program acceptance letters sent out
Academic plan should be made with advising office
Fall Exchange: Ensure all documents are in order and travel plans are set |
| Fall Term |
Studying Abroad
Winter Exchange: Ensure all documents are in order and travel plans are set
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| Winter Term |
Studying Abroad |
Summer Term
(After your exchange) |
Commerce students will be participating in their third coop unless the academic term runs beyond mid-June. Management Students participating in an internship program will begin their internship unless the academic term ends beyond the middle of May. Academic terms that end too late to begin a co-op or internship will result in a delay of the expected graudation date. |
Note: Many partner universities do not run on the same academic cycle. Make travel plans accordingly.
