Study Away
Study Away: for all students
Global learning isn鈥檛 only a one-time international study abroad experience. It’s a combination of meaningful experiences, engaging with people from all over the world, collaborating across differences and applying what is learned from those experiences and relationships to understand how and where we exist in the world.
At K体育 this includes forging relationships with students on campus who hail from 30+ countries, engaging in programs offered by a range of multi-lingual and multi-cultural student organizations, programs and applied experiences through host of local and international partnerships, and more.
Everyone has opportunities to engage in global learning experiences at K体育!
K体育 students can study away during semester programs (fall, spring, and summer) which can include student exchange or partner providers as well as highly popular short-term programs (2-5 weeks) often taught by K体育 faculty.
Whether you choose to study away for a semester, for a year, or travel a shorter period during spring, summer or winter break, immersive travel is an incredible way to deepen knowledge and expand perspectives.
Learn about yourself and the world
Plan your perfect experience with help from the advisors in Global Education. They鈥檒l coach you through the easy steps to study abroad and answer your questions about the unique travel experiences offered through our global study partner, LeadAbroad. Some experiences even offer course credit, so you can enjoy global adventures and still graduate on time!
Plan your experience
Step 1: Explore
Plan your experiences on campus and around the world with help from Global Education. An advisor will coach you through the steps to study away, and answer your questions, and help you explore both local experiences and global travel opportunities. Study away can include travel through our global study partner Lead Abroad, International University partnerships, OU faculty led programs, and affiliate programs that reach every corner of the globe. Study abroad is just that–earning credit while experiencing life abroad and graduate on time!
- Students interested in earning academic credit through study away will use ViaTRM to explore, apply, commit and complete forms, and get invitations to events, learn about scholarships, and hear about post graduate opportunities abroad.
- Once you create your Petrel鈥檚 Abroad Account, finish the program match, and enter your Traveler Info (Profile), you鈥檒l be able to favorite programs you鈥檇 like to explore and discuss with Global Education and your supporters.
- Review helpful information about .
- Join Global Education for student panels, events, and tabling each semester! We also post recorded events in the Interested in Study Away Play List (Study Away 101 & Financing Study Away) 102.
- After you鈥檝e attended an info session to understand the basics and have an idea of what you want in your study away experience, review the ViaTRM brochures for programs that are a high mtripatch.
- Visit the international partner or study abroad website to dig into the details and compare options.
- Meet with Global Education for support to understand the program types flesh out the considerations that are most important to you.
- This is an iterative process to narrow your focus to the most critical variables and identify options in ViaTRM that align with your needs, preferences, and goals.
- Talk with supporters including Global Education, OU advisors & faculty, family, peers who have returned from programs abroad, and other supporters to discuss the options and narrow down to the best fit for YOU!
- Anytime you have identified some potential options you want to discuss or have questions, .
Types of Study Away and Study Abroad programs
K体育 faculty curate academic courses in a location that enhances the curriculum through immersion in an environment that deepens the connection to the material and maximizes the learning experience. Programs are promoted to students in and by the faculty director.听
Faculty led programs are usually announced 4-8 months in advance of departure, and each program will be taken for academic credit. These well-planned, insightful programs offer unique opportunities for students who desire to see the world and experience it directly, earn credit while doing so, gain an introduction to the language, food, and customs of other cultures, and invest in their own intellectual and interpersonal development. Students travel with their OU peers and friends, stay in excellent hotels, tour archaeological, cultural sites, museums, and monuments in every city visited. In addition, students have opportunities to attend plays, musicals, and special events while abroad.听
Carefully review the complete brochure in ViaTRM, talk with the faculty director, and with questions you may have. Apply for a faculty directed program using ViaTRM by the posted deadlines just like all study away programs. Students receiving federal or state financial aid may be able to apply to the aid to the educational expenses for this program type. All students earn credit and pay K体育 tuition for the course associated with the program and the .听
K体育 faculty, teaching K体育 courses, for K体育 credit鈥� at an K体育 campus abroad.
Through our global study partner, , K体育 offers three unique types of experiences:
- Traditional study abroad for credit programs with independent travel opportunities.
- Unique study abroad programs for credit with experiences focused on leadership, service and adventure.
- Curated non-credit travel experiences focusing on adventure, service opportunities and local culture.
These programs are <5 weeks and include students enrolled at Universities all over the U.S. who are seeking high quality classes and impactful leadership and adventure experiences. Carefully review the complete partner brochure in , visit the website, and with questions you may have.
Students can locate the LeadAbroad program brochure and apply using ViaTRM just like all study away programs. Students receiving federal or state financial aid may be able to apply to the aid to the educational expenses for this program type.
K体育 has partnerships with the institutions and organizations listed below. As a result, K体育 students are eligible for direct admission to study in at the partner location. This is the most immersive study away option in that students are enrolled alongside students from all over the world taking classes in English (when offered by the partner) or in the language native to the partner university when desired by the student.
*Partner organizations require Global Education at K体育 University to submit a nomination on your behalf prior to applying or registering to enroll abroad.
Carefully review the complete partner program brochure in , visit the partner website, and with questions you may have. Students can locate the partner program brochure and apply by the posted deadlines using ViaTRM just like all study away programs. Students must also complete the partner application and all procedures required by the partner by the deadlines communicated with the student. Students receiving institutional, federal or state financial aid can apply it to the program cost for this type of program.
| Country | City | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | |
| Austria | Wiener Neudstadt | |
| Ecuador | Quito | |
| France | Lille | |
| Germany | Dortmund | |
| Italy | Florence | |
| Netherlands | The Hague | |
| Spain | Madrid | |
| Switzerland | St. Gallen | |
| United Kingdom | Oxford |
*Florence University of the Arts is an international partner which allows K体育 students to direct enroll and pay lower partner tuition and housing rates.
**While this is NOT a traditional exchange partnership, K体育 has arranged a special rate with Oxford so that a semester cost is similar to what a student pays for a semester at K体育. Students pay OU tuition + the Oxford program fee therefore institutional scholarships and loans can be applied to the costs of attending Oxford.
Space is limited to 6 students for enrollment in the Michaelmas (fall), Hilary (winter) and Trinity (spring) terms. Only students with at least junior status are eligible to participate in this program and a 3.2 GPA is required for both application and participation. Students who enroll in the summer session(s) are direct billed by OSAP Oxford and are not counted in the annual cap of 6 students.
Our goal is to maximize the variety of opportunities to study anywhere in the world. We have identified a handful of study abroad providers (private businesses focused on developing and delivering high academic quality programs) that K体育 students are authorized to apply and participate in. Since these programs are administered by the individual organization/provider, it is essential the student/participant conduct thorough research with the provider to gain comfort on the structure of the program, academics, level of immersion and related programmatic elements, as well as cost.
Students receiving federal and state aid may apply their aid toward the costs of the study away program. Carefully review the complete partner brochure in , visit the authorized provider website, and with questions you may have. Students can locate the authorized provider program brochure and apply using ViaTRM just like all study away programs. Apply for a study abroad provider program using ViaTRM by the posted deadlines just like all study away programs. Students must also complete the provider application and all procedures required by the provider by the deadlines communicated with the student. Students receiving federal or state financial aid can apply it to the program cost for this type of program.
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Step 2: Apply
- Once you鈥檝e identified the best-fit program, submit the OU application in ViaTRM.听
2024-2025 deadlines are September 15 (January and spring terms), February 15 (summer term), and March 15 (fall term). 听 - While there is NO COST to submit an OU application to study away, it鈥檚 best to pick a program with lots of support and guidance since there are so many variables to consider and the program features and costs of study away vary considerably.
- Applying to the international partner or study abroad provider is also required and generally is done after being approved by OU to study abroad (to ensure nominations can be completed with the international partner and to avoid paying application fees to the provider that may not be refundable)
- The OU application to study away is required for all types of study away where credit is earned and even some OU non-credit programs.听听
Step 3: Commit and Prepare
- Complete the OU required forms in as well as international partner or provider forms
- Review guidance, take action, and respond to communication from the international partner or study abroad provider
- Take steps over two-three months to prepare for living and studying in the new location (including passport and visa, housing, course registration, healthcare/medical, emergency preparedness, travel plans, and packing)
- Enroll in the STEP) a free service to allow U.S. citizens and nationals traveling and living abroad to enroll their experience with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. Stay informed, stay connected, stay safe!
- Seek out information about the location, culture, food and life in general听
NOTE: If a student visa is needed for the study abroad destination, obtaining one is the student鈥檚 responsibility, and students work directly with the appropriate consulate (or external agency that will provide the visa) in obtaining one. Global Education is here to support you and asks you to communicate with us the progress in obtaining the visa from the respective consulate.
- After Global Education has reviewed an OU application to study away and the application is approved, student must complete several forms and steps in the 3-4 months prior to traveling to the program location.
- All of the OU forms are submitted in ViaTRM and often require conversations with your supporters, including your academic advisor, faculty/program coordinators, financial aid and scholarships, parents/family, and peers.
- Developing a budget is essential and requires consideration of costs associated with the specific program selected.
- Costs vary greatly related to transportation to and from the international destination, room and board, and the standard of living for the program location.
- The OU forms trigger several administrative steps including registration in the FOR study abroad course.
- The FOR registration triggers aid disbursements and OU study away scholarship awards.
- FOR registration also triggers fees billed to the student鈥檚 account, payable to K体育 before embarking including:
- Federal, state, and institutional aid that can be applied toward the cost of study away. Any questions about eligibility of aid to apply toward study away must be discussed directly with OU Financial Aid and Scholarships staff.
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- A Health Insurance fee (cost varies based on the student鈥檚 current health insurance policy, the length of the program, and the type of coverage required- comprehensive coverage or medical evacuation and repatriation of remains).
- For those studying at our OSAP Oxford partner, the .
- For those studying at one of K体育鈥檚 exchange partner universities, the billing of tuition from K体育 at the same rate as if the student were studying in Atlanta.
Step 4: Pre-Departure Orientation and Arrival
Participation in a pre-departure orientation meeting is required. This is also an ideal time to connect with other students who will study away that term, reflect on the checklist of activities you鈥檝e completed or need to complete, and reflect on your goals and aspects that you have on your mind with support and assurances y
Within 48 hours after arrival in the country of study abroad be sure to update the 鈥淐URRENT ADDRESS鈥� listed in ViaTRM to ensure that your physical address is known and accurate for the duration of your program abroad.
Step 5: Re-entry
Prior to departure from the program location ensure you have identified and completed any procedures to ensure your transcripts will be sent to K体育 directly. Global Education will process the transcript and forward it to the OU Registrar鈥檚 Office for successful recording of credits.
Please have transcript mailed or emailed to:
Dr. Marisa Atencio
Global Education
K体育 University
4484 Peachtree Rd., NE
Brookhaven, GA 30319
USA
Upon return from the program abroad, complete a Study Abroad Evaluation Form in ViaTRM. We also encourage a meeting with Global Education to help you reflect, share key feedback, and identify tangible ways to leverage the study abroad experience by including the transferrable skills obtained through experiences abroad on a resume. These skills will translate toward a job and are what employers will look for in applicants鈥� cover letters, resumes, and interviews.
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