UF International Center STUDY ABROAD SERVICES

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UF International Center STUDY ABROAD
SERVICES
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Overview

• Study Abroad Services
• Study Abroad Requirements
• Types of Programs
• Financial Aid
• Transfer of Credit
• Process of Advising
• Meeting with a Student
• Challenges and Solutions

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Study Abroad Services

• ? Resource Library
• ? Personal Advising
• ? Financial Aid Budgets
• ? Emergency Assistance
• Study Abroad Fair
• Information Sessions
• ? Peer Advising
• Visa and Passport Support
• Pre-departure and Re-entry Sessions

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Study Abroad Requirements

• Student in Good Standing
• GPA
• 2.0 Overall
• 2.5 for CLAS/Business
• Petition process (associate dean)
• Must have at least one semester at UF before
  studying abroad
• Academic Advising Form
• Other requirements

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Types of Programs

• Exchange Programs
• UF GPA Credit
• Semester Long
• 100 Active Exchanges World Wide
• UF Sponsored Programs
• UF GPA Credit/Transfer Credit
• Semester, Summer, Short Term
• Faculty-led programs

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Types of Programs

• Non-UF Programs
• Independent Organizations
• -ISA, AIFS, ASA, USAC, etc.
• Other Universities
• -FSU, Boston, UNC, etc.
• Direct Enroll
• Receive Transfer Credit
• Receive Financial Aid

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Financial Aid

• Florida Bright Futures
• Thanksgiving, Spring Break,
• May Intersession
• Pre-paid Tuition
• Grants or Loans
• Scholarships
• UFIC - 75,000
• Fulbright, Rhodes, Rotary
• Freeman, NSEP, Marshall, Gilman

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Transfer of Credit

• Foreign course work may satisfy degree
  requirements
• - major, minor, elective or gen. ed.
• ? Count toward nine-hour summer residency
  requirement
• ? Count toward language requirement
• ? Count toward last 30-hour residency
  requirement

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Process of Advising

• Freshman Preview
• Information Session
• Meet with Country Specific Advisor
• Apply online www.abroad.ufic.ufl.edu
• Acceptance
• Pre-Departure
• Re-Entry
• Transcript Processing

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Meeting with a Student

• Discussion of goals
• Offer program options
• Explain Application Process
• Academic Advising form
• Must meet with Academic Advisor
• UF course equivalencies are needed for
  transcript assessment
• How can we better advise our students to create
  less work for you?

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Challenges and Solutions

• Course Equivalencies
• Database of Course Equivalencies
• Transcript Posting Policies
• Overseas Course number 4956
• Graduation Certification
• International Center Hold
• Support of Study Abroad at UF
• Faculty/Advisor workshops
• Site Visits