Transcript Travel, Learn and Live Overseas: How to Incorporate Study

Mary S. Burnett, Director of International Programs
Amanda Van Brunt, Study Abroad Ambassador
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 Studying abroad
 What
 Where
 Why
 How
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 What is study abroad?
 A unique opportunity to spend a portion of your college
career taking classes and earning credits at a foreign
university to count towards your Shippensburg
University degree
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 What can I do while I study abroad?
 Take classes
 Travel to new places
 Make friends
 Improve language abilities
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 Where can I study abroad?
 Almost anywhere!
 Fall 2010, SHIP students will be in Argentina, Austria,
Denmark, England, Germany, Korea, Prague and Spain
 Summer 2010, Ship students went to Austria, Egypt,
England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland and
Spain
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 Where can I study abroad?
 Within the past three years, SHIP students have also
traveled and studied in countries such as: Austria,
China, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France,
Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland,
South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates
 Possibilities are endless!
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 Why would I want to study abroad?
 Why not?
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The world is at your fingertips
 See some of the greatest wonders in the world
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Get away for a semester, year or even three weeks in the
summer and earn academic credit while doing it
 SHIP is a great place but there are so many things you can do
and see while in college
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 Why would I want to study abroad continued?
 Why not?
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Improve language abilities and learn a new culture
Meet new people
Bulk up your resume
Discounts are abundant for college students
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 Who can study abroad?
 Any major can study abroad
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Planning early is essential
 Some majors allow studying abroad only during certain
semesters
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Examples include majors such as Elementary Education,
Sciences, Accounting and Social Work
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• Who can study abroad?
– First year and transfer students may be advised on
studying abroad their first semester at SHIP
– Eligibility for studying abroad is:
• SHIP Grade Point Average of 2.5 or higher
• 30 credits (traditional freshmen year complete)
• Being in good academic and judicial standing
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The earliest a first semester student may study abroad is FALL
2011, which would be the first semester of his/her sophomore
year
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 How do I get started?
 Attend a Study Abroad 101 Session
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Beginning September 2 at 3:30 in DHC 102
Sessions are hosted weekly in September and October
More details are provided about the process of going abroad
including types of programs, costs, passports, flights, housing,
etc.
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How do I get started continued?
 Contact a Study Abroad Ambassador
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Ambassadors’ info is listed on Int’l Programs website
www.ship.edu/international
 Talk to friends, family members, faculty members or
other adults who have traveled or studied abroad
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• One Final Piece of Info-
• Many SHIP students that study abroad…
▫ Do not have passports prior to the experience
▫ Have never been on an international flight
▫ Have never been to a foreign country
▫ Receive financial aid including loans and grants
▫ Do not have 4.0 Grade Point Averages
 Bottom Line: You don’t have to have prior international
experiences, perfect grades OR tons of money to study
abroad
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 International Programs Office
 Located in McLean Hall
 Enter the building on the backside of the building,
across from the volleyball courts
 x-1279