What Happens Next
Now that you want to study abroad these are the steps you need to take:
IMMEDIATELY
Apply for a passport or ensure
your passport is valid for 180 days beyond the ending date of your program
- Passport
applications can be picked up at your local county clerk’s office and most post
offices. Applications are also available to download from the State
Department’s Website.
- You should
return the application to the nearest county clerk’s office or post office that
accepts passport applications. The nearest passport agency locations are also
available at the State Department website.
Application
- Submit all
application materials to CIEGE for processing. Do not submit your application
directly to the program. Allow CIEGE to review your application before
submitting it to the program.
- Create a profile at CIEGE
website (left hand side "Create Account")
FORMS & TASKS
AFTER ACCEPTANCE
Have Courses Approved by Major
Advisor &CIEGE
- Use the Course
Approval Form, available here.
- Complete
the course approval worksheet and return to CIEGE
- A
Travel Waiver Form must be completed at CIEGE
Financial Aid Office
- Ensure that you
have completed the financial aid validation form.
Visa Application
- With the
exception of United Kingdom and German based programs, anyone studying abroad
for over 90 days will need to apply for a visa. Information on how to apply
will be sent with your acceptance letter. This application, along with your
passport, will need to be sent to the appropriate embassy or consulate that has
jurisdiction over where you will live. CIEGE can advise you on this process.
ISIC Card
- You might
consider getting an International Student Identification Card for the minimal
insurance and discounts available at STA travel on the OSU campus.
Purchase an Airplane Ticket
- In most cases,
you are responsible for making your own travel arrangements to and from your
study abroad site. Unless you have personal travel plans before or after your
program begins or ends, you should plan to arrive on the date your program
begins and to return to the US on the date your program ends. You are
responsible for all expenses incurred for arrival or departure not inclusive of
the program dates. It is advised to shop around for the best fares.
Wishlist
- Create a list of
all the courses you plan on taking upon your return to Otterbein University.
U.S. Embassy/Consulate
Notification
- You may want to
notify the US embassy of the dates you will be in the country and where you
will be staying. Travel registration
CAMPUS RUN
(Give yourself
approx. 1 hr to do these things before you leave)
- Library-are
all your books handed in?
- Student Affairs Office- Inform Laura
Farley about Off-Campus Housing plans for term abroad.
- Campus Post Office-Leave a
forwarding address in the US
- Registrars Office- Degree Application (2nd Semester Junior
Year Abroad only),
Senior Degree Audit*
(for
1st Semester Senior Year Abroad only)
Student Accounts/Business Office
- No outstanding
balances. In addition, with the exception of exchange programs, you are
responsible for making payments directly to the program.
- *Senior
Degree Audit:
At the beginning of the senior year, each candidate must apply to graduate and
obtain an application from the Office of the Registrar. The audit outlines the
degree requirements already fulfilled and indicates all remaining courses
necessary for the completion of the candidate’s Otterbein degree. Study abroad
credits may not appear on the degree audit. Please stop by the CIEGE office
upon your return from studying abroad so that your
degree audit can be updated with the study abroad credits you are expecting to
receive.
PHOTOCOPIES
(5-10 copies of each; give a copy to parents/guardians
and take the rest abroad with you)
(1-2
copies of each; give out a copy and keep a copy)
- Credit/Debit
Cards
- Major
Requirements
- Application
Forms and all information sent to/from your program
- Transfer
Credit Permission Form
- Email
addresses of CIEGE, advisor
- Emergency
Contact Information
- Travel
Waiver Form
- Financial
Aid Validation Form
- Application
Forms and all information sent to/from your program
- Transfer
Credit Permission Form
- Email
addresses of CIEGE, advisor
- Emergency
Contact Information
- Travel
Waiver Form
- Financial
Aid Validation Form
