Study Abroad
SP ’12 Study Abroad DEADLINE — 10/17
FROM THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES –
This is a reminder about the deadline for the General Wesleyan Study Abroad Application. It is the “permission to study abroad” application that must be completed by ALL students applying to study abroad for spring 2012, regardless of program choice, including Wesleyan-administered programs (Bologna, Bordeaux, Madrid, Paris, Regensburg). The application is usually due on OCTOBER 15 but that date falls on a weekend this year, so the deadline has been moved to MONDAY, OCTOBER 17. This is a firm deadline and late applications will not be accepted.
A copy of the permission application may be picked up at the Office of International Studies or printed from our website at www.wesleyan.edu/ois. Just click on “Applications” in the “Forms” section and print the “Permission to Study Abroad” PDF document.
Applications must be turned in to the Office of International Studies, Fisk Hall 105. A complete application includes the following 7 items:
- Personal information sheet
- Academic justification essay
- Online Health Information Clearance form*
- Pre-approval of courses form
- Student Medical Release and Parental Statement form
- Assumption of Risk and Release and Waiver form
- Standards of Conduct Pledge
*All applicants must complete our online Health Information Clearance form. If you have not already done so, you may still do it now. It is in your student e-Portfolio under “Tools and Links.” Be sure to do this before October 17.
If you have any questions about this application, please feel free to stop by the office during drop-in hours (M-W-F 10-noon; T-TH 2-4 p.m.) or call us at 860 685 2550.
Please note that approved programs (not run by Wesleyan) have their own specific deadlines (many do “rolling admissions” and can fill before stated deadlines) so students should check directly with the programs to make certain that applications are filed in a timely manner.
Gail Winter, Assistant Director, International Studies, ph: 860 685-3006, fax: 860 685-2551,email: gwinter@wesleyan.edu, url: www.wesleyan.edu/ois
Poster Session on 11/4 on Student Research Abroad — Application deadline 10/10
The Office of International Studies invites you to submit a proposal for a
Poster Session on Student Research Abroad
The session will take place on
Friday, November 4, from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Wesleyan University’s Exley Science Center.
If you have carried out academic research in another country, this is a great opportunity to present your findings and gain public speaking experience, as well as to hear about other student research abroad and share your stories.
Please forward a poster title and one-paragraph abstract by Monday, October 10 to: Carolyn Sorkin, Director of International Studies, Csorkin@wesleyan.edu
Study Abroad: Apps due for Wes-sponsored programs — 10/3; Wes-administered programs — 10/17
APPLICATIONS FOR WESLEYAN’S PROGRAMS IN PARIS, MADRID, AND BOLOGNA
This is a reminder that applications for SPRING 2012 for the Wesleyan-administered programs in Paris, Madrid, and Bologna are usually due on OCTOBER 1. That date falls on a weekend this year so the deadline has been moved to MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 BY 5:00 P.M. This is a firm deadline and late applications will not be accepted. Applications must be turned in to the Office of International Studies, Fisk Hall 105. A complete application includes the following four items:
- Application personal information sheets
- 250-word essay in the appropriate language, explaining why you wish to participate on the program
- Language evaluation form (to be completed by your current or most recent language professor)
- Letter of recommendation from a non-language professor (may be sent through campus mail, delivered to our office, or sent as an e-mail attachment or as the text of an email to gwinter@wesleyan.edu)
The applications can be downloaded from our website at http://www.wesleyan.edu/ois/forms/application2.htt
APPLICATIONS FOR PERMISSION TO STUDY AT WES-ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS
Applicants to Wesleyan-administered programs must also complete the general Permission to Study Abroad Application. This application is usually due on October 15 but that date also falls on a weekend this year so the deadline has been moved to MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011 BY 5:00 p.m. Completed general applications must be turned in to the Office of International Studies, Fisk Hall 105.
Gail Winter, Assistant Director, International Studies, ph: 860 685-3006, email: gwinter@wesleyan.edu, url: www.wesleyan.edu/ois
International Studies Internal Deadline for Fall ’11 & ’11-’12 — March 1
FROM THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES –
This is a reminder that the General Wesleyan Permission to Study Abroad Application is due ON TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011 for all students planning to study abroad for the fall 2011 semester or Full Year 2011-2012. This is the “permission to study abroad” application that ALL students must complete, regardless of program choice, including Wesleyan-administered programs (Bologna, Madrid, Paris). Applications must be turned in at the Office of International Studies, 105 Fisk Hall and may be turned in anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on March 1.
A copy of the permission application may be picked up at the Office of International Studies or printed from our website at www.wesleyan.edu/ois. Just click on “Applications” in the “Forms” bucket and print the “Permission to Study Abroad” PDF document.
A complete application includes the following 7 items:
- Personal information sheet
- Academic justification essay
- Online Health Information Clearance form*
- Pre-approval of courses form**
- Student Medical Release and Parental Statement form
- Assumption of Risk and Release and Waiver form
- Standards of Conduct Pledge
*All applicants must complete our online Health Information Clearance form. If you have not already done so, you may still do it now. It is in your student e-Portfolio under “Tools and Links.” Be sure to do this by March 1, 2011.
**Please note that IF YOU ARE IN YOUR MAJOR DECLARATION SEMESTER, the Coursework Abroad approval form (page 3) is not due until April 1. ALL OTHER FORMS ARE DUE MARCH 1.
If you have any questions about the “permission to study abroad application,” please feel free to stop by the office during drop-in hours (M-W-F 10-noon; T-TH 2-4 p.m.) or call us at 860 685 2550.
Please note that approved programs (not run by Wesleyan) have their own specific deadlines (many do “rolling admissions” and can fill before stated deadlines) so students should check directly with the programs to make certain that applications are filed in a timely manner.Gail Winter, Assistant Director, International Studies, 105 Fisk Hall, 262, 860 685-3006, gwinter@wesleyan.edu
Study Abroad Session for Nanzan Univ. — 2/15
The following university will offer an info session on Tuesday:
Tuesday, Feb 15 — Nanzan University, Nagoya, Japan, 4:15 – 5:15 p.m., Fisk Hall 302