Travel, Learn and Live Overseas: How to Incorporate Study Abroad Into Your Academic Plan

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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas How to
Incorporate Study Abroad Into Your Academic Plan

• Mary S. Burnett, Director of International
  Programs
• Amanda Van Brunt, Study Abroad Ambassador

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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas

• Studying abroad
• What
• Where
• Why
• How

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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas

• 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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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas

• What can I do while I study abroad?
• Take classes
• Travel to new places
• Make friends
• Improve language abilities

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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas

• 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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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas

• 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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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas

• Why would I want to study abroad?
• Why not?
• The world is at your fingertips
• See some of the greatest wonders in the world
• 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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Travel, Learn and Life Overseas

• Why would I want to study abroad continued?
• Why not?
• 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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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas

• Who can study abroad?
• Any major can study abroad
• Planning early is essential
• Some majors allow studying abroad only during
  certain semesters
• Examples include majors such as Elementary
  Education, Sciences, Accounting and Social Work

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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas

• 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
• 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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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas

• How do I get started?
• Attend a Study Abroad 101 Session
• Beginning September 2 at 330 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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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas

• How do I get started continued?
• Contact a Study Abroad Ambassador
• Ambassadors info is listed on Intl 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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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas

• 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 dont have to have prior
  international experiences, perfect grades OR tons
  of money to study abroad

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Travel, Learn and Live Overseas

• International Programs Office
• Located in McLean Hall
• Enter the building on the backside of the
  building, across from the volleyball courts
• x-1279