Easy Steps to Studying Abroad
Visit the Office of Study Abroad (OSA)
Browse through the resource library, request brochures, view a video, and make an appointment to attend a group informational meeting. We welcome interested high school students, undergraduates and graduate students.
Narrow Your Options
Define your goals for studying abroad. Make and appointment to attend an information meeting about the program you are interested in or make an individual appointment with a Study Abroad Coordinator.
Find Out About Costs
Attend a Study Abroad Financial Aid Meeting or meet with a Study Abroad Financial Advisor regarding program costs and using your financial aid.
Inform Yourself
Learn about the country where you wish to study abroad Talk with exchange students and study abroad returnees about their experiences. Join the Study Abroad Club.
Apply!
Deadlines are between February 1st and March 15th for Fall, Academic Year, and Summer and between September 1st and October 15th for Spring.
See Your Advisor
Discuss your plans and courses and have your Academic Advisor's Approval form signed.
Submit Your Application
... to the OSA on or before the deadline.
You've been Accepted!
Send acceptance forms to the OSA, apply for your passport and make travel plans.
Orient Yourself!
Attend the OSA pre-departure orientation for a full day of program information. Read carefully all the information in your orientation packet.
Pack Your Bags!
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...kiss everyone good-bye, and go!
What's new in Study Abroad!
- Western Civ Program to go both semesters Starting Fall 1999, the Humanities and Western Civilization in Florence and Paris will go both the Spring and Fall Semesters. (Story, p.8)
-New exchange with the University of Hong Kong -Students wishing to study in English in
to study in English in Hong Kong now have that opportunity thanks to a new exchange agreement with the University of Hong Kong. KU students should stop by the Office of Study Abroad for more information on this exciting new program.
-New Summer Program-European Studies in Brussels, Belgium and
Strasbourg, France Watch for more information to come out soon!
Dear Jayhawks,
Have you been abroad? Did you ever get the chance to travel and see the world? Maybe some of you were lucky enough to travel while you were in high school, but the majority of you probably didn't. For me it was different because I grew up in Sweden which is very close to other countries. I remember when my parents took my brother and I along on bicycling tours in Denmark when we lived on a farm. I was five years old and my brother was two. We traveled on a tandem bicycle! What a sight that must have been! My brother sat in a basket in the front, then there was Dad and behind him sat Mom. Of course in those (old) days, there was not much traffic to talk about, so I guess this was a fairly safe adventure. I remember my first summer abroad in Denmark because of these bicycle tours on country back roads. And whenever I see a tandem bicycle I think of my family.
I also have memories of seeing chickens slaughtered and eating "long milk" on a plate for lunch. It was a milk product sort of like buttermilk but which formed long never-ending drips from the spoon. Yum! Not! It had a funny taste! I remember falling off a horse and knocking the wind out of my lungs as well as my Dad playing with my brother on the beach swinging him up in the air. Dad told me he could not do this with me
because I was too big. I was hurt and I'll never forget that! Too big! We swam on sandy beaches with deep holes in them formed by the under tow. I remember we had to be careful in the water. Yes, that was my first time abroad - att the tender age of five!
Many years later, after studying and living with families abroad, I came to the United States! You see, Sweden is a country where we have to grow up speaking other languages since no one else in the world speaks Swedish. So therefore, it is quite common that students go abroad both during the high school and university years to learn foreign languages. Well, I did all that and have the fondest memories of the families I stayed with in England, France, Germany and Italy. Many of my friends and I are still in contact after thirty some years and our children know and have visited each other.
When I came to the U.S. to teach French at a university I had a host family They gave me a bicycle which was my mode of transportation to and from campus for several years! It was an old Schwinn bike, one gear of course, with a big basket in the front to put my books in. Very practical! Can you believe it, I still have that bike! It survived all other bikes in the family! My girls have kidded a lot about it over the years but now they all want it!
Well, whether you travel by bike or not you should see the world! Now is the time to do it! And we who work in the Office of Study Abroad can help you plan ahead. You can get as many credits abroad as you would on the KU campus. You can get financial aid, too, and there are limited scholarships for those who meet the requirements. Come and talk to us in Lippincott Hall and visit our booths during our Study Abroad Fair in the Kansas Union on September 15! We look forward to helping you make the most out of your years at KU!
Sincerely,
Margareta B. O'Connell, Director
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