Advisor Resources

How you can help students

Encourage students to plan at least a year in advance of their study abroad program and let them know it’s never too early to start thinking about studying abroad!

Finding a program:

• First guide students to Education Abroad 101 Sessions
• Tell students about any UGA Faculty-Led Programs within your department that might work for their major or minor
• Visit goabroad.uga.edu
• Let students know that if they find a program on their own, they need to see the Office of International Education for approval.

Courses:

• Help students identify courses that do not have a residency requirement
• Upper level electives outside their major or minor are often easier to find abroad and get approval for
• General Education Courses can be found abroad
• On the Transfer Credit Approval Form you will identify how courses fit into their degree plan. If they want approval for a specific course, language class, or business course they will need to go to the department for approval.

Steps for Students

• Attend an Education Abroad 101 Session
• Students who are unsure about what type of program, destination, etc. should go to our Walk-in Hours. 
  • Spring 16 hours M-F 9-5pm at the OIE
  • Drop-in Tables at the MLC are Mondays and Wednesdays 1-3
• Making an Appointment with an Education Abroad Advisor can be done online at goabroad.uga.edu by clicking “Make an Appointment” on the left hand side.
• Application
  • Students should begin an application on the Go Abroad Portal. If they are doing a Non-UGA program and they cannot find an application, let them know to complete the Non-UGA General Program Application
• Transfer Credit Approval Form
  • This should be discussed in their first appointment with an Education Abroad Advisor but please let students know that if they are doing a UGA Exchange or Non-UGA program they will need to complete this form the semester before they go abroad. This is necessary for them to receive financial aid.

Important Dates/Deadlines

• UGA Exchanges*- September 15 for Spring semester and February 1^st for Fall Semester
• OIE Scholarship – February 15 for Fall and October 24 for Spring and Early Summer
• Gilman Scholarship- 1^st Tuesday in March and October
• For Non-UGA Programs, Transfer Credit Approval Forms are due by:
  • Fall programs - April 15^th
  • Spring programs - November 15^th
  • Summer programs - April 15^th

*Some deadlines may be earlier depending on the university 

Publications

• Diversity and UGA Education Abroad Brochure (PDF)
• UGA International Certificates Brochure (PDF)
• Education Abroad: Scholarships for UGA Students Brochure (PDF)
• Education Abroad: UGA Exchange Programs Brochure (PDF)
• UGA Exchange Programs Chart by School/College (PDF)
• Education Abroad Wallet-Size Advising Card (only available in hard copy)
• UGA Residential Centers Brochure (PDF)
• UGA Cortona Postcard (PDF)
• UGA Costa Rica Postcard (PDF)
• UGA at Oxford Postcard (PDF)
• UGA Costa Rica Programs in the Humanities and Arts Brochure (PDF)
• UGA Costa Rica Programs in the Sciences Brochure (PDF)
• Peace Corps at UGA (PDF) - (Full Page | Quarter-Sheets)

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