Advisor Workshop Ryan Michaud, Learning Abroad Advisor Maggie Brock, Learning Abroad Advisor

Learning Abroad Staff Ryan Michaud, Learning Abroad Advisor March 2015 Maggie Brock, Learning Abroad Advisor October 2015 Marisol Gonzalez, Executive Secretary September 2015 Lizett Ceja, Passport Facility Manager July 2015

Preshus G. Major: Public Relations Term: Summer 2015 Destination: Oaxaca, Mexico Program: Sol Education Abroad

Program Types •Faculty-Led –

Faculty-Led

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Short-Term Programs

•Exchange •Affiliated

Faculty-Led Programs •True Faculty-Led Programs – –

Credit-bearing At least 50% of course content taught abroad

•Short-Term Programs – –

May be credit-bearing or not Less than 50% of course content taught abroad (if applicable)

•Some programs are restricted by college, department, or major

Faculty-Led Examples •Central Europe with Dr. Froelich –

ARCH 7600/ARCH 5500/INAR 4500

•China with Drs. Wen and Zhang –

All levels of Mandarin Chinese

•Greece with Dr. Armstrong –

Non-credit

•Israel with Dr. J. Rainbow –

Non-credit

Vidha D. Major: Management Term: Winter 2015/2016 Destination: India Program: India Studies Faculty-Led

Exchange Programs •Students pay UH tuition to UH •Other fees apply (housing, meals, travel) •UH accepts students from the other school •Balance must be maintained •Recruitment comes from the colleges •Typically Fall and/or Spring

Exchange Program Examples •Swansea University – – – –

Swansea, Wales Similar to UH in course offerings Classes taught in English UK Credits (4xUS)

•ADA University – – – –

Baku, Azerbaijan Business, Engineering, Technology, Education, and International Policy Classes taught in English Housing included for up to 2 students per semester

Exchange Program Examples •University of Stavanger – – –

Stavanger, Norway English (Arts & Education, Hospitality, Social Work, Business, Nursing, Sciences, Technology) ECTS Credits (2x US)

•Leipzig University – – – – –

Leipzig, Germany Similar to UH course offerings Classes taught in English and German Students must be at intermediate level of German or higher Great for graduate students

Marimar T. Major: Broadcast Journalism Term: Spring 2016 Destination: Seville, Spain Program: GlobalEd

Affiliated Programs (and sometimes non-affiliated)

•Students pay all fees to provider directly •Many logistics provided •Prices vary –

Destination/cost of living, length of program, amenities

•Variety –

Location, length, courses, and time of year

Affiliated Program Examples (and sometimes non-affiliated)

•Spanish Language Immersion – –

Sol Education Abroad Kukulcan

•General Programs – – –

USAC ISA AIFS

•Specialty Programs – –

Semester at Sea School for Field Studies

•Internships & Service Learning –

Various providers

Hannah D. Major: Accounting Term: Summer 2015 Destination: Florence, Italy Program: AIFS

Learning Abroad Process •Advising •Research –

Programs & Scholarships

•Select Program (but don’t apply yet) •Course Equivalency Form •Apply for Program •Register with Learning Abroad –

This process will soon be online via SharePoint

Course Credit •Course Equivalency Form •Registration process – –

Placeholder Courses (except for faculty-led) Billable vs. non-billable hours • xxRE vs. xxAF

•Grades while abroad –

GPA credit

•Transcripts – –

Can take up to 90 days to arrive • Program end dates may differ from UH calendar Could delay graduation, so it is highly inadvisable to go abroad just before graduating

Course Equivalency Form •Students should provide syllabi to their advisors Students do not automatically get advisor signature, there should be a conversation/discussion

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•Type of credit Exact equivalent

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Need exact course number

Elective within department/major

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Need to know level and number of credits

General elective credit

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Need to know level and number of credits

•Students should not complete the “course equivalent” side –

Feel free to use a new form if it’s done incorrectly

•Signatures are required – –

Advisor or Faculty signature Dean signature

Sima P. Major: Nutrition & Foods Term: Summer 2015 Destination: Granada, Spain Program: Sol Education Abroad

Common Issues •Old forms –

We can’t use these any more

•Equivalency questions •Multiple courses/extra courses –

Just in case, student won’t be taking all classes

•Notes section of Course Equivalency Form – – –

Use these for any stipulations Student cannot take more than X credit hours Student must earn a C- or better •

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Be careful with this, because it essentially means they’ll get an F if they get lower than a C-.

Student must meet with faculty upon return from program to double check equivalency

Upcoming Events •Learning Abroad Fall Fair –

Thursday, Sept. 1st, 11-2pm: Rockwell Pavillion

•Faculty-Led Workshop –

Mid-September

•Passport Open House –

Thursday, Sept. 8th, 8:30-2pm: LA Office

•Career Services & Learning Abroad Workshop –

Friday, Sept. 16th, 11-12pm: UCS Office

•Scholarship Workshop –

Late September: LA Office

Questions?