STUDY ABROAD APPLICATION

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1 STUDY ABROAD APPLICATION Info: http :// Step by Step Guide: S t e p 1 R e s e a r c h a v a i l a b l e e x c h a n g e & s t u d y a b r o a d o p t i o n s - R e a d a l l i n f o a v a i l a b l e a t O I P s t u d y a b r o a d w e b s i t e ( U R L a b o v e ) - I f y o u h a v e q u e s t i o n s m e e t w i t h an O I P a d v i s o r o r a t t e n d a n I n f o M e e t i n g - U s e o t h e r w e b s i t e s f o r s u p p l e m e n t a l i n f o r m a t i o n - Tal k d i r e c t l y w i t h f o r m e r s t u d y a b r o a d p a r t i c i p a n t s - D e c i d e o n t h e o n e s t u d y a b r o a d p r o g r a m t h a t w o r k s b e s t f o r y o u ( U s u a l l y t h a t m e a n s t h e o n e w i t h t h e b e s t c o u r s e m a t c h e s f o r y o u ) S t e p 2 - D i s c u s s y o u r p l a n s w i t h y o u r A c a d e m i c A d v i s o r : - M a p o u t y o u r n e x t t w o o r t h r e e s e m e s t e r s r e q u i r e m e n t s - I d e n t i f y r e q u i r e d a n d e l e c t i v e c o u r s e s t h a t y o u c o u l d t a k e w h i l e a b r o a d - I d e n t i f y r e q u i r e d A U B c o u r s e s t h a t y o u c a n o n l y t a k e a f t e r y o u r e t u r n - F i n d p o s s i b l e c o u r s e m a t c h e s a t y o u r p r e f e r r e d s t u d y a b r o a d l o c a t i o n - I f y o u c a n t f i n d c o u r s e m a t c h e s, i d e n t i f y a s e c o n d c h o i c e d e s t i n a t i o n o r a s u m m e r p r o g r a m t h a t w i l l w o r k f o r y o u, i n s t e a d - G e t a s i g n e d L e a r n i n g A g r e e m e n t S t e p 3 F i l l o u t A U B S t u d y A b r o a d A p p l i c a t i o n - F i l l o u t b i o - d a t a p a g e & a t t a c h signed L e a r n i n g A g r e e m e n t f o r m - C o m p l e t e a C o u r s e A p p r o v a l F o r m f o r e a c h c o u r s e y o u m i g h t t a k e a b r o a d - G e t e a c h C o u r s e A p p r o v a l s i g n e d b y t h e r i g h t c h a i r p e r s o n & / o r c o m m i t t e e s - M a k e a c o p y o f a l l c o m p l e t e d f o r m s f o r y o u r o w n r e c o r d s! K e e p i t s a f e. - D e l i v e r t h e c o m p l e t e d AUB a p p l i c a t i o n w i t h a l l c o u r s e a p p r o v a l f o r m s t o O I P - O I P w i l l e n s u r e t h a t y o u g e t r e g i s t e r e d a s a n A U B s t u d y a b r o a d p a r t i c i p a n t S t e p 4 T h e n d o n t f o r g e t t o : - A p p l y t o S t u d y A b r o a d U n i v e r s i t y a c c o r d i n g t o t h e i r d e a d l i n e s & p r o c e d u r e s - G e t A c c e p t e d! - G o A b r o a d! ( E n j o y ) S t e p 5 - W h e n y o u g e t b a c k : - O b t a i n o f f i c i a l t r a n s c r i p t f r o m S t u d y A b r o a d U n i v e r s i t y - P i c k u p y o u r S t u d y A b r o a d A p p l i c a t i o n f r o m O I P - D e l i v e r b o t h d o c u m e n t s t o t h e R e g i s t r a r f o r c o m p l e t i o n o f c r e d i t t r a n s f e r OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS USE ONLY First Name: Last name: Year: 20 Study Abroad Semester: Study Abroad University or Program Name & Country:

2 STUDENT INFORMATION Please type or write legibly. Full Legal Name: Last First Father /Middle Name AUB I.D Number: AUB of Birth (DD/MM/YY): Gender: Male Female Nationality/ Citizenship (If multiple, please list all): Will you be traveling on a Lebanese Passport? Yes No If not, specify passport country: Passport expiration date: Student classification at beginning of proposed Study Abroad Program: Sophomore Junior Senior Graduate Other: Notice: Unless you are applying for a summer study abroad program, you must have completed 24 credits at AUB at the Undergraduate level or 6 credits at AUB at the Graduate level prior to submitting an application to study abroad. Major Minor Name of Academic Advisor(s) Total credits completed so far at AUB Cumulative AUB grade average Number of credits in progress this semester Total credits needed for your graduation after your return ********************************************************************************************************* Student s Home Address Street, Building Name, Apt # : City: Country: Phone : Cell Phone: Alternative Campus P.O. Box: Emergency Contact #1: Name and relation to applicant: Address (if different than home address): City: Country: Phone: Emergency Contact #2: Name and relation to applicant: Address (if different than home address): City: Country: Phone:

3 INSTRUCTIONS FOR FORMS A) Instructions for the Learning Agreement form 1. Schedule a meeting with your academic advisor 2. Discuss the AUB required and elective courses you still need to take to graduate & then, with your advisor s help, on a separate sheet of paper, make two lists: a. Courses that you MUST take in a specific semester & b. Courses that you need to take but that are not semester-specific 3. Either on your own time or with your advisor, review the on-line course catalog for the university or study abroad program you intend to attend, and 4. Find (approximate) matches for some of the courses you need to take to graduate & list them on the learning agreement form. We recommend that you try to find two or three more courses than you think you will need to enroll in, just as a precaution. List course names, codes, and credits in the same way they are listed at the study abroad university. If course titles are in a language other than English, for example, please do not translate them. 5. If you are planning to study abroad for a year, you should fill out a separate Learning Agreement for each semester, unless the university offers ONLY year-long courses. 6. Ask your advisor to sign the completed Learning Agreement(s), verifying that you have received academic advising about your study abroad aspirations. NOTE: Your advisor is not being asked to approve course matches for credit; just to verify that you have had an advising discussion. Also, he or she can help you try to decide, for example, if a course that has culture in the title is more likely to be considered an anthropology/sociology course (social sciences) or a critical theory course (humanities). B. Instructions for the Course Approval form 1. You must fill out ONE course approval form for EACH course which you are considering at the study abroad university (print as many copies as you need). 2. A course may be approved EITHER as an approximate equivalent of a specific AUB course (option A) or for credit transfer as an elective course (option B). 3. Only the chairperson of the department that teaches an AUB course comparable to the study abroad course is authorized to approve either equivalency or credit transfer. Usually a syllabus is required to make this determination. (If you are unsure which department should approve a course, check with your advisor.) 4. List number of credits per course in the University credit system of the study abroad university (e.g. US System, ECTS system, etc). If you do not know what credit system your study abroad program/university uses, check with the AUB Study Abroad Advisor (Ms. Basma Zeidan, West Hall 320.) Planning to study abroad for two semesters? If you are planning to study abroad for more than a semester, it is sometimes not possible to get accurate course information for the second semester before you leave. We recommend that you fill out a second semester learning agreement based on the best available information, at the same time as you complete the first one, and ask your advisor to sign it. You may then electronically revise the second semester learning agreement & get needed course approvals during your first semester in residence at the study abroad destination.

4 LEARNING AGREEMENT FORM To be completed by the student and the AUB academic advisor ACADEMIC YEAR: 20 /20 I PLAN TO STUDY ABROAD IN SEMESTER: MY AUB FACULTY & MAJOR: Name: AUB address: Home Institution: American University of Beirut (AUB) Country: Lebanon DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED STUDY PROGRAM ABROAD Overseas institution or program name:.. Country:.. Course unit number (if any) & Department Code or Abbreviation (Example: PSPA 205) Course title (as indicated in the course catalog of the overseas university or study abroad program) Credits (as listed by the overseas Univ.) Advisor Initials 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9).. Student s signature.. : AUB ACADEMIC ADVISOR I verify that I have discussed the above plan of study abroad with the student indicated. Advisor s signature (dd/mm/yy) Printed Name and Dept. OVERSEAS (RECEIVING) INSTITUTION (Erasmus Scholarships Only) We confirm that the learning agreement is accepted. Departmental coordinator s signature :. Institutional coordinator s signature. :

5 Credit Transfer OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS COURSE APPROVAL FORM Student completes top box & obtains signatures for either option A or option B Complete a form for each course you plan to take abroad! NAME: ID #: P.O.Box: Class: Major: Course Title Dept & Code University Name Number of Credits Credit System This section should be completed by the student requesting course equivalence or credit transfer. Please also attach a syllabus or detailed course description of the study abroad course before submitting it to the appropriate AUB department chair. Option A: Course Equivalence Request The proposed course above is an acceptable equivalent to the following AUB course: AUB Course Title Department & Code Chairperson (please print) Signature This section should be completed by the chairperson of the academic unit/track/department offering the course at AUB which appears to be equivalent to the course you plan to take abroad. Option B: Credit Transfer Request The proposed course above is approved for credit transfer in the category & amount defined below: Category Proposed course code (FR) Proposed course code (SO & above) Number of Credits Free Elective (F) FR ELEC 111F SO ELEC 211F Elective in the major FR NA SO ELEC 211M (M) Math (X) FR ELEC 111X SO NA Only undergraduates may request general education credits for study abroad. Humanities (H) FR ELEC 111H SO Natural Sciences (N) FR ELEC SO 111N Quantitative Thought FR NA SO (Q) Social Sciences (S) FR ELEC 111S SO Department 211H 211N 211Q 211S Chairperson This section should be completed by the department offering courses in a similar discipline. The Chairperson should indicate by circling the appropriate box if the credits are Freshman, Sophomore or above Sophomore (). *Needs the electronic approval of the general education committee ( to be attached); then the faculty committee. The process will take 2 weeks and all necessary follow-up will be done by the student services section of the appropriate Faculty. Signature Approval of the Curriculum Committee or Academic Affairs Committee Signature Rejected This section should be completed by the Chair of the appropriate committee of the faculty in which the Approved student is enrolled. Registrar's Office Signature To be completed by Registrar s Office