Study Abroad in Australia and North America. Wednesday 28 th October

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1 Study Abroad in Australia and North America Wednesday 28 th October

2 Why Study Abroad? Interesting and enjoyable experience Broaden your horizons Enhance employability and career prospects Improve prospects of working abroad Personal development Widen your academic horizons Learn/improve foreign language skills Chance to travel Stand out from the crowd, enhance your CV

3 When can you study abroad? A 1 st Year student 1 st year Sussex Application process A) TERM* (only specific subjects) 2 nd Y Term 1 OR Term 2 3th and Final Year at Sussex ABROAD OR B) FULL ADDITIONAL YEAR 1 st year Sussex 2 nd year at Sussex Application process 3 rd year ABROAD 4th and Final Year at Sussex A 2 nd Year student * Not possible to extend

4 Academic side Term abroad Year abroad What can you study? Modules need to be within your subject area. Watch for core modules! Flexibility you can study 50% modules from different subject areas. How study abroad will affect your degree? Marks achieved abroad will COUNT towards your degree classification Marks achieved will NOT count towards your degree classification, but title degree will have incorporated with a Study Abroad Year (providing you have passed the year).

5 Eligibility for Study Abroad 1 st years applying for a term you should be on track to achieve 60% your year 1. 2 nd years applying for the year 50% achieved in your year 1 and maintain it during your year 2. You must achieve an average grade of 3 in tutorial reports (first and second years combined) You must complete and submit all coursework and written assignments (for all terms of the second year)

6 Australian universities University of Western Australia, Perth (10 places) University of Queensland, Brisbane (5 places) Monash University, Melbourne (9 places) University of Adelaide, Adelaide (10 places)

7 University of Queensland (Brisbane)

8 University of Adelaide

9 Monash University (near Melbourne)

10 University of Western Australia (Perth)

11 Australian Semester Dates: Semester 2: July 2016 November 2016 Semester 1: February 2017 June 2017 If you apply to study in Australia for full year you will need to be in Australia by the beginning of July. This means that you have only a couple of weeks after the end of the summer term at Sussex. Visa If English is not your first language you will need to provide a copy of your IELTS results in order to obtain your visa. Tests older than two years are not acceptable.

12 Canadian universities University of British Columbia, Vancouver (3 places) Simon Fraser University Burnaby, Vancouver (3 places) University of Ottawa, Ontario (2 places) University of Waterloo, Ontario (6+ places)

13 Simon Fraser University Burnaby, Vancouver

14 University of Waterloo, Ontario

15 University of Ottawa

16 US universities University of Alaska at Fairbanks 8+ University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 5 Social Sciences and 5 Business Arizona State University, Tempe 4 Beloit College, Wisconsin 2 California State University at Monterey Bay 5 College of Charleston, South Carolina 2 University of Colorado, Boulder 3 Elon University, North Carolina University of Kentucky at Lexington Louisiana State, Baton Rouge 3 Mercer University, Georgia 2 Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts 2 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 3 University of North Carolina at Asheville 4 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 3 Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, Arizona 4 Occidental College, Los Angeles 4 Oregon State University, Corvallis 3 University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 11 Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 1 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY 4 and 5 for Business University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 3 Spelman College 1 State University of New York at Stony Brook, Long Island 5 University of Texas at Austin 5 University of Vermont, Burlington 8+

17 You can find the list of universities on our webpage: abroad/forsussexstudents/destin ations/northamerica/northameri cadestinationsvoluntary

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19 Beloit UNCA Elon Charleston Kentucky Mercer

20 University of Alaska at Fairbanks

21 University of Arkansas Walton Business School

22 University of Pittsburgh

23 California State at Monterey Bay

24 Northern Arizona University

25 University of Vermont

26 New Mexico, Albuquerque

27 University of Rochester

28 Allaway Scholarship to California The Scholarship will provide the following: A place for a full year voluntary student to study at one of the UC campuses. You will select 4 campuses and California make the final decision as to which campus you will attend $3000. A tuition fee waiver at the University of California (you will still need to pay University of Sussex fees for the year but this will be at a reduced amount). You will be responsible for: return air fare, insurance, rent, living expenses and visa costs. You will need to provide a financial guarantee. Costs vary considerably at each of the University of California campuses and you might want to take this into account when making your choice of campuses. You will, of course, still be eligible for the UK student loan (if applicable). Eligibility Requirements You must be a full-time undergraduate student at the University of Sussex. The Scholarship is open to students in any academic discipline except integrated year abroad (American Studies and language studies major and minors,) and students on the following programmes: Law, Business and Engineering students The competition is open to current second years and those in the second year of a four-year programme (i.e. you cannot be going into your final year in 2017/18) APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY 18 TH NOVEMBER

29 US Financial Guarantee Students going to the US will be required to complete a financial guarantee form in January 2016 for all US campuses. The amount will depend on where you choose to go. Your UK student loan can be used but there may be a shortfall of at least 3,000. You will be paying 15% of your current tuition fee to Sussex and no tuition fee to your exchange campus. The tuition fee loan is separate from your student loan and you will not have the surplus towards your year abroad. You will need to budget for health and travel insurance (this may be from 650 to 1,500 depending on your campus, the duration of stay and the exchange rate at the time you go). Factor in the costs of $160 for your visa fee, and another $180-$200 SEVIS fee [these may go up]

30 IMPORTANT Passports - ensure your passport does not expire before December 2017, if necessary renew asap Inoculations/vaccinations - be prepared to show evidence of all inoculations and it may be necessary to have a course of Hep B Money

31 WHAT IS NEXT? TO DO LIST! 1. Visit our webpages. 2. Research destinations. 3. Select your preferred universities. 4. Start an application.

32 ARE YOU READY? 1 st year students applying for the term and 2 nd years applying for the full year please submit your application forms by Friday 27 th November How to apply: Please think very carefully before applying!

33 Application forms Personal details and list of universities: Up to 3 and different regions please have equal interest in all of them. Statement Reference from Academic Advisor (or a tutor that has taught you and knows you well). Declaration form please read and sign.

34 Proposed modules form Each form will indicate the number of credits you need to take A. 1 ST years applying for the TERM 1 Check the modules you d miss at Sussex (Go for the term with no core modules if possible at all). B. 2 nd years Integrated masters applying for the YEAR Check the modules you d miss at Sussex. Core modules need to be matched at the host university C. 2 nd years applying for the YEAR 2 Go to the course catalogue of the universities you listed on your application pack and pick modules you would like to study bearing in mind the number of credits you are required to take. 3 Left hand side column - List the modules you d miss at Sussex (optional and core). Learning outcomes should be noted only for core modules. Right hand side List the modules you d take at the university abroad and indicate if that will match the missed core module. 4 Once completed, go and see your academic representative and Director of Teaching and Learning for approval (signature) Work very closely with your academic representative within your school throughout all the process - his signature will be required as well as the Director of Teaching and Learning List the modules you d like to take abroad and try to complete as many fields as possible Once completed, go and see your academic representative for approval (signature).

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