Checklist: Preparing for Study Abroad
Read the program-specific website for each program you are considering. Pay special attention to the courses that are offered and program costs.
Carefully consider classes. Inform your academic advisor of your plans to study abroad. We highly recommend you talk to your advisor and have him or her sign the Academic Advisor Contact Form after you fill it in. Check your DARS - instructions can be found at http://www.bus.wisc.edu/undergrad/advising/pdfs/DARS_instructions.pdf These forms may be turned in near the end of the semester preceding your study abroad.
- When registering
for courses you will take in Madison before studying abroad:
- Save your two business breadth requirements to take while abroad (see the Undergraduate Catalog for an explanation of the requirement). You will appreciate the flexibility as you are choosing courses abroad.
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Gen Bus 300, Gen Bus 301 and ethnic studies will almost never be offered abroad, so it is better to take them before you go.
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Take the intro course to your major in Madison, as UW professors of advanced courses will assume that you know the content from the intro course as taught at UW.
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If you plan to take a finance class abroad, UW's finance department expects that you meet UW pre-requisites in order to comprehend your finance course taken abroad and to prepare for future UW finance courses.
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Review course offerings and UW equivalents, listed on the program-specific webpage.
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It is expected that you take no more than two courses in your major while you are abroad (exception: There is no limit to the number of International Business courses taken abroad). Some departments have specific rules. Check with your major department. This applies even if you study abroad more then one semester.
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No business course may be taken pass/fail. Visit the Undergrad Academic Services web page for more information http://www.bus.wisc.edu/undergrad/policy/passfail.asp.
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We strongly recommend that you not go abroad your final semester unless you have considerable flexibility with course selection, as we cannot guarantee courses or timely grade reports.
Read reports from past participants, which are online and in the International Programs office.
Financial aid may be applied to all programs longer than three weeks.
Scholarships are available for semester and academic-year programs.
Apply! Space is limited. Applications are due March 1st of the previous academic year. If space for spring semester opens, the application process will re-open with a deadline of October 1st. Attend an information session early in the spring or fall semester. Dates and times will be posted on our web site.
Minimum requirements: GPA of 3.0; 54 credits earned by the time you go abroad; 9 credits of business and/or economics.
Applications to the China Study Tour are due December 1st of the previous academic year, but if space remains, applications are accepted on a first-come first-served basis until March 1st.
To talk with a study abroad peer advisor, stop by the International Programs office (3121 Grainger Hall) from 10:00 to 3:00 Monday through Friday.
If you are considering going abroad for an academic year, keep in mind that you should take a maximum of two courses in your major department while you are abroad.
Students will only be admitted for the academic year if all qualified semester-long applicants have been accommodated. It is anticipated that Dublin, Lancaster, Monterrey, Oslo, Paris, Santiago and Singapore will have space available for academic year students, but it is not guaranteed. Seville can accommodate academic year students. Other programs usually fill with semester-long participants.
Information on Subletting
Check out UW-Madison Off-Campus Housing Service.