| Common
Terminology Used |
| Graded
Credit Programs |
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Study
Abroad Programs in which students enroll in
NMSU courses (regular courses or contracted
distance education courses) but complete part
or all of the course requirements outside the
U.S. Students receive grades for the course
on an NMSU transcript.
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| Transfer
Credit Programs |
Study
Abroad Programs in which students enroll in courses
taught at other universities or institutes, and
NMSU agrees to transfer credit. (Students are
enrolled at NMSU in a special Study Abroad course,
which is changed to reflect transfer credit upon
submission of a foreign institution's transcript.)
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| Non-Credit
Optional Travel Programs |
Travel
outside the U.S. in which students (1) are
enrolled in NMSU courses, but the travel is
optional in determining grading or credit for
the course, or (2) attend conferences or travel
abroad in an event sponsored or financed by
NMSU.
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| Types
of Study Abroad for Credit Programs |
Exchanges: An
exchange allows an NMSU student to study in a foreign
university and in return NMSU receives a foreign
student to study at NMSU. NMSU exchange students
pay tuition (and sometimes the cost of housing
and meals) to NMSU.
Intensive
Language: Language course are established
as international distance education to provide
graded credit or for transfer credit. Distance
education courses have tuition paid to NMSU,
but is charged at a special rate that may be
less or more than normal tuition. Non-NMSU students
may enroll non -degree to earn graded language
credit.
NMSU
Special Programs: NMSU enters
into agreements with other universities
and organizations to provide special
study options with prices that reflect
actual program costs. These usually are
completed for transfer credit.
Group
Travel Courses for Credit: These
usually are courses in which part of the
course (such as over Spring Break) is conducted
as a field trip, but sometimes the entire
course is conducted abroad. In some cases
the student enrolls in a regular course,
at other times in a contracted distance
education course.
Internships: Some
departments arrange internships for graded
distance education credit or as an official
coop program. Students engage in supervised
professional activities, such as student
teaching, but do not take courses while
abroad.
Affiliated
Programs: NMSU has affiliated
with several private providers of study
abroad programs to allow students to study
in countries or in universities in which
NMSU has not been able to develop its own
programs. Students complete these programs
for transfer credit. |
| NMSU
Study Abroad Agreements |
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| WebCT
Orientation |
Study
abroad courses organized to orient NMSU students
prior to departure for study abroad. The courses
are mandatory and students may not enroll in
the Study Abroad course that provides students
status while they study abroad for transfer credit
until WebCT has been completed.
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| Application
Processing Fee |
A
fee paid to the Office of Study Abroad to cover
the administrative cost of processing their application
to and enrollment in a study abroad program.
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| Program
Administrative Fee |
A
fee paid to the Office of Study Abroad to cover
the on-going administrative costs of managing
their study abroad program (usually charged Fall
or Spring Semesters only for exchanges and affiliated
programs).
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| Late
Processing Fee |
An
additional fee paid when students do not submit
applications and/or complete their WebCT orientation
by the priority administrative deadlines set
by the Office of Study Abroad.
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| Financial
Aid |
Scholarships,
loans, or grants students receive to pay for
their studies at NMSU, which can be applied to
study abroad costs.
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