PLACEMENT REVIEW & ACCEPTANCE

NMSU students who have been accepted into a study abroad program need to follow these steps.

Step 1. Review the conditions of acceptance of the program for which you have been placed before you confirm your acceptance. If you don’t understand various items, ask questions until you are satisfied with the answers. If you accept placement and then later withdraw, you may be liable for payment of withdrawal penalties plus any unrecoverable costs incurred by NMSU or the host study abroad institution.

Step 2. Complete the paperwork required by NMSU to finalize university approval of status as a study abroad student. All students will fill out the NMSU Study Abroad Agreement–Transfer Credit Programs or NMSU Study Abroad Agreement–International Distance Education. Students enrolled in Intensive Language Programs also need to fill out the Department of Languages and Linguistics Language Transfer Credit Agreement only if studying in a transfer credit option. If transfer credits will be part of your last thirty hours before graduation, obtain a waiver request through your dean. Students studying long-term on a travel program while enrolled in a course or courses at NMSU will fill out the NMSU Study Abroad Agreement–Resident Student Travel Program.

Step 3. Pay any deposits or other fees required in advance by the host institution prior to departing for study abroad program. Students accepted in direct enrollment programs pay the costs of the programs directly to the sponsoring institution according to their instructions and deadlines. The university will only bill students’ university accounts for university program fees and contracted costs of tuition, room and board when students are enrolling in an exchange program.

Step 4. Know Before You Go!
• all the costs of the program and how you will pay for them
• the deadlines for reporting to the program for orientation
• any special conditions related to room and board options
• insurance requirements and costs
• visa requirements and how long it takes to process a visa
• airport pickup arrangements
• address, telephone, e-mail and other communication information of host program and host families
• any special conditions related to excursions and course enrollment.