| PROGRAM
SELECTION |
| IDENTIFYING
A SUITABLE STUDY ABROAD SITE |
Identify
programs that will meet your goals and objectives
and ability to pay.
Once you know what you want to study and that you have the basic financial
resources to pay for a program, now you must start the process of identifying
the program that meets your needs. |
| WHAT
TYPE OF STUDY ABROAD DOES NMSU PROVIDE (Click HERE for
List of All Programs) |
NMSU
sponsors six (6) types of study abroad programs
that allow students to transfer credit to NMSU
or to earn graded credit:
1. Exchange Programs: Students enroll in a foreign university
for the purpose of earning transfer credit that applies to their degree
at NMSU. In return, foreign students comes to NMSU on exchange to take
course here to transfer to their home institutions.
2. Affiliated Direct Intensive Language Programs:
Students enroll at a language institute to study intensively these
languages
taught
by NMSU: Spanish,
Portuguese, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, and Arabic.
3. NMSU Special Affiliated Programs: NMSU has entered
into agreements with other universities and organizations to provide
special
options
for NMSU students to study abroad. Some of these programs provide opportunities
for NMSU faculty members to teach some of the courses offered through
these
programs.
4. NMSU Internship Programs: NMSU departments organize
internships that allow students to enroll at NMSU (usually in Distance
Education status) and receive NMSU graded credit for the supervised work
experience.
5. Affiliated Direct Academic Programs: NMSU also
has several agreements that allow students to earn academic and language
credit,
primarily in
countries or at universities with which NMSU has been unable to arrange
exchanges. While this opens up additional options for our students
to study abroad, these programs tend to be the least cost effective
way to study
abroad.
6. NMSU Group or Individual Travel: :Some faculty members
organize courses with a field trip or field studies component required
to receive credit for the courses. Other faculty members organize or supervise
groups of students who travel outside the U.S. as an option in, but not
a requirement of, an NMSU course. Some faculty members supervise students
who are conducting research or engaging in independent study while enrolled
in classes for credit at NMSU, or who engage in the overseas activity just
for the experience. |
| WHAT
KEY QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ASKED TO NARROW THE
SEARCH? |
• If
you have special needs (physical, dietary,
learning, medical, family, etc.) can the host
program
accommodate these?
•
Do
you want to study in a university with students
from
the
host
country,
or with
other
U.S. or
international students?
• Do you prefer a large, medium, or small university campus?
• Do you prefer a rural or urban environment?
• Do you want to live in a dormitory, in an apartment, or with a host family?
• Do you want a program taught by local nationals or would you prefer to
attend a program taught abroad by U.S. professors?
• What are the admission requirements of the program (gpa, semesters completed,
language proficiency) and the application deadlines?
• Do you want a program with a lot of support staff or would you rather
take care of most matters yourself?
• Can you afford the cost of the program?Are you concerned about the local
cost of living?
• Does the academic calendar of the host institution accommodate the NMSU
calendar?
Also, review what returned
students have to say about studying abroad. |
| WHAT
ARE THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE STUDY ABROAD
PROGRAMS? |
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Exchanges
are usually the most cost effective way to
study abroad long term, as are student teaching
internships. Intensive language study is
usually the most
cost effective way to
study short term, especially in summer and
during winter break. Most other programs
tend to be more expensive, although special
programs organized by NMSU and some group
travel are designed to keep cost as low as
possible and may provide scholarships.
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| WHAT
IF I CAN'T FIND A PRE-APPROVED PROGRAM IN
MY COUNTRY OF CHOICE? |
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