Global Opportunities

• IE3 Global Internships: IE3 Global Internships provides opportunities for junior and seniorstudents to gain credit and professional experience in in a wide variety of contexts and professional areas. Students earn 12 internship credits per term.
• Study Abroad: Students can study abroad in a variety of settings focusing on majorrequirements, mostly in English. Students can also choose to focus on a foreign language or do an intensive, field-based program which includes a research project and field experiences.

Students can generally finish an undergraduate degree in four years with a term or more abroad. Students must complete 180 credits and all degree requirements to graduate, and most science majors can be completed in less than 180 credits (see MyDegrees for details). This means each student has electives, though numbers will vary. International experiences can count in the following ways:

• All international credits can be used to satisfy the 180 credits required for graduation and some majors can also use them – see your advisor for details.
• IE3 Global Internships receive INTL 410 credits though OSU GO. Check in with OSU GO regarding questions you have related to signing up for credits and your internship supervision. Talk to your major advisor about ways these credits can be integrated in to your major.
• Study abroad courses can be considered for major, Baccalaureate Core, minor, elective credits or the180 credits for graduation. Ask OSU GO about the standard course load for the program you plan to attend and if there are lists of any courses taken previously at that site. Research program websites for other courses of interest. Draft an email of proposed classes with descriptions and how you hope to count them to [email protected]. Once you have interacted by email, make an appointment at http://ib.oregonstate.edu/advising/appointments to finalize courses as needed.

Early planning will allow students to integrate international experiences with degrees. Students who go abroad in summer have to add a term of aid, while going during the year can often be more cost effective as it means paying the difference between costs overseas versus total OSU costs.

• Freshman Year: Students should begin planning for a future study abroad or IE3 Internship.
• Sophomore Year: Students can study abroad for the entire year, but not for a single term due to science series coursework. Health profession students do not go abroad this year as prerequisites for professional programs should not be taken abroad. Sophomore/Junior Summer: Students can study abroad or do an internship, but most programs are not offered in summer.
• Junior Year: Students could do an international experience for single term (almost always fall) or a year. Students planning to do an IE3 Global Internship or study abroad for one term should plan to move series coursework to terms they will remain at OSU and instead take single-term courses abroad. Students going abroad for the year can take series coursework in some cases. Health professions students should avoid professional school prerequisites while abroad.
• Junior/Senior Summer: Students can study abroad or do an internship, but most programs are not offered in summer.
• Senior Year: Students can study abroad or do an IE3 Global Internship. In general, students no longer have any series courses so they can easily go abroad for a single term or the year. It is generally not a good idea to go abroad the last term of senior year, and students most often go in fall term.
• Senior Summer: Some students choose to go abroad during their senior summer. Students can still walk in the Spring as long as they complete coursework by the end of the following fall term.

Consider your academic interests and goals and work with your academic advisors and the staff in the Office of (Global Opportunities) to determine the right program. The following steps should help:

1. PLANNING

Begin to plan at least six months in advance. You may need to complete major prerequisites or language placements or coursework http://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/school-language-culture-and-society/w.... Give yourself time to research programs and talk to your advisor about site(s) of interest. The best program for you depends on academic and professional goals, as well as degree requirements. Some important considerations are:

• Talk to your advisor if you want to focus on programs related to your major or professional goals. Talk to OSU Global Opportunities if you want to focus on language courses abroad.
• Studying abroad will provide an international campus experience with other students.
• IE3 Global Internship or field-based study abroad programs will focus on professional experience.
• Studying abroad on exchanges will generally keep program costs lower.

2. GETTING STARTED

• If you are considering studying a language abroad, go to http://bit.ly/2cFWNEA to create a Terra Dotta account. OSU GO can follow up about next steps. Discuss timing with your advisor.
• If you plan to focus on major or professional goals, talk to your advisor about program fit and timing. Go to http://bit.ly/2cFWNEA to create a Terra Dotta account so OSU GO can follow up on next steps.
• Follow up on Terra Dotta and OSU GO items to apply. Note deadlines (typically 6 months ahead). Applications include recommendations, essays, and transcripts - start early!