International Education
Outbound Students

• Outbound Students 

• • First Steps
  • Pre-departure
  • Currently Abroad
  • Returning Home

• Inbound Exchange Students
• Faculty Resources
• Staff Resources
• Parent Resources

 

IE Events and News

Making Study Abroad Work for You: Resume Writing Tips
Thurs. Feb. 9, 2012
4:00pm
Glendening Annex

International Education External Review Student Open Forum
Thurs. Feb. 16, 2012
7:00pm
Aldom Lounge (Connected to the Campus Center)

Study Abroad Through their Eyes: Perspectives from Former Study Abroad Students
Thurs. Feb. 23, 2012
7:00pm
Aldom Lounge (Connected to the Campus Center)

Summer 2012, Fall 2012, and Academic Year 2012-13 Application Deadline
Thursday, March 1, 2012
5:00pm
230 Glendening

MIEA Scholarship for Study Abroad Application Deadline
April 2, 2012

International Education
Glendening Hall, Suite 230
240 895-4202
ie@smcm.edu

General Information for Study-Abroad Applicants

Who should use this application?

• St. Mary's students who are currently enrolled in the undergraduate or MAT degree program at St. Mary's College of Maryland
• Non-St. Mary's students who are:
  • currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at an accredited U.S. college or university in the U.S. who are not on academic or disciplinary probation
  • not presently enrolled in a regionally-accredited college or university who have completed at least one year of college-level work; or
  • individuals who have graduated.
• Faculty and staff who will participate in St. Mary's programs abroad.

Students wishing to apply for admission to St. Mary's College of Maryland should not use this application and should instead visit the Office of Admissions web site.

Admissions Procedures and Requirements for Study Abroad

Study-abroad students will submit forms in two phases: application and pre-departure.

Phase 1: Apply to the Program

To apply, students must be in good standing and have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.5. Students who do not meet the St. Mary's GPA requirement may request a waiver of this academic policy by writing a letter of appeal to the Academic Policy Committee (APC). The appeal should be submitted to the Academic Policy Committee no later than the study-abroad program application deadlines below. 

Please note, each program may maintain its own minimum GPA requirement that is higher than St. Mary's minimum noted above.  Applicants would apply directly to the program and make requests for GPA consideration directly to the program.  Students would not appeal a program GPA requirement through the Academic Policy Committee.

The following forms are due to the Office of International Education by:
October 15 for winter break, spring break, or spring semester study abroad
March 1 for summer, fall semester, or academic year study abroad

Additional forms may be required depending on student status and current academic policies.

Mandatory Pre-departure Meetings

Study-abroad students are required to attend two mandatory pre-departure meetings in the semester prior to study abroad.

For Spring 2012 the pre-departure meetings are as follows:

Part I - Nov. 1st at either 8:30am or 10:30am (students are required to attend only one of the Part I sessions)

Part II - Nov. 8th at 2:45pm or Nov. 9th at 4:15pm (students are required to attend only one of the Part II sessions)

All sessions are in Cole Cinema.

Phase 2: Pre-departure

The following forms are due to the Office of International Education by:
November 7 for spring semester study abroad
April 15 for fall semester study abroad