{"id":51,"date":"2014-11-13T16:16:03","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T16:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2023-04-13T20:28:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T20:28:52","slug":"application-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/ways-to-study-abroad\/application-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Application Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations on deciding to make the leap into studying abroad, whether it be for a semester, a year, or only for a few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Here at St. Mary&#8217;s we want to make sure you are as prepared as possible and that you are choosing the program that is most appropriate for you both personally and academically.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Obtain a passport &#8211; If you already have one, make sure it will be valid for at least 6 months past your return date<\/li>\n<li>Review <a title=\"Ways to Study Abroad\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/ways-to-study-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ways to Study Abroad<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Research <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Potential Programs<\/a> &#8211; Talk with your academic advisor about your degree progress and how a study abroad experience would fit into it<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aurora-margarita-goldkamp.youcanbook.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Make an Appointment <\/a>&#8211; speak with an advisor in the Office of International Education<\/li>\n<li>Discuss your plans with family and friends<\/li>\n<li>Consider your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/financial-aid-scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Options<\/a> and obligations with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/financialaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Office of Student Financial Assistance<\/a> and the Office of International Education<\/li>\n<li>Review your academic options when studying abroad<\/li>\n<li>Submit your completed application to the program of your choice<\/li>\n<li>Attend the required pre-departure sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have concerns about whether or not your program is a good fit or if you will be able to get credit for it here at SMCM please <a href=\"mailto:ie@smcm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email us<\/a> or stop by and see us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations on deciding to make the leap into studying abroad, whether it be for a semester, a year, or only for a few weeks. Here at St. Mary&#8217;s we want to make sure you are as prepared as possible and that you are choosing the program that is most appropriate for you both personally and<a class=\"tribe-events-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/ways-to-study-abroad\/application-process\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" > Find out more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":187,"featured_media":0,"parent":54,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-51","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/187"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1572,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/51\/revisions\/1572"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}