UCCS Abroad 101: Academics

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  Hello and on behalf of the International Affairs Office, welcome

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  to another section of a broad one.

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  Oh one.

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  This time we'll be focusing on academics and credit transfer,

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  particularly as it relates to exchange and third party programs.

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  After watching, I encourage you to view our other abroad

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  one of one videos which offer an overview of education

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  abroad here at U.

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  C. C.

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  S and go in depth about finances, the application process

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  and more.

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  Now let's jump on into academics.

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  If you want credit for your time abroad, as most

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  students do, you must take courses well abroad that will

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  count toward your degree here at U.

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  S. In some way, those courses could fulfill a major

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  minor or graduate program requirement or simply help you to

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  complete your general education curriculum.

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  If you're hoping to go abroad on an exchange or

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  third party program, you'll also need to have the courses

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  you take while abroad preapproved before you leave campus so

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  that the credits will transfer back.

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  To do that, you'll first need to make sure that

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  the program you pick has course offerings that work for

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  your degree plan, and to do that you'll need to

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  meet with your academic advisor.

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  If you're interested in UCC, a short term programs, this

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  process will likely be fairly simple, and you'll go on

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  to register for the short term programs course, as you

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  normally would for U C CS classes.

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  But if you're thinking about an exchange or third party

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  program, you want to meet with your advisor as soon

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  as possible to discuss your options.

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  Since the process is a little different with exchange and

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  third party programs, your courses must tie in toward your

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  degree. You might be able to take courses for a

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  major or program credit while abroad, or you might need

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  to take Jeanette requirements instead.

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  Since your progress towards your degree is unique, your advisor

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  is essential to help you determine which course options are

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  available for your specific situation.

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  Make sure you know all your options as you want

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  to have alternate courses pre approved as well.

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  I'll explain more about that in a minute.

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  For graduate students, it's even more important to meet with

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  your advisor as soon as possible because unlike at the

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  undergraduate level, there's no centralized advising in this area.

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  How many credits will be allowed to transfer back is

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  entirely determined by your department and program, so you'll need

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  to get an understanding of what your department will allow

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  very early on in the process, since the number of

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  credits you can transfer in will determine what type and

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  length of program will work best for you undergrads.

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  The impact the number of credits will be able to

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  count toward your degree has on program selection applies to

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  you as well, though to a lesser extent, since there's

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  usually more flexibility within your degrees.

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  Nevertheless, it's still good to know this information early on

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  as you start to consider program options, so you'll still

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  want to meet with your advisor as soon as you

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  can. You can also do some preliminary programme research before

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  meeting with your advisor as long as you keep your

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  options open and don't get too set on a specific

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  program or program type.

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  If you do find a program or two that you

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  think may be a good fit, you can bring a

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  list of available courses which are usually found in the

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  provider's website to the meeting to see if any of

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  those courses will work with your degree plan.

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  Most of your program research will likely happen after you've

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  determined which courses you'll be able to take abroad, though,

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  once you've determined what kinds of courses are available to

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  you while abroad and which program and location is the

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  best fit, you'll need to fill out the Study Away

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  Course approval forum during the application process to get your

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  courses pre approved.

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  For information about the application process, you can check out

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  our how to apply segment of abroad one of one

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  since you CCS short term programs offer you CCS courses.

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  The study away form is only for students applying to

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  exchange or third party programs.

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  It is an essential part of the credit transfer process

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  for these programs.

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  Once you've picked a program and created a UCC s

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  a broad application, we will write down the courses you

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  plan to take while abroad and take the form to

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  your advisor so that they can fill in the UCC

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  s course equivalents and sign it to confirm their approval.

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  Since final course registration may not take place until arrival

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  in country, it's essential that you select and get preapproval

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  force several alternate courses as well in case one of

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  your preferred courses is not available.

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  The study away form has sections for both preferred and

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  alternate courses.

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  For this reason, I cannot emphasize enough how imperative it

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  is that you get your planned courses and alternates preapproved

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  before you leave the U.

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  S. In fact, it's mandatory.

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  If you don't get your courses pre approved, you will

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  not be able to receive credit for your time abroad.

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  Nor will financial aid be able to be used toward

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  your time abroad.

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  For more details on financial aid and why preapproval is

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  essential, take a look at our finances video.

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  Still, we know some things sometimes happen, So if you

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  arrive in country for your exchange or third party program

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  and you're unable to take one of our pre approved

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  courses and your alternates are unavailable, get in touch with

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  international affairs and your advisor immediately to fill out an

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  updated study away form so that the courses you are

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  able to take can be approved again.

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  This doesn't apply to you CCS short term programs, since

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  those programs offer you CCS courses for exchange and third

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  party programs.

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  However, there's also a second half of the credit transfer

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  process, and it involves your study abroad.

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  TRANSCRIPT. At the end of your program, you'll be issued

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  a transcript for the courses you took while abroad, and

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  your provider will ask you where to send it.

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  Many programs will ask you during the provider specific application

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  process before you leave the U.

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  S. Others will ask after you return.

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  Please have your provider mail your transcript to the University

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  of Colorado, Colorado Springs International Affairs Copper House 92 oh

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  2, 14 20 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, Colorado eight

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  oh 918 Note that it may take a few months

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  after the program ends for transcripts to be sent out.

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  Most international institutions have different transcript issuance processes that take

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  longer than the ones were used to here at U.

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  C. C s.

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  Once we've received, your transcript will review it alongside your

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  study away form, making sure the courses you took and

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  are attempting to receive credit for were preapproved after we've

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  determined that everything's in order will send it to the

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  registrar so your time abroad can be applied to your

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  degree. If you were on an exchange program, your UCC

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  s transcript will reflect letter grades for your time abroad

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  and your G p A.

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  On your exchange program will factor into your overall cumulative

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  u C C s g p A.

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  If you were on a third party program, you'll receive

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  transfer credit that will be recorded as past fail on

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  your you CCS transcript and your semester abroad won't be

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  factored into your overall cumulative u C c s g

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  p A.

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  If you participated in a U.

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  C. C s short term program, on the other hand,

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  your course in grade will post and be recorded as

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  normal on your you CCS transcript and will count towards

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  your overall cumulative u C c s g p a.

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  No additional transcript will be issued.

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  We here in international affairs hope this video has helped

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  you understand the academic processes related to going abroad.

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  But as always, if you have questions, you can reach

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  us via email at international at u C C s

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  dot e d U by phone at 7192555018 on Facebook

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  at U.

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  C. C s international affairs on instagram at at U.

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  C. C s Underscore International and on Twitter at at

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  UTC s Internet.

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  You are also welcome to stop by our office in

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  Copper House 92 Oh two.

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  Or visit our website at abroad dot u C C

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  s dot e d u.

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  Thanks for watching.