In truly unusual or exceptional circumstances, you may request special permission to have your exams proctored at UF after your return. This must be approved by your on-site coordinator as well as a UF faculty member to act as a proctor. If you leave your host country before completing your exams, you may fail your courses. Do not expect or assume that your program will allow you to take your exams early. For this reason, you should purchase your plane ticket with the plan to remain in your host city until the day after your exam period finishes. The official exam timetable is usually posted within a month prior to exams you may not know your exam dates until late in the semester. The exam periods at most institutions are structured differently from and usually more formal than what you may be accustomed to on campus. Please speak with your on-site director if you might need to miss class for any reason. Skipping a class is considered very rude in some cultures, and may not be permitted on many study abroad programs. While studying abroad, you are expected to attend and participate in all classes, assignments, labs, recitations, and field trips as scheduled by your program director and/or host institution. Check with your on-site coordinator, program director, or study abroad/academic advisor for questions regarding what full-time status entails in your situation. If you do drop courses, be sure to maintain full-time status for visa and/or financial aid purposes. UFIC is unable to lobby on your behalf for the foreign institution to comply with UF's policies. Many programs, especially those that occur during the summer, will not allow drops once classes start. Remember, you are bound by the host institution's rules for dropping courses, which may be very different from the rules at UF. Students on Exchange Programs: It is MANDATORY to obtain approved UF equivalencies for each course you take as an exchange student, including all elective credits. Forward or copy all relevant e-mails to your study abroad advisor. You will need to contact the appropriate department at UF for each equivalency, and your academic advisor should approve the final schedule in writing before it is sent to UFIC. You may need new equivalencies for courses not already approved on your academic advising form. Changes reported after your program ends may adversely affect your tracking or financial aid, so report this information as soon as possible, and no later than two weeks after the start of your overseas semester. At that time, be prepared to provide them with your new course schedule that includes each new course name and number, the course description, as well as the number of credits the host institution will award for each course. You MUST notify your study abroad advisor and academic advisor about any changes to your approved courses or the number of credit hours you are enrolled in abroad. Additionally, if at any point during your program your credit hours change, you must inform your study abroad advisor. Credit Hour Confirmationĭuring the first two weeks of your program, you MUST confirm your credit hours with your study abroad advisor. If you are required to attend orientation before classes start, your program dates will need to be adjusted accordingly the same is true of exams after classes end. Remember to inform your study abroad advisor of all changes. New Program DatesĬhanges in dates can affect a variety of things, including your financial aid and your insurance enrollment.
Please inform UFIC of such changes immediately. Though uncommon, your program dates, courses, and credit hours might turn out to be slightly different from what you expected. After your program starts, please remember to stay in contact with your study abroad advisor.
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