Page 9 - 2019-2020 Augustana Study Away Catalog

Orientation

Students accepted into a J-Term program or Summer program will be notified of orientation and
predeparture meetings for their program, needed registration for courses, and payment schedules
when they receive their acceptance notification. Mandatory orientation assignments and meetings for
all Augustana Summer programs, Fall semester programs and Spring + June J-term programs will be
held in the Spring Semester. Orientation assignments and meetings for Spring semester programs
and January J-Term programs will be held during the Fall semester.

J-Term and Augustana-sponsored summer program orientation will be
conducted by each program’s Augustana faculty director in the semester
prior to departure, with online assignments and at least 1 meeting led by
the IOP Director.
Information specific
Students accepted into semester abroad programs will complete to each program type
online orientation activities and will be required to attend several (Semester, Summer, and
orientation meetings designed for all semester-away participants J-Term) is available in the
and led by the Director of International & Off-Campus Programs appropriate section of this
in the semester prior to departure. There may also be several catalog, and further details
additional pre-departure requirements to be completed by on the application, enrollment
students for the external or non-Augustana program provider. and withdrawal processes are
available at the International
& Off-Campus program
Withdrawal website or their offices
in Olin Hall.
Students may withdraw from any program and receive a refund
of $200 of their $300 deposit up until the Refund Guarantee Deadline
for each program. After this date for each program students will be
responsible for any shared or nonrefundable costs expended on their
behalf for the program. Early withdrawal is recommended as the later a
student withdraws from a program the greater the total of nonrefundable
charges will be.

The following chart indicates each program’s application period, and the
Key Dates
refund guarantee deadline:

FALL SEMESTER & SPRING SEMESTER &
SUMMER JANUARY J-TERM
FALL+J-TERM SPRING+JUNE
PROGRAMS PROGRAMS
PROGRAMS PROGRAMS

PRIMARY ADMISSION Sept 10-Dec. 10 Sept. 10-Dec. 10 Sept. 10-Feb. 10 Sept. 10-Feb 10
PERIOD

EXTENDED Dec. 11-Feb. 10 Dec. 11-Feb 10 Feb. 11-May 10 Feb. 11-May 10
ADMISSION PERIOD

PARTNER
APPLICATION Not Applicable March 1 Not Applicable August 1
DEADLINE

REFUND GUARANTEE April 1 April 1 August 1 August 1
DEADLINE