2022 Study Abroad FAQ

Yes! Study Abroad Honors Hours will take place in September right before registration opens. Everything will be explained there, so make sure to attend!

For Vietbodia / Costa Rica: Tuesday September 21, 3:30-4:45pm, location SASC 160
For Japan / UK: Thursday, September 23, 3:30-4:45pm, location SIPA 125
For France / Italy / Spain: Tuesday September 28, 3:30-4:45pm, location SASC 160

Current students need clearance from their Honors advisor.
Freshmen, dual enrollment, and FTIC’s do not.

Newly admitted Freshmen, Dual Enrollment, and FTIC’s (first-time in college students)

• Students without an FIU GPA: If space is available, freshmen in their first year who do not yet have an FIU GPA may apply for a Study Abroad program after their Fall grades have been posted. Students must have earned a minimum GPA of 3.2 to apply.
• Students with a College GPA: Dual Enrollment students and FTIC’s, with or without a completed AA degree, who have placed into the upper division Honors curriculum, must have a minimum 3.3 overall college GPA to apply.
• All qualifying newly admitted freshman and FTIC’s must have attended an Honors Orientation or Workshop to enroll in an Honors Study Abroad Program.

Newly admitted Transfer students

• Transfer students with or without a completed AA degree, must have a minimum 3.3 overall college GPA to apply. All qualifying newly admitted transfers must be fully matriculated at FIU to enroll in an Honors Study Abroad Program

If you are a U.S. citizen receiving the Federal Pell Grant, you should apply for the Benjamin Gilman Scholarship: https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/

Registration works by appointment only and on a first come, first served basis.

1. For Costa Rica, registration opens on October 5th. Schedule your appointment online from September 24 at 10:00am sharp to October 1, HERE (Please remember to clear your browser cache if you visited the site before the start date and time)
2. For Japan, registration opens on October 6th. Schedule your appointment online from September 24 at 10:00am sharp to October 1, HERE (Please remember to clear your browser cache if you visited the site before the start date and time)
3. For UK, registration opens on October 6th. Schedule your appointment online from September 24 at 10:00am sharp to October 1, HERE (Please remember to clear your browser cache if you visited the site before the start date and time)
4. For Vietbodia, registration opens on October 7th. Schedule your appointment online from September 24 at 10:00am sharp to October 1, HERE (Please remember to clear your browser cache if you visited the site before the start date and time)
5. For Italy, registration opens on October 12th. Schedule your appointment online from October 1st at 10:00am sharp to October 8, HERE (Please remember to clear your browser cache if you visited the site before the start date and time)
6. For France, registration opens on October 13th. Schedule your appointment online from October 1st at 10:00am sharp to October 8, HERE (Please remember to clear your browser cache if you visited the site before the start date and time)
7. For Spain, registration opens on October 14th. Schedule your appointment online from October 1st at 10:00am sharp to October 8, HERE (Please remember to clear your browser cache if you visited the site before the start date and time)

No. As long as you are eligible (see question #1,) are cleared by your Honors advisor, and are sure you can comply with the 2022 Study Abroad payments, guidelines, and rules, you can register.
Students new to Honors do not need advisor clearance.

Costa Rica will be a Spring/Summer program in 2022.

We want students to have the freedom to purchase their flights on their own terms. Some students might want to use accrued miles, arrive earlier, stay longer, or extend their trip to other cities or countries. This is the only way to allow that.

Students are free to fly together or however they want. The Spring class on-campus allows students to get to know each other and plan their flights together if that’s their preference.

All programs are interdisciplinary and work for all majors. You can make your study abroad experience as much, or as little, about your major as you want it to be. You can gear your project towards your major’s topic or take a break from it and do the opposite.

It’s your choice. You don’t have to. Your study abroad program will satisfy your one-year, 6 required Honors credits: 3 credits for the Spring on-campus mandatory class + 3 credits for the Summer trip. But, since there are no guarantees you will get registered on one—it works on a first come, first served basis—it is strongly recommended you do take a seminar. You could fall behind if you don’t.

It is up to you and how soon you want to satisfy your Honors credits. Check with your Honors advisor to decide the best path for you

Yes

Yes, they do! But always check with faculty and let them know where you are going to be and how to contact you.

Make sure you will be able and willing to comply with your destination countries’ COVID laws and guidelines.

Check with your online advisor. If they allow you to take the Spring class on campus (IDH 4007,) we will be happy to take you! Ask them to email their consent to Luli Szeinblum at luli.szeinblum@fiu.edu.

No. Registering for study abroad is a big commitment and should not be taken lightly. Once you register you are committed to go. There are no refunds and switching programs is not allowed.

For information about Study Abroad Scholarships, go to: https://studyabroad.fiu.edu/fiu-students/funding/index.html. If you have any questions, contact the Office of Education Abroad at (305) 348-1913 or at edabroad@fiu.edu. If you want to go in person, they are located at SASC 230.

Yes. But if you are paying through a scholarship, it is still your responsibility to have the payments made on time and in their entirety. It would be your responsibility to contact Financial Aid to ensure they will be complying by the deadlines. If any delays are foreseen, you must notify the Honors College of the situation. And if the scholarship will not cover the full amount due, it is your responsibility to pay the remaining balance.

No! All students pay in-state tuition for their 6 study abroad credits!!!

FIU and/or the Honors College reserve the right to cancel study abroad programs—the only case in which a refund will be made. The refund will cover the program’s cost and the $500 deposit. Late fees, if any, will not be refunded or removed. Students are responsible for fees or losses incurred in canceling or changing their airfare ticket and any other expenses not covered by the program fee. Purchasing Trip Cancellation insurance coverage is recommended. Refunds for the $195 OEA fee will be at OEA’s discretion.

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Luli Szeinblum at luli.szeinblum@fiu.edu