WSU students must have attained sophomore standing (completed a minimum of 30 credits). Most programs will require a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
Study Away DOES NOT have to be expensive. WSU offers dozens of semester programs that will cost you approximately the same as it would to live on campus at WSU for a semester.
It is never to early to begin planning your study away experience; however, the actual application process will not begin until the semester prior to which you plan to go abroad.
To begin the planning process:
Yes, Federal financial aid is portable to study abroad programs. Further, all affiliate programs will have scholarships you can apply to. The International Programs Office may also have scholarship funding to support your program.
Yes. WSU has a required course approval process which allows you to receive appropriate faculty approval for your study away courses.
Students will have different criteria for defining what the “right” program is. Oftentimes students will consider the following:
