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Smith students must apply for year-long or fall start Smith JYA program in Geneva, Florence, Hamburg or Paris by February 1, and will be notified in late February. Admission is offered to guest students on a rolling basis beginning February 1; applications must be received by March 1.
Admission to a spring program in Hamburg or Geneva is offered on a rolling basis, beginning in February. All students must apply no later than October 15 for a spring program.
Complete application packets must be received by the Smith College Office for International Study by dates above. Your name should be on each page.
See complete application instructions on the form. Applications must include the following:
• 2010-2011 Application Form and Personal Statement
• Language Evaluation Form
• Non-Language Faculty Recommendation
Additional instructions for All Geneva applicants:
• Students with one year of French or less may write their personal statements in English.
• Students without any French, or not currently enrolled in French, should provide a second faculty recommendation in place of the Language Evaluation Form.
• Students applying to the Internship Semester must also include an Internship Statement in which they detail their goals for the internship, the skills they will bring to the organization and those they wish to develop, and the type of organization they hope to work with. Internship statements are also recommend for Track B and C applicants who wish to intern.
Additional materials for guest students (applicants from other colleges):
• Official transcript
• Statement of Support
• Original sample of written work in language of the program which has been submitted for a course and graded by an instructor
• Application fee of $35, payable to Smith College
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PASSPORTS AND VISAS FOR STUDY IN ITALY
Students who hope to participate in the Florence JYA program must have a valid passport when they apply to the program, with the expiration date at least 20 months later, and must submit a copy of their passport photo page with their application.
A student visa is required for study in Italy on the JYA Florence program. Smith College will obtain visas for students attending the JYA Florence program in a group visa application process.
This means that in the summer prior to the year in Italy, students must leave their passports with the Smith College Office for International Study. The Consulate General of Italy in Boston requires Smith College submit our students' visa applications as a group. The specific date of Smith's visa appointment and length of time required depends upon the Italian Consulate’s availability. Once the Consulate issues the visas and returns the passports to Smith, the Office for International Study will return passports by courier service.
Consequently, students’ international travel is restricted during the summer prior to their year abroad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PASSPORTS AND VISAS FOR STUDY IN SWITZERLAND AND FRANCE
Students studying on the JYA Paris or JYA Geneva programs will apply for their student visas independently. Guidance is provided by the Office for International Study, but students are responsible for researching the application processes and requirments of their consulate and must be aware that they, too, will need to surrender their passports for a period of time in the summer before their year abroad.
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