Before You Leave
Predeparture Handbook (PDF)
Online Cultural Training Resource for Study Abroad: What's Up With Culture?
Register with Local Embassy Where Studying
U.S. passport holders and citizens can do this through:
Smart Travelers Enrollment Program
International students should check with their local embassies in the study abroad location to see if there is a similar service offered.
When You Get There
Update Your Address
Change of Address Form (online form)
Submit Course Changes
Course Change Form (online form)
About Your Leave
Rescind/Extend Leave
Rescinding Your Study Abroad Leave
Students on two-semester programs considering returning after one semester should see Rescinding a Leave on the Class Deans Web site. Students wishing to rescind their Study Abroad Leave should notify the Office for International Study and their class dean in writing.
If a student rescinds her study abroad leave in order to register for classes in Northampton, that decision will be binding, and she will not normally be eligible to have off-campus study status reinstated.
Leave may be rescinded until the first day of classes each semester; however, the student is responsible for any nonrefundable fees and deposits already paid to the study abroad program on her behalf. The student is also responsible for contacting the Office of Residence Life to request a room.
A student who withdraws from her study abroad program after the program has started is responsible for any nonrefundable fees and withdrawal fees charged by the study abroad program, and may not return to Smith that semester if classes have already begun at Smith.
Extending Leave
Students approved for study abroad for one semester who want to extend their study abroad experience into the following semester should contact the Office for International Study to discuss their options.
Before You Return To Smith
TB Testing Requirements (PDF)
Mandatory Study Abroad Program Evaluations
Students who studied abroad in Florence, Hamburg, Geneva or Paris should not complete the program evaluations below. You will be asked to submit a separate program evaluation; additional information will be provided via e-mail.
All study abroad students who participated on a Smith Consoritum Program or a Smith-Approved program are required to submit an evaluation of their study abroad program to Smith at the conclusion of the program.
Please note: Transcripts will not be forwarded to the registrar's office for posting until an evaluation is received by the Office for International Study.
Students should complete the program evaluation below that corresponds to the term studied abroad (fall, spring or academic year).
Students who studied abroad on two different programs during the academic year should complete a program evaluation for each term and program (fall and spring).
