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Billing Due Dates

Co-Sponsored programs

The $3,000 deposit is due in the Miami study abroad application and can only be paid via card or eCheck.

• Fall deadline is February 1st for Florence and Barcelona, and March 1st for all others.
• Spring deadline is September 1st for Florence and Barcelona, and October 1st for all others.
• The remainder of the program fee, the $175 study abroad administration fee, and tuition are added to the bursar account and are due based on

Exchange programs

• All fees associated with the program are added to the bursar account and are due based on

Approved Non-Miami

• The only fee that ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs pay to Miami is the $175 fee, which is added to the bursar account and due by

Consortium/Contractual Agreement

• This form is ONLY for FAFSA aid. This is NOT course approval.
• The form is now electronic and can be found on One Stop’s .
• Students who do NOT want to utilize federal aid abroad but want course approval must complete the Transfer Credit Approval Form located in the Study Abroad Prep Canvas page. See more about this process below.
• For assistance with the electronic form, please contact One Stop (onestop@MiamiOH.edu)

Course Pre-Approval

Students are encouraged to start EARLY on this process; it can be time consuming.

• ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs need to contact the with course materials, descriptions, syllabi, etc. to get the courses approved.
• Miami Plan courses: ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs have two options:
  • For Pre-Approval, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs can contact the corresponding LDA to the subject area of the courses they’re taking. For example, a ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ taking a Political Science course for Intercultural Perspectives would contact the Political Science LDA for pre-approval.
  • Students can go ahead and take the course, then submit the when they return. This is not advised, because there is no guarantee that the course will be approved.
• Thematic sequence: ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs need to work with their academic advisor to complete the
• Elective courses: ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs do not need approval; courses will automatically transfer as electives.
• FSB courses: ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs need to submit the , which is automatically routed to the LDA of whichever major the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ indicates on the petition.

Deadlines

• Each program could have a different deadline. Students are encouraged to find the deadline for their specific program on
• Please see “Billing Due Dates” for Co-Sponsored deposit deadlines.

Financial Aid and Scholarships

• Study Abroad related scholarships come from multiple sources, so please contact the Education Abroad team (educationabroad@MiamiOH.edu) regarding the specific scholarships you are interested in.
• Questions about federal loans and grants should be directed to One Stop.

FSB ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ

• FSB Global administers their own faculty-led programs. If you are inquiring about an application for an FSB program, please contact FSB Global: fsbint@MiamiOH.edu

Housing

Before program starts:

• Students living on-campus and needing to get out of an on-campus contract for their term abroad need to complete the form. Any questions regarding the form or the approval process should be directed to Residence Life.
• For ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs living off-campus and needing to find a sublease, we cannot help directly, but we recommend looking at the following:
  • Check out the to see if you can find a sublease there.
  • Talk to your leasing agent or company to see if they have a list of ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs looking to sublease.

• Housing in your program:
  • Housing is different for each program. We encourage you to look at the online brochure to see what the program offers.
  • Although strongly discouraged, ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs may opt to find Independent Housing. Students must inform the Education Abroad office of this choice via the Housing Questionnaire located in the Canvas page in which all approved and committed ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs are enrolled.

Refunds

• Tuition: Tuition is refundable as long as a ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ cancels their program before the start of the term.
• Program fees:
  • Program fees are non-refundable unless Miami or the provider cancels the program. Students withdrawing of their own accord are able to submit an , but refunds are not guaranteed.
• $175 Study Abroad Fee:
  • Once this fee is applied to the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ’s bursar account (which happens at the same time ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs are registered), it is non-refundable.

Transcripts and DAR Inquiries

• Obtaining transcripts for the application process:
  • Unofficial transcripts: these can be screen-printed from the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ’s BannerWeb account and saved as a PDF.
  • Official transcripts: these must be ordered from the National Student Clearinghouse. Directions to do this are found on
• Obtaining transcripts after program completion:
  • Official transcripts must be ordered from the provider and sent to the Transfer Credit Evaluation (TCE) office within the Registrar.
    • Email: transfercrediteval@MiamiOH.edu
    • Address: 301 S Campus Ave, Oxford, OH 45056
  • Once TCE has the transcript, courses are added to the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ’s DAR.
• If courses on the DAR do not automatically fulfill the requirements that the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ got approved, they will need to do the following:
  • Major/minor courses: contact their department(s)
  • Miami Plan courses: complete the

Transfer Credit and GPA

• Transfer credit does not affect a ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ’s GPA; they are treated as pass/fail courses. However, it is possible that the final letter grade could appear on a ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ’s transcript.

Visas

• Luxembourg:
  • Visa questions should be directed to the Luxembourg team (luxembourg@MiamiOH.edu)
• Transfer Credit:
  • Miami cannot assist ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵs with the visa process. Students need to work with their providers, who have dedicated visa experts on hand.
  • The only things that Miami can/does assist with in this process:
    • Printing home university letters
    • Taking visa/passport photos