Embedded Files
Our Arcadia Abroad application process can be divided into four different application stages: pre-admission, in review, admission, and pre-departure.
YOU START HERE
Pre-Admission Stage
Before you are accepted to your program
YOU MOVE HERE
In Review Stage
Waiting for an admission decision for your program
YOU MOVE HERE
Admission Stage
Receiving an admission decision for your program
YOU END HERE
Pre-Departure Stage
Preparing to depart for your study abroad program
You will need to complete various tasks during each application stage.
Click the name of each application stage below to read about the tasks you will need to complete during that specific application stage and the estimated timeframe for completing each task.
Please note that you may need to complete additional tasks for your specific research project location during the admission and pre-departure application stage. Your Program Advisor will let you know if and when you need to complete additional tasks during the admission and pre-departure application stage that are not outlined below.
- Pre-Admission Stage
What can you expect during the pre-admission stage?
Work on Your Arcadia Abroad Checklist Items (~October - March)
Complete Your Arcadia Abroad Application (~January - March)
All summer program applicants need to submit an official transcript with their final fall grades. If you upload an unofficial transcript before your final fall grades are issued at your home university, your official transcript checklist item will be marked as incomplete and you will be asked to upload an official transcript later. We cannot issue an admission decision or submit your Arcadia Abroad application to your host institution overseas until we have an official transcript with your final fall grades.
2. In Review Stage
2. In Review Stage
What can you expect during the in review stage?
Wait for Your Acceptance (~January - March)
Our STEM Summer Research Team will review your Arcadia Abroad application within 1 - 2 weeks of you completing your Arcadia Abroad checklist items.
If you need to make revisions to your Arcadia Abroad checklist items, our STEM Summer Research Team will reach out to you directly (via email).
If you do not need to make revisions to your Arcadia Abroad checklist items, your application will be reviewed by our STEM Summer Research Committee. Our STEM Summer Research Committee will review the research project preferences you submitted on your STEM Project Placement Form and place you on a research project.
Once your application is reviewed by our STEM Summer Research Committee, your application will be sent to your host institution overseas for final approval. Once your application is reviewed and approved by your host institution overseas (usually within 2 - 4 weeks) and you complete all of your Arcadia Abroad checklist items that are required for admission to the STEM Summer Research program, you will receive an admission decision from our STEM Summer Research Team with your research project placement.
3. Admission Stage
3. Admission Stage
What can you expect during the admission stage?
Read and Sign Your Enrollment Agreement Form (Due Within 10 Days of Your Acceptance Date)
Pay Your Non-Refundable $500 Arcadia Abroad Deposit (If Applicable) (Due Within 5 Days of Reading and Signing Enrollment Agreement Form)
Complete the Remainder of Your Checklist Items (Due Within 10 Days of Your Acceptance Date)
Some exceptions apply. This will be explained in your program confirmation instructions.
4. Pre-Departure Stage
4. Pre-Departure Stage
What can you expect during the pre-departure stage?
Complete Your Pre-Departure Orientation Course and Attend Your Pre-Departure Orientation Zoom Session (~March - April)
Purchase Your Flights (Due by April 15th for summer programs departing in May or May 1st for summer programs departing in June, July, or August)
Arcadia Abroad Excursion Registration (~May)
Complete Your Literature Review (~3 - 4 Weeks Prior to Your Departure)
Your Principal Investigator (PI) will reach out to you ~3 - 4 weeks prior to your departure with instructions for completing your literature review. Your literature review may or may not be due prior to your departure, depending on your specific research project location.
Download and Print Out Your Arcadia Abroad Arrival Guide (~1 - 2 Weeks Prior to Your Departure)
Prepare For Your Departure (~May, June, or July)
Page updated
Report abuse