Special Info for
Visiting Students

How do visiting students activate their Net IDs and *@syr.edu email address?

• Follow the instructions at the NetID Self-Serv portal. Please get used to using your SU email address. This is how Syracuse staff and faculty will contact you. 

The instructions say to seek advising after I submit my Student Advising Form (SAF). Do you mean an advisor at my home school? Or someone at Syracuse University?

• We're referring to an academic advisor at your home college or university who is familiar with the requirements of your degree program. (You may consult with more than one advisor, if different people advise you about your major and minor or dual degrees, for instance.) When you submit your SAF, the system generates a PDF that you can share with your advisor(s). 

• There is space on the form by each course selection for an advisor to initial if it's approved, and to indicate how the course counts toward your degree (major course, elective, counts toward minor, etc.). After you upload it to Orange Abroad, the signed SAF is your proof of advising. 

• Some schools as a policy do not pre-approve courses. If this is the case with your school, you will still need to submit and upload your SAF. When you upload it, add a comment to the effect that your school does not pre-approve courses.

I already completed a study abroad approval form for my home school. Why should I also complete and upload the SAF? 

• We require all students to complete the SAF form to gather data on  course preferences. This helps our Santiago colleagues plan for the coming semester. But we're aware that many of our partner institutions have study abroad course approval forms that may duplicate some or all information on Syracuse's SAF. 

• If your home school requires a different form — and it indicates how your approved courses count in your degree program — please upload that form instead to OrangeAbroad > Student Advising Form (with Advisor’s Signature). But please, don't skip the uploading step! Knowing how courses count in your degree program (major or minor requirement, elective, etc.) lets us help you find alternatives if a course is full or cancelled. 

How will I receive my transcript for this semester?

• REMEMBER: Grades for Chilean university courses may not post until July for spring semesters. You are responsible for ensuring that this timing will not adversely affect you academically or in terms of financial aid awarding.  

• Your home school needs an official transcript from Syracuse University in order to award credit for your semester on our program. When your transcript is ready, you'll receive an email from our office with instructions on requesting your Syracuse transcript (and instructions are always available here). 

• Transcripts are not issued automatically. Submit a request to the Syracuse University Registrar’s office once you have confirmed that your grades are posted and you have no financial holds. 

• IMPORTANT! Syracuse Abroad provides one transcript at no charge for all visiting students. Your free transcript is redeemable for one year from the end of your program. (E-transcripts are delivered free of charge. All mailed transcripts are subject to a mailing fee.)

Syracuse Abroad Policies

Please review the policies that apply to all students in this program.

If your question isn't covered here...

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