Santa Clara University

BEFORE YOU START: Please review the "Application Procedure" and other requirements found in the Policies and Procedures section of our website. You may also download the goal-setting document to prepare for the petition.

Step 1: Petition

Fill out the Petition to Study Abroad online form for the term(s) you wish to study abroad. Petitions must be submitted by these deadlines: Fall 2012 (CLOSED), Summer 2012 (CLOSED), Winter Quarter 2013 (September 28), Spring Quarter (November 30), Spring Semester (September 28).

• Notification: The International Programs Office will notify students by email  regarding the petition approximately 3 weeks after the petition deadlines. 

• Confirmation: To become a study abroad Participant, approved applicants are required to confirm acceptance of their offer from International Programs by submitting a signed copy of their Petition Approval Notification by the deadlines indicated in the same email notification. Failure to submit the signed confirmation will not be included in the cohort of Participants who study abroad.

  
  

Step 2: Apply

Only after you have been approved, accepted, confirmed can you proceed to the program-specific application phase. It is the responsibility of the student to submit ALL required and supplemental forms DIRECTLY to the program provider by their respective application deadlines.

• Program Applications: Click here to access our Forms page where you can find links to the program-specific application documents.

• SCU Transcripts: Click here or visit the Registrar's Office website (www.scu.edu/registrar) for instructions on how to request your official transcript to be sent directly to the program provider if required. You may request your transcript as soon as all grades are posted on your ecampus to avoid delays in processing.

• Academic Advisor Approval Form: This form must be completed and signed by your Academic Advisor and submitted to the International Programs Office by the following deadlines: April 12, 2012 for Fall 2012, October 21, 2013 for Winter 2012 & Spring 2013 programs. Click here to download the PDF form.
  

   

• School Nomination Form: All the program providers require students to get the approval of their home university. That form can be downloaded from the program providers website and submitted to our office for our signature.