Students Abroad
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Study Abroad Workbook
Students can access the Spring 2008 Study Abroad Workbook in pdf format here.
Transfer of Credit
Prior to leaving your program abroad it is imperative that you order at least ONE copy of your Official Transcript to be sent to the Office of Study Abroad:
J. Scott Van Der Meid
Brandeis University
Office of Study Abroad
Usdan 127, MS 073
Waltham, MA 02454-9110 USA
If you are planning to apply to graduate school, please remember that your Brandeis transcript does NOT show your grades for study abroad. You will have to provide copies of both your Brandeis transcript and your study abroad transcript with every graduate school application.
If you are directly enrolled in a foreign university, additional individually-sealed official transcripts may be sent to the same address to be kept on file until you need them to be sent to graduate, law or medical schools.
If you are abroad through an American-based program you can order original transcripts on an as needed basis to be sent directly from the American sponsor institution.
Newsletters
Study Abroad Newsletters are delievered via the abroad listserv. Make sure you have your current email signed up for any news from our office while you are abroad. Email requests can be sent to abroad@brandeis.edu.
Registration
Prior to the registration period, a Study Abroad staff member will email you with detailed information. While you are off campus, you will be able to register for up to 24 units at anytime during the registration period.
Registration dates:
Spring Semester 2008 courses: Oct. 30 - Nov. 9, 2007Fall Semester 2008 courses: April 8 - 18, 2008
There are three possible ways to participate in registration from overseas:
•By sage: There is a link available on Registrar’s home page, or go to: https://sage.brandeis.edu
You can log in using your unet ID and password, if you are having difficulties accessing the system,
contact the Unet help desk (781-529-UNet or https: //unet.brandeis.edu/).
•By Fax : You may fax your course selections to the Study Abroad Office and we will take them to the Registrar's office. Please make sure it arrives by 4:00 EST on the day of registration. (781)736-3469
•By E-mail: Please make sure it arrives by 4:00 EST on the day of registrarion. abroad@brandeis.edu
Please note that the Registrar’s office no longer produces the registration booklet; all information is available online. As soon as the registration information is available, it is posted
on the Office of the University Registrar.
If you would like to get a jump start on registration, check out the Registrar’s Home Page about three to four weeks be fore registration begins.
Please note that there is no way that our office can obtain professors’ signatures for “signature required enrollment courses.” If you need a signature course, you should write/call/e-mail the professor in question and explain your background and situation. If the professor approves your entrance into the class, he or she will provide you with an access code which you can use when you enroll by sage, fax or email. You may not enroll in any ‘signature required’ courses unless you provide the necessary access code.
Housing Upon Returning To Brandeis*
Fall Return
All students who are abroad for the Spring or the full Academic Year should read the information below regarding on-campus housing for a Fall return and/or visit the Residence Life Room Selection website early in the spring semester.
Room Selection Process:
Upperclass students participate in a room selection process in the spring semester to choose housing for the following academic year. Students are able to participate if they meet housing eligibility standards and indicate their intent to participate by checking the box in sage. Students should also fill out the Room Selection Application (Form D). This way if they cannot access sage, Residence Life will still know they intend to participate.
Once a student has applied for the process, he/she will receive a Lottery Number before Room Selection with a corresponding date and time for room selection. All students on an approved study abroad program will receive a lottery number via e-mail (please note that Residence Life must email all students abroad their lottery numbers individually and therefore students abroad may receive their lottery numbers up to two weeks after lottery numbers are released on campus). A proxy may retrieve a lottery number and selection information by showing a completed proxy form to the Department of Residence Life. Failure to select a room in person or via a proxy will result in a charge of $200.
The Residence Life website contains the most current room selection information and FAQ study abroad students will find helpful.
Proxies:
If you are interested in living on campus in the Fall, you must assign a proxy to participate in the housing selection process for you. Complete a Housing Proxy Form (Form PR) for a designated proxy of your choice or to have the Department of Residence Life (DRL) act as your proxy. You must fill in the three preferences on the proxy form. If you choose another student to act as your proxy, it is recommended that you discuss all of your housing options and choices with your proxy prior to housing selection. The DRL is not responsible to provide you housing if your proxy fails to participate in the housing selection process including signing your room and board license. Your proxy must submit the proxy form at the time of room selection.
If you choose the DRL as a proxy return the form to the DRL no later than the end of February. A designee of the DRL will participate in the housing selection process for you at your selection time. If your choices are not available, the designee will choose a space for you. Electing the DRL to be your proxy does not better your chances for housing nor guarantee your choices.
Housing Wait List:
If no spaces are available at your selection time, you will automatically be placed on the housing wait list. Students are placed on the wait list and contacted for housing in the order of their original lottery number. No preferences are given to students who are on study abroad. To contact students who are on study abroad, the DRL will use the information held by the Registrar’s office. Home telephone and Brandeis e-mail are the primary sources of contact used for wait list students. However, students who are abroad are sometimes difficult to reach. Students should realize that after a good faith effort by the DRL to reach any student about wait list housing (including students on study abroad), housing will be offered to the next person on the wait list. The DRL will continue to make efforts to contact students who are unreachable until the wait list is completed. Students who are unreachable will be placed in open spaces if still available prior to the start of the academic year.
Spring Return
Students who are abroad for the Fall or Calendar Year who wish to live on campus for Spring semester should submit a Request for Spring Housing (Form SH) by October 31. Students may inform Residence Life if they have a preference for a specific Quad. Residence Life will do their best to honor these requests. Students who wish to be pulled into a suite or apartment with friends should have their desired suite- or apartment-mates complete a Mid Year Pull In Request form, which is available in the Residence Life office or online. Res Life anticipates confirming housing assignments for those students returning to campus in the Spring by mid-December.
*Please note that this process is subject to change. Check Residence Life’s website for information.
How to Get a Brandeis Transcript
Brandeis University students seeking a copy of their Brandeis Univeristy transcript for summer jobs, scholarships, etc. should contact the Office of the Registrar.
Links of Interest for Brandeis Students Abroad
Brandeis Calendar
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The Justice
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The Hoot
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The Onion
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