ACADEMIC ADVICE

FIRST YEAR AND SOPHOMORE STUDENTS

• The earliest you can go abroad is the summer of your first year. 
• Students may fulfill General Education Foundation and Issues requirements abroad. The best time for Engineering students to fulfill these requirements is the summer after freshman year, or your sophomore year if you are enrolled in a five-year engineering program.
• Students taking at least 3 credits abroad will fulfill their Global Perspectives requirement. 

GENERAL ADVICE

• Students may take courses that satisfy some requirements in their Engineering major or the General Education program. Be sure to begin planning at least six months in advance. 
• Students should make sure they will have met prerequisites such as language and other foundation courses before they go abroad; it is important that students have prepared themselves adequately in the language of the country they will be visiting to maximize their study abroad learning experience. 
• You may have the option to fulfill one of your co-op requirements abroad if your domestic employer has international operations.

RESTRICTIONS

• Students interested in participating in any study abroad program, including co-op through a domestic employer, must make an appointment with a PCEC professional advisor. 
• Courses will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis through the course equivalency process.

To determine the GVSU Course Equivalencies for courses taken abroad, please visit our Course Approval page.

Once you have selected a program, schedule a meeting with your academic advisor to discuss your plans. 

For more information email the Department Contact.