Information for Faculty Advisers for Pitzer Students

We encourage students to work with their faculty advisers early in their academic career to properly plan how a semester of study abroad will best fit into their overall educational plan at Pitzer. With this early planning and advising, all students can have the opportunity to study abroad.

Pitzer students interested in study abroad are asked to do the following:

• Attend an information session
  Information sessions are offered almost weekly from September to early November. Students typically do this in the fall of their sophomore year to apply for the following academic year. The information session is open to anyone.
• Schedule an appointment with a study abroad adviser.
  After attending an information session, students meet with a study abroad advisor to discuss specific programs and receive the Pitzer College Study Abroad Application forms.
  
  Pitzer has a list of approved study abroad options for Pitzer students to consider. All students are required to select a first and an alternate program choice because space may be limited for some programs. The College has allotted a limited number of spaces for students to apply for programs not on the approved options list (non-Pitzer programs). For students wanting to apply for one of these highly competitive and limited spots, they must explain in their application how the non-Pitzer program allows them to realize their educational goals better than any of the approved programs.
• Meet with their faculty adviser
  Students should discuss their program choice and choose courses with their faculty adviser. Additional planning may be necessary depending on a student’s program choice and/or semester in which they wish to participate. Students should consider taking coursework that will help to prepare them for the study abroad experience. Some programs have language requirements and/or specific preparatory coursework. Pitzer requires that students indicate preparation through area studies courses that may cover the history, literature, politics or important social issues of the region or courses related to the theme of the program.
• Submit the application by the Monday before Thanksgiving break.
  Applications for study abroad next fall and/or the following spring semester are due by this date. As part of the application, students are required to submit an Adviser Approval form where they will list courses they plan to take while abroad. (Pitzer summer program application due dates are different.) Students applying for non-Pitzer programs must submit two complete applications; one for their non-Pitzer program, and one for their alternate choice program. Incomplete or late non-Pitzer program applications will not be considered.
• Submit the complete supplementary application forms by the first Monday in February.
  Before winter break, students will be notified if they can pursue their first program choice or if they need to consider their alternate program choice. Students will receive supplemental application forms for their program when they are notified.

Thank you for advising students and contributing to the success of their study abroad experience. If you have questions about study abroad or particular programs, please do not hesitate to contact us.