UVM - OIE Study Abroad Evaluation

Office of International Education
University of Vermont
633 Main St.
Living and Learning, B-161
Burlington, VT 05405 USA

1. Name:
2. Semester/Year of Participation:
3. Sponsoring institution or Program:
4. City and Country in which you studied:
5. Name of University Abroad:
6. Major at UVM:

Orientation and Location:

7. Was an orientation provided when you arrived to the host country?

8. How did you find the city/area itself?

9. Were there any particular places you recommend visiting?

Language: (Complete only if you studied in a non-English speaking country)

10. Please describe the program's language prerequisite, if any:

11. How many of your classes were conducted in your host country's language?

12. Was there an intensive language program? Mandatory or optional?

13. Rate your language facility prior to and at the completion of your program:

Academics:

14. How does the educational system differ from UVM? What did you find particularly challenging about your academic coursework?

15. Please comment on class sizes and composition. Were host country nationals present as students or teachers?

16. Please comment on any courses that were outstanding and you would recommend and any that were disappointing:

Cost:

17. How did the cost of living during your study abroad compare to the USA?

18. How did you pay for things? (Cash, traveler's checks, credit card, etc.)

General:

19. Describe your living and eating arrangements. Did they provide for contact with people from the host country?

20. Did you commute to attend classes? How and how long?

21. How organized did the program seem as a whole?

22. What were the most positive aspects of the program? The most challenging?

23. Who would you recommend this program to?

24. Were your objectives and expectations (of study abroad) met?

25. In what ways has your study abroad experience contributed to you personally and how might you do things differently as a result of study abroad?

26. In hindsight, is there anything you wish you had known before you went abroad?

27. Speaking to students who may wish to study abroad, or to the Office of International Education, is there anything else you wish to say?

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