Off-Campus Study Programs

Pre-Approval:

Students must be pre-approved by GFA before they may apply to any off-campus program.

The school will only pre-approve students who are in excellent academic standing and who have the maturity to handle the added work needed to make necessary transitions.

Pre-approval involves three steps:

1. The students meets with Global Studies Faculty to discuss their intention to apply for an off-campus study program. The student follows up by writing and interest statement describing where he/she wishes to apply and why.
2. The student meet with college guidance to discuss how a semester away would affect the four-year course plan.
3. The student and family meet with the Director of Global Education to review course selection and discuss GFA policies for off-campus study.

Application:

Upon completing the pre-approval process, the student and his/her family are responsible for completing the admission and financing applications directly with the off-campus program. The programs themselves have the final choice of which of GFA’s pre-approved candidates to accept.

Additional Policies

The school reserves the right to set a reasonable limit on the number of students who can attend off-campus programs during any given academic year. No student will be permitted to attend more than one semester or year-long program during his or her time in the Upper School at GFA. Students who have completed an off-campus program are required to give a presentation about their experience to the full student body at a special assembly the following fall. Students away from campus for their junior or senior year are not eligible for valedictorian or salutatorian status. Families of students attending year-long programs will be required to put down a deposit to hold the student’s place for the following year.