Department Home Informational Meetings FIT in Florence FIT in Milan Study Abroad Programs Summer Abroad Courses Winter Abroad Courses International Students Useful Links FAQs Contacts / Advisors

The Office of International Programs

SEMESTER ABROAD APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR SEMESTER ABROAD:

Carefully read and follow the instructions below. Your application is complete only when items 1-3 have been submitted. Students are responsible for following up on all required documentation:
 

1. Online Application The Office of International Programs will begin your application file after you complete the online application, motivational statement, and provide the names of two faculty references.

   The Statement may be no longer than 200 words and explain why you want to study abroad, your academic and personal expectations, and your ability to adapt and appreciate new cultural experiences.
    

2. DARS Audit After completing the online application, a most recent and 'printer-friendly' version of the student DARS Audit must be submitted to B119.
    

3. References Print two (2) faculty reference forms and have them completed by instructors familiar with your work.
   
   Students must retrieve each reference from the instructor, in a sealed envelope with the professor’s signature across the seal and submit to B119. Students are responsible for the submission of their references.
    

4. Interview/Academic Advisement: Soon after the program deadline date, and only when your application has been completed, you will be contacted via email to arrange an appointment with your Academic Advisor for an interview and academic advisement.
   
   Students are responsible for reviewing their own DARS audit and become familiar with which requirements they need to complete before their interview/academic advisement; students must provide comparable and/or possible courses they wish to study abroad during their academic advisement. Course descriptions from the school they wish to study abroad must also be provided.
   
   During the interview, course suggestions and endorsements will be handled via the Academic Advisement Form; credit transfer approval will be finalized only after all endorsements have been made by both the Academic Department and the Registrar's Office.

AFTER BEING ACCEPTED TO STUDY ABROAD:

1. The Office of International Programs will notify all applicants via email of their final application status and/or acceptance.

2. Accepted applicants will be required to confirm their participation by endorsing their acceptance letter and returning it to the Office of International Programs.

3. A non-refundable, $120 Administrative Fee, will be posted onto the student's account after receipt of the endorsed acceptance letter. Tuition and fees applicable to each study abroad program will also be posted by the Bursar's Office. Payments may be be made online or in person at the Bursar's Office, B127. Deadlines are firm and your study abroad enrollment may be jeopardized if payments are not met.

FINANCIAL AID:

Semester Abroad Programs are subject to identical financial aid regulations as the FIT campus. Information is available at the Financial Aid Office.

WITHDRAWAL & REFUND POLICY & TUITION/PROGRAM EXPENSES:

In addition to the non-refundable $120.00 fee, the withdrawal and refund policies are as follows:

You are required to put in writing the withdrawal of your application or withdrawal from the study abroad program after you have been accepted. Your withdrawal should be sent directly to the Office of International Programs. Your withdrawal is effective on the day it is received by the Office of International Programs.

Possible Additional Costs

Students withdrawing from the study abroad program after financial commitments have been made on their behalf will be charged according to the expenses which have been incurred, e.g., tuition, guaranteed hotel reservations, housing arrangements, etc. Once these payments are processed, there may be no refund.

Fashion Institute of Technology
Office of International Programs
227 W. 27th Street, Rm. B119
New York, NY  10001-5992
1.212.217.5380 (phone)
1.212.217.5381 (fax)
fitintlpgms@fitnyc.edu (email)