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Extension of Study Abroad Status

To request an extension of study abroad status from one semester to two, please complete the following steps:

  1. Complete academic advising with your academic/departmental adviser via email and ask your adviser to email his or her approval for your continuation of study abroad to the Office for Study Abroad, studyabr@gwu.edu.

    If you are a Columbian College student, you will also need to ask your adviser to remove the advising hold placed on your account during your continuing semester. If this hold is not removed, you will not be able to register for classes for the semester of your return.

  2. If you receive any type of financial assistance, notify the Office of Student Financial Assistance of your decision to remain abroad and complete any necessary documents they require. Failure to do so will jeopardize your financial assistance.

  3. If you have arranged for campus housing for the following semester, notify GW Housing of your decision to remain abroad and complete any necessary documents they require. Failure to do so will result in housing fees on your bill.

  4. Send an email to the Office for Study Abroad or a fax to 1.202.994.9133, which provides the following information:

    Your Name
    Your GWID
    Name of the Current Program (if extending stay)
    Name of the New Program (if continuing to another program)
    Your Academic Adviser's Name and Email
    The following statement, followed by your full name indicating signature:

    I intend to continue my study abroad status in the program mentioned above for the next semester. I have contacted my academic adviser, financial assistance (if applicable), and GW Housing (if applicable) and notified them of this decision. I understand that it is my responsibility to have any and all holds removed from my account prior to registration and have done so. I understand that I am responsible for seeking course approvals for courses taken abroad upon my return to GW and that I will not receive transfer credit for these courses until all approvals are submitted to the Office for Study Abroad along with an official transcript from my program. I affirm that the Participation Agreement and Consent and Acknowledgment of Risk and Release which I signed for the prior semester remains in effect.

    Signed, Your Full Legal Name
    Upon receipt of your email and that of your academic adviser, the Office for Study Abroad will update your file and register you for study abroad status for the following semester.