{"id":20,"date":"2011-06-20T15:15:43","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T15:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2025-05-27T15:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T20:56:16","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/iowa-state-students\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>1.\u00a0<strong>Start the information gathering process TODAY.<\/strong>\u00a0It is never too soon to start planning your international adventure. Sign up (hyperlink to \u201cSchedule an Appointment Information Meetings) for an Information Meeting to learn more about selecting a program and the application process.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>2. After reviewing the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/sample-page\/pre-approved-previously-transferred-classes\/\">engineering programs<\/a>\u00a0 listed on our website or in <a href=\"https:\/\/isuabroad.iastate.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.SearchResults&amp;Program_Name=&amp;Program_Type_ID=1&amp;pi=%7F&amp;pc\">ISUAbroad<\/a>, select your top 2-3 programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>3. Contact the Program Coordinator assigned to the programs that you are interested in. They have the best information relating to the location, educational institution, course credit transfers, application and selection process and deadlines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>4. Make an appointment with your advisor to talk about your academic needs and interests relating to course selection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>5. Start the Application Process:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isuabroad.iastate.edu\/\">Complete an application<\/a>\u00a0in ISUAbroad<\/li>\n<li>Applications are reviewed by the Program Coordinator and successful candidates will be \u201cAccepted\u201d or \u201cNominated by Iowa State\u201d to participate in the program.<\/li>\n<li>Accepted and Nominated students will complete additional items in ISUAbroad, including but not limited to the items listed in the section below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Accepted and Nominated Students:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Apply for your passport (or make sure the expiration date is at least 6 months past the end date of your program)<\/li>\n<li>Apply for your visa, if necessary<\/li>\n<li>Make a realistic budget<\/li>\n<li>Make housing arrangements, if necessary<\/li>\n<li>Contact the Travel Nurse to determine whether you need an appointment<\/li>\n<li>Check your health insurance coverage<\/li>\n<li>If your family completes a FAFSA, make an appointment with your Financial Aid officer<\/li>\n<li>Make travel arrangements<\/li>\n<li>Learn about where you are going<\/li>\n<li>Learn more about where you will be studying<\/li>\n<li>If you have Iowa State housing, contact the Dept. of Residence to confirm housing upon your return<\/li>\n<li>Participate in Pre-Departure Orientation sessions provided by your Program Coordinator.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare to be an ambassador for Iowa State and the United States while you are abroad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3167,"featured_media":0,"parent":2,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3167"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4835,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20\/revisions\/4835"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}