Accepted Outgoing Students
- Preparing to go on exchange
- Things to do while on exchange
- Preparing to return to UTC
- After your return to UTC
- Helpful UTC links
Preparing to go on Exchange
Things To Do While On Exchange
- Make contact with your host coordinator. Your host coordinator will be your primary contact at your exchange school. As soon as possible, contact your host school's NSE Office to let them know of your arrival on their campus. Be sure to find out in advance if their is an incoming NSE orientation and if so, schedule your arrival so that you will be able to attend.
- Send UTC's NSE Office your contact information and class schedule. As soon as you arrive at your host campus, send your new contact information back to the UTC NSE Office. You can submit the attached form by e-mail or mail. [Contact Information Form Link] We need the mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address that you will be using while on exchange. Also, send us a list of the classes that you will be taking each semester. If changes are made to any of this information, send us an updated contact form.
- Make sure that you have taken care of all financial obligations at your host and home campuses. Pay your tuition (to your home campus if on Plan B and to your host campus if on Plan A), fees, room and board, etc. Contact your host or home NSE coordinators if you have questions.
- While on exchange, save all class materials. Save all class related documents (syllabi, tests, papers, etc.) to bring home for your credit review. This information may be important in awarding the appropriate credit for academic work done during your exchange.
- If you need help, contact your host or UTC NSE Offices. If you have any problems or questions (i.e. regarding travel arrangements, housing, financial aid, academics, etc.) while you are on exchange, your UTC and/or host school’s NSE Office should be your primary contacts.Coordinators and staff in both offices are available to assist in a broad range of areas.
- Make the most of your exchange. Enjoy and make the most of your exchange! Learn about and get involved in your host campus and town. Research the opportunities available to you by speaking with the NSE coordinator, students, faculty, and staff on your host campus. If you are interested, look into the possibility of becoming involved in athletic, academic, artistic, or social organizations. Like some of our former NSE students, you could join the school newspaper; row for a university’s crew team; become active in a campus religious group; work on or off campus; join the university choir; learn how to sail or surf; explore your new surroundings; or volunteer in the community. Find your niche and cultivate new interests.
- Maintain contact with UTC. Keep in touch with the UTC NSE Office. Also, to stay connected with the happenings at UTC, you can read the University Echo online. Remember too that you are required to send a postcard while you are away. We want to know how you are doing, and we would like to share your experience with prospective students. We will even hang your postcard on our “NSE door” for other students to see.
Preparing To Return To UTC
After Your Return To UTC
- Make an appointment with the UTC NSE staff for an post-exchange evaluation. We can help you make sure that you have done everything necessary to complete your exchange. In addition, this will give you the opportunity to share some of your experiences with us. Also, what we learn from you will help us as we advise students in the future.
- Before you returned from exchange, you should have arranged for a transcript from your host school to be sent to the UTC NSE Office. Be sure that this official transcript has arrived to the UTC NSE Office. Also, if you brought an unofficial copy of your exchange transcript back with you, deliver it to the UTC NSE Office.
- WE NEED YOUR HELP! Share your experiences with others. After your return, we would appreciate it if you would share your exchange experience with other students. If you are interested, we will include you in the NSE marketing effort. Whether you give an interview to the school newspaper, speak to interested students at an information table, or speak to a freshman seminar class, you can help spread the word about NSE and in turn allow others to explore the possibilities of the program.
- Participate in NSE activities at UTC. When you are back at UTC, we would like for you to be involved in NSE social events. Join current and former exchange students for a Lookouts’ game or attend a NSE orientation session. You will have the opportunity to meet other students with similar interests and experiences as well as serve as mentor to the incoming NSE students. For example, you can use your experiences to assist current exchange students as they adjust to a new university and city.
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