{"id":3680,"date":"2016-04-25T12:50:28","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T19:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2016-11-03T09:34:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T16:34:48","slug":"how-to-pick-a-program-based-on-your-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/how-to-pick-a-program-based-on-your-major\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pick a Program Based on Your Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/files\/2016\/04\/Lyndsay-Toll-OSU-Spain-F12-6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3681 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/files\/2016\/04\/Lyndsay-Toll-OSU-Spain-F12-6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Lyndsay Toll - OSU Spain F'12 (6)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/260\/files\/2016\/04\/Lyndsay-Toll-OSU-Spain-F12-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/260\/files\/2016\/04\/Lyndsay-Toll-OSU-Spain-F12-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/260\/files\/2016\/04\/Lyndsay-Toll-OSU-Spain-F12-6-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/260\/files\/2016\/04\/Lyndsay-Toll-OSU-Spain-F12-6.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A common concern with going abroad is taking the classes required for a specific major or minor. Depending on the student\u2019s circumstances and what their academic adviser suggests, it is definitely possible to take courses abroad that count as major\/minor requirements and Baccore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">To help in this process, the <a href=\"http:\/\/international.oregonstate.edu\/osugo\" target=\"_blank\">Office of Global Opportunities<\/a> has put together <a href=\"http:\/\/international.oregonstate.edu\/osugo\/academic-resources\/go-abroad-your-major\" target=\"_blank\">curriculum integrations<\/a>\u00a0 for many of the majors offered at OSU. These documents give suggestions of study abroad program that line up with courses needed for certain majors. They also list the steps to planning a successful study abroad trip or international internship.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The key to getting specific classes while abroad is to <strong>start early<\/strong>, <strong>do your research<\/strong> and <strong>communicate frequently<\/strong> with your academic and study abroad advisers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/files\/2016\/04\/Jacobi_Sarah_Senegal_Food.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3682 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/files\/2016\/04\/Jacobi_Sarah_Senegal_Food-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Jacobi_Sarah_Senegal_Food\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/260\/files\/2016\/04\/Jacobi_Sarah_Senegal_Food-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/260\/files\/2016\/04\/Jacobi_Sarah_Senegal_Food-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/260\/files\/2016\/04\/Jacobi_Sarah_Senegal_Food-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>When first sifting through the programs offered, there is a helpful tool on the right side of the screen that will allow you to narrow your search to programs that have a specific academic emphasis. This does not guarantee that all classes needed for that major will be offered, but it is a useful initial check point.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Some international universities have a list of courses that are available to study abroad students. To view these, go to the international university\u2019s website and explore the International Students section.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>If you have any questions on your search to find the right program for you, feel free to contact the OSU GO office at intl.ambassador@oregonstate.edu.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A common concern with going abroad is taking the classes required for a specific major or minor. Depending on the student\u2019s circumstances and what their academic adviser suggests, it is definitely possible to take courses abroad that count as major\/minor requirements and Baccore. To help in this process, the Office of Global Opportunities has put&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/how-to-pick-a-program-based-on-your-major\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6805"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3680"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3892,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3680\/revisions\/3892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/osuabroad\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}