Application and Advising Support

The evaluation forms for students applying to study abroad during the 27-28 Academic Year must be submitted the following dates, depending on the student's program of choice:

December 1, 2026 (Early Application Deadline)

• DIS Copenhagen
• DIS Stockholm
• Duke Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies - Rome
• Indiana University Bologna Consortium Studies
• Keio University
• King's College, London
• London School of Economics
• Oxford (Pembroke, St Edmund, St Anne)
• RLASP in Kazakhstan
• Spelman College

February 15,2027 (Regular Application Deadline)

• All other approved programs

The Major Advisor Evaluation Form can be accessed on BiONiC via a students' Major 1 Work Plan.

There is a direct link faculty can click to the Major Advisor Evaluation that lives in the student's Major 1 Work Plan. This is located at the very bottom left-hand side of the page. From there, the student's information is automatically loaded into the evaluation form.  Please note that this link will not be displayed on the student's Major 2 Work Plan.

The submission status of the major evaluation form can be also be viewed upon completion. Once the evaluation form has been submitted, a message stating “Status: Evaluation form has been submitted” will appear in the box on the Major 1 Work Plan that will be visible to both you and the student. Please note that the form itself and the information provided on the form will not be accessible to students.

For Haverford Faculty - Bryn Mawr sophomores who are majoring at Haverford should ask Haverford faculty to complete the Wufoo Study Abroad Major Advisor Evaluation form. An updated link to this form for the AY 26-27 application cycle will be posted here in the Fall semester.

Students who wish to take courses abroad to count towards their major requirements need to have the specific courses approved by the major advisor in the students’ major department. This approval may take place either before or after the term abroad. Students should have a preliminary discussion before their semester abroad and the adviser should make a note in the student's online Major Work Plan of what courses taken abroad will count towards the major. Generally, one to two units, at the 200-level, count as electives within the major. Only courses approved by the major department can be counted toward the major.

Students planning to complete a minor should also consult faculty in that department to discuss whether any courses from abroad may count towards the minor, per departmental policies.

Students who wish to count courses from study abroad towards a major or minor should discuss departmental procedures for reviewing and approving courses with their faculty advisor. This may include whether the department will need to review course syllabi, coursework, final grades, etc. before and/or after the student's study abroad semester.

In their letter, recommenders should:

1. Discuss how the student’s proposed study abroad program aligns with their academic plans
2. Comment on the student’s qualities, such as:
   •  approach to academic work
   •  intellectual curiosity
   •  time management skills
   •  any other helpful information

Some study abroad programs may have their own systems for electronic requests for letters of reference. Others may have separate paper forms that must be completed by the recommender, or the faculty member may be asked to email a letter directly to program staff. In all cases, it is the responsibility of the student to contact the recommender to request the reference and to provide instructions on where to submit the reference. Students are advised that they should inquire at least four weeks in advance about a recommender’s willingness to offer an evaluation/letter of support.