PROGRAM DATES:
Program dates vary by year, but generally span the month of July and the University's Summer II schedule.
HOW TO APPLY:
Application for all University of Alabama abroad programs is through UA's Study Abroad Office. Specific applications for Summer 2020 are now open. Simply follow this link, enter your mybama login credentials, and off you go! NB: you will need your passport number to complete the application and, ultimately, to have your application approved. If you need additional information on obtaining a passport, the Study Abroad office can help.
COSTS AND DEADLINES:
Fixed costs for the 2020 program will be posted between October and November 2019. While program fees do not include airfare, they do include tuition for two courses, ~30 nights lodging at Worcester College, breakfast in Hall seven days a week, dinner in Hall 4 nights a week, a Bodleian library reader's card, a handful of faculty led excursions (see below), formal High Table dinners in Worcester College, and private coach transportation to and from the airport on group travel days.
Deadlines
There are no firm application deadlines until the applications close, usually around February of the calendar year in which the program occurs. However, there are only 33 available spots on the 2020 program. The sooner an application is submitted, the sooner we can accept you into the program and reserve your spot.
Deposit
A $250 deposit is required to hold a spot for you on the trip. The remaining cost of the program will be divided into thirds to be paid over the course of Spring Semester 2020.
Education Abroad and Student Receivables has set up a Payment Process for Faculty Led Programs:
http://international.ua.edu/educationabroad/financingstudyabroad/faculty-led-payment-process/
Please read these important notes:
OPTIONAL GROUP FLIGHT (2020)
The program will arrange for group flights from Atlanta, GA to London Heathrow and will charter a private bus to take students from Heathrow to Oxford. Return transportation at the end of the program from Oxford to Atlanta is also provided by the program. STA Travel handles the group flight accommodations. They may have the ability to obtain a lower rate than you can find on your own. If you are interested in taking advantage of their group rate, please go through the STATravel process.
Deadlines
There are no firm application deadlines until the applications close, usually around February of the calendar year in which the program occurs. However, there are only 33 available spots on the 2020 program. The sooner an application is submitted, the sooner we can accept you into the program and reserve your spot.
Deposit
A $250 deposit is required to hold a spot for you on the trip. The remaining cost of the program will be divided into thirds to be paid over the course of Spring Semester 2020.
Education Abroad and Student Receivables has set up a Payment Process for Faculty Led Programs:
http://international.ua.edu/educationabroad/financingstudyabroad/faculty-led-payment-process/
Please read these important notes:
- Only accepted (“endorsed”) and verified students can make payment deposits in order to secure their spot in the program.
- Financial Aid: Students using Financial Aid to pay for their programs are required to meet with a financial aid advisor (prior to paying the deposit) to determine how anticipated aid would apply to the study abroad program cost. Print out an additional copy of the Summarized Cost and Payment sheet for the meeting with the Financial Aid office.
- Scholarships: Students using Scholarships to pay for their program are encouraged to talk with the Scholarship office (prior to the deposit) to determine what portion of funding can be used for the study abroad program. To apply scholarship funding to your program, you must first complete the scholarship for study abroad request form in your MyBama account. For more information, please visit Capstone International's information regarding Study Abroad Financial Aid & Scholarship and the Honors College-specific Study Abroad Scholarships.
- In the case of withdrawal of a participant, the charge to the student will be at least a $100.00 non-refundable cancellation fee plus the costs already incurred by the University of Alabama for the participant. This will be determined based upon the date of withdrawal and costs incurred for your specific program. If no costs have been incurred by the University, a refund will be credited to the participant student’s account.
- To withdraw from a program, complete the Study Abroad Withdrawal Form and turn it in to your Education Abroad Advisor.
- To be considered for a medical or compassionate withdrawal, complete the Medical/Compassionate Withdrawal Form and turn it into the Director of Education Abroad. Be aware that proper documentation needs to be submitted for these types of withdrawals.
OPTIONAL GROUP FLIGHT (2020)
The program will arrange for group flights from Atlanta, GA to London Heathrow and will charter a private bus to take students from Heathrow to Oxford. Return transportation at the end of the program from Oxford to Atlanta is also provided by the program. STA Travel handles the group flight accommodations. They may have the ability to obtain a lower rate than you can find on your own. If you are interested in taking advantage of their group rate, please go through the STATravel process.
- Please have the PASSPORT information you will use when traveling readily available for reference.
- Identify yourself as a University of Alabama student going on Oxford Program. Your booking agent will collect any payments due at that time in order to secure your seat.
- If you would like personal assistance booking your flights, you may contact our Sales Department, at (800) 210-4066 Monday-Friday between 6am-7pm, Saturday & Sunday, 7am-7pm (Arizona Standard Time)
- Between 27 May and 31 May, 2019 you must submit your final balance due through the payment portal or call STATravel to pay the remaining balance of the booking. Final payment cannot be accepted before or after this window. Taxes on the group flight are subject to change until the whole group pays in full.
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Our program prides itself on its academic prestige and intellectual rigor. Students take 6 credit hours and have the option of literature, history, and arts courses, many of which fulfill student course requirements and electives at the 200, 300, and 400 levels. Students must have a 3.0 GPA to be accepted into the program. Students must also be willing to take full advantage of the immersive educational experience that studying and living in Oxford provides. Our faculty create a truly exceptional educational experience by interweaving reading, discussion, lecture, research projects, and excursions around Oxford and the UK. Oxford University has been educating the best and the brightest for almost 1,000 years. Alabama is now a regular and proud member of this long tradition.
Any non-honors course may be taken with an honors-by-contract arrangement. You must contact the professor before the course begins to ensure approval.
Any non-honors course may be taken with an honors-by-contract arrangement. You must contact the professor before the course begins to ensure approval.
PROGRAM EXCURSIONS
Faculty lead UA@Oxford students on course-enrichment trips throughout the UK. Over the years these have included tours into: Penshurst Manor & Gardens (the Sidney family's fourteenth-century family seat), Stratford-Upon-Avon (Shakespeare's birthplace and home of the Royal Shakespeare Theater), Canterbury Cathedral, Dover Castle and the Cliffs of Dover, the Downe House (the home of Charles and Emma Darwin), Shakespeare's reconstructed Globe Theater along the Thames River in London, and numerous other historic and literary venues.
Students receive an exclusive BritRail flexipass that will facilitate their travel throughout the UK over and above these faculty excursions.
Students receive an exclusive BritRail flexipass that will facilitate their travel throughout the UK over and above these faculty excursions.
