International Transient Study
International Transient Study is a transient study opportunity for Emory College or Oxford College international students (on F-1 or J-1 visa status) who seek to return to their country of origin ("home country") during the summer following their freshman year to study at an accredited university in their home country and receive credit toward their Emory degree for this experience.
Eligibility
To apply for International Transient Study, students must meet ALL of the following eligibility criteria:
- Be on F-1 or J-1 visa status in the USA (and can provide a copy of their I-20 or DS 2019 form)*
- Have completed their freshman year at Emory and will be returning to Emory complete their sophomore year
- Be enrolled full-time at Emory in the semester prior to and following their ITS studies
- Have fewer than 18 transfer credit hours on their Emory transcript (including the hours you plan to take during your ITS summer studies)
- Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0
- Be in good academic standing
- Plan to enroll at an accredited university or institution in their home country**
*If you are not studying at Emory on an F-1 or J-1 visa, you have the option to submit an appeal as you complete the application. If you decide to submit an appeal, Emory College – Records & Enrollment Team will review your appeal to determine if you are eligible for an exception to the F-1/J-1 visa status requirement.
**In cases where students have lived in multiple locations abroad, 'home country' or 'country of origin' is defined as the country where the student completed their high school education.
Virtual Information Sessions
The Transient Study Office will hold two virtual informational sessions via Zoom on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Click here to join one of these sessions when you have any questions or need additional information on International Transient Study.
Note: While our team intends to hold these sessions regularly, please note that we could seldom cancel some sessions due to a holiday, staff unavailability, etc. If you do not see a host / our staff joining in the first five minutes, that means we are not able to hold the session on that particular day.
Application Process
- International Transient Application will be available beginning February 12, 2024. The application deadline is April 30.
- To begin an online application, click the above International Transient Application link.
- Complete all items in the application checklist. As part of the application process, students will pay a $100 application fee and submit requests for their intended ITS courses to be reviewed for Emory equivalencies. Please note that course approval requests will not be reviewed for students who have not started the ITS online application.
- Once you have completed the application and submitted your course approval requests, you will receive an email with a decision letter that will indicate whether or not your courses have been approved.
- Students eligible for ITS are also responsible for applying separately to the host institution in their home country. The Emory online ITS application does not replace the application process for the host institution in your home country.
For questions about the eligibility requirements and/or the application process, please contact the Office of International and Summer Programs (transientstudy@emory.edu).