Eligibility Requirements

1. Students can apply for an off campus semester to occur as early as their sophomore spring semester and as late as their senior fall semester.
2. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in the semester of application is required for participation in an off-campus program.  Host programs set their own requirements, usually between 2.5 and 3.5. 
3. All students studying in a country where English is not the national language must take the national language or a local one if it is offered by the program. 
4. If DePauw teaches the language, students must take at least one semester of the language in the semester before going off campus, even if the program does not require any previous language study.  [Fulfilling this requirement may take more than one semester of planning.]
5. Participation in all off-campus programs depends on satisfactory completion of the prior semester's work and completion of DePauw's competency requirements within the mandated time frame.
6. Students must have declared a major by the time of application.
7. Students must not be on academic probation as a result of the last semester before going off campus.
8. Students must not be on social probation in the semester of application or in the semester immediately before going off campus, as recommended by the Dean of Students.
9. The student should clearly and convincingly articulate his or her reasons for choosing the off-campus program in a statement of interest.
10. The student should demonstrate maturity and aptitude for adaptation to a different cultural experience.
11. Students must apply by the deadline for off-campus study, which falls in mid-February of the academic year before they plan to study off campus (the early notification deadline falls in mid-November). 
12. If you have quesions about your eligibility to study off campus, please visit our walk-in adivsing lounge, or schedule an appointment with an off campus study advisor by calling x4622