Parents

Information for Parents

Parents Who Wish To Encourage Studying Abroad:

  1. Make study abroad an academic priority
  2. Encourage language study
  3. Promote international awareness
  4. Get passports for all family members (www.state.gov)
  5. Look over the TCNJ Center for Global Engagement website with your student and be informed of the procedures and opportunities available
  6. Ask questions — email goglobal@tcnj.edu or call us at 609.771.2596

 

 

 

 

 For the parent of a student who is participating in a study abroad program:

Congratulations to you and your student!  We understand that you probably have quite a few questions and concerns.  (Please be assured that, if your student has been working with our office, all academic credits are transferable to TCNJ and your student will not be “falling behind,” provided that s/he passes his/her courses overseas!) Below you will find several important links and activities to complete before your student departs.  Carefully review the following information as well as consult your student’s acceptance packet and program provider for individualized guidance on required actions.

The Center for Global Education at UCLA has published a website for parents with a thorough review of available resources to help parents prepare for their student’s study abroad adventure.

Some parts of our website will have more importance than others, we are sure.  Here are some of the highlights that would probably interest parents a great deal:

CIEE, one of the program providers that TCNJ uses for study abroad programs, provides a nice summary of some things you might consider doing with your student before he/she studies abroad.  Please note that we have included the link to their site here for illustrative purposes only (unless your student is studying through CIEE): CIEE Site For Parents

For the parent of a student who is about to return home from a study abroad program:

Review these websites for information about readjustment from a study abroad experience.  Welcome students home while taking into consideration that he/she has just returned from a life-altering endeavor: