Loyola University Chicago

Once you have selected a program, click on your chosen program below to learn about the application process:

• John Felice Rome Center Application Guidelines
• The Beijing Center Application Guidelines
• Loyola Summer Programs
• All Other Study Abroad Programs: Application Guidlines

ALL OTHER STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS: APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Please submit the following items to the Office for International Programs by the application deadline for your specific program:

• Study Abroad Application Form
  
• Program-Specific Applications: All programs require an additional program-specific application that may involve additional recommendations and/or personal statements. Consult with your study abroad advisor to find out what specific forms are needed. You may pick up these forms or you can visit the forms page.
  
  
• Personal Statement: Write a one-page essay discussing why you would like to participate in this program in terms of your background, interests and goals.
  
  
• Deposit: All study abroad applications must be accompanied by a $200 deposit, which goes toward the cost of the program. It is payable by check, made out to "Loyola University Chicago." USAC applicants, please note: you only have to pay this Loyola deposit, not the additional USAC deposit mentioned in the USAC program books.
  
  
• Application Fees: Only IES programs have a non-refundable application fee that must be submitted to OIP at the time of the application. The fee is $50 and should be in the form of a check payable to IES. 

Please request that the following items be sent to our office:

• Academic Dean's Office Recommendation Form: First-year students should bring this form to the Office of Academic Advising and Services (Sullivan Center, 2nd Floor). Second-year students should bring this form to their primary advisor: either their academic advisor (Sullivan Center, 2nd Floor) or their school or college advisor (for example, CAS Dean's Office in Damen Hall or School of Business office in Maguire Hall). Third- and fourth-year students should bring this form to their school or college advisor. Your advisor will send the form back to the Office for International Programs. If you are not a Loyola student, have your dean's office send the form back to Loyola's mailing address.
  
  
• Dean of Students Recommendation Form: Drop this form off in Room 100, Centennial Forum Student Union, Lake Shore Campus. The staff there will complete the form and send it back to the Office for International Programs. If you are not a Loyola student, have your dean send the form back to Loyola's mailing address.
  
  
• Faculty Recommendation: Submit one reference from a faculty member at Loyola which comments on qualifications that may not be evident from your academic record, such as independence, maturity, communication skills and other characteristics that may be related to successful participation in this program. This recommendation must come from a faculty member who has instructed a 3-credit course for which you have completed and received a grade. The instructor may either complete the recommendation form or write a separate letter of recommendation. The faculty member may send the form back to OIP via Loyola inter-campus mail or via regular U.S. mail to our mailing address.
  
  
• Transcript Request: Request a transcript online using LOCUS to be sent to the Office for International Programs. If you have attended a college or university other than Loyola, obtain a transcript from that school and have it mailed to OIP's mailing address.