EDUCATION ABROAD — RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES
At Villanova, we know that parents and families are one of the most important influences in a student's decision to study abroad. The Office of Education Abroad aims to work with you to not only encourage your student to spend a summer, semester or year overseas, but also to find the program that best fits them, academically and professionally.
The opportunity to study overseas is an extension of—not a break from—the Villanova education experience, and we want to ensure that the experience meets those standards.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Programs
Myriad opportunities are available to Villanova students interested in studying abroad. Programs are available for all majors.
Policies and Tuition
Student academic and conduct expectations, and program-specific tuition policies.
Health and Safety
This compilation of information helps parents and students learn to manage and reduce risk—to the greatest extent possible—while studying and traveling overseas.
FAQs
Many of the common questions parents have about study abroad are addressed on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Assisting Your Student
After an initial group informational session with the Office of Education Abroad, all student appointments are held on an individual basis. This means that students have met with members of this office one-on-one, regardless of their place in the application cycle.
Though students are sometimes hesitant to share information with their parents, such individual attention means that all students are provided all relevant information from day one.
Just like the Offices of Student Life, Residence Life and the Registrar, the Office of Education Abroad is answerable to Federal law, so there may be some information that we cannot share directly with parents.
In particular, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Buckley Amendment are very clear about information that we can and cannot disseminate about students—adults over the age of 18 with clear privacy rights. These laws are especially stringent in regards to questions of grades and credits.
Any questions you have about these issues (grades received overseas, graduating on time, course equivalencies, etc.) must be addressed with your student.
Students who have attended an information session are encouraged to complete an advising application in Passport Villanova Portal, the University's comprehensive portal for all things study abroad.
CONTACT US
Office of Education Abroad
Villanova University
Top Floor, Garey Hall
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
Phone: 610-519-6412
Fax: 610-519-7649
Email
For emergencies after business hours (M-F, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.), please call the Office of Public Safety: 610-519-4444.