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Year abroad destinations - FSA eligibility
Find out more about the courses students can start in the 2021/22 academic year. If a student enrols on an undergraduate course with a year abroad they must select an institution that is eligible for Federal Student Aid that is not a US institution to maintain their own eligibility. If an ineligible institution or a US institution is selected, no further Federal Student Aid can be provided for the duration of the course. If there are no eligible institutions for a particular course the entire course is ineligible for Federal Student Aid.
Eligibility
Regulations 34 CFR 600.52 and 34 CFR 600.54 permit up to 25% of a program to be provided by an ineligible institution that meets the requirements outlined in 34 CFR 600.52 or an eligible institution in the United States. This means some undergraduate courses including a Year Abroad are eligible for Federal Student Aid as the Year in Industry is at most 25% of the total program length.
Whether a course inclusive of a Year Abroad is eligible for Federal Student Aid depends on whether the Year Abroad is classed as Integrated or Nonintegrated. An Integrated Year Abroad counts towards your overall degree classification whereas the Nonintegrated Year Abroad does not.
If you are unsure if the Year Abroad of a course you are looking to enroll on or have enrolled on is Integrated or Nonintegrated you should contact either your academic department or the Admissions Team.
Archaeology and Ancient History
Courses
- Ancient History and Archaeology with a Year Abroad BA
- Ancient History and History with a Year Abroad BA
- Archaeology with a Year Abroad BA
- Archaeology with a Year Abroad BSc
- Ancient History with a Year Abroad BA
Destinations eligible for FSA
- Flinders University
- University of Calgary
- Aarhus Universitet
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Biological Sciences
Courses
- Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) with a Year Abroad BSc
- Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) with a Year Abroad MBiolSci
- Biological Sciences (Genetics) with a Year Abroad BSc
- Biological Sciences (Genetics) with a Year Abroad MBiolSci
- Biological Sciences (Microbiology) with a Year Abroad BSc
- Biological Sciences (Microbiology) with a Year Abroad MBiolSci
- Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) with a Year Abroad BSc
- Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) with a year abroad MBiolSci
- Biological Sciences (Physiology with Pharmacology) with a Year Abroad BSc
- Biological Sciences (Physiology with Pharmacology) with a Year Abroad MBiolSci
- Biological Sciences (Zoology) with a Year Abroad BSc
- Biological Sciences (Zoology) with a Year Abroad MBiolSci
- Biological Sciences with a Year Abroad BSc
- Biological Sciences with a Year Abroad MBiolSci
- Medical Biochemistry with a Year Abroad BSc
- Medical Biosciences (Biochemistry) with a Year Abroad MBiolSci
- Medical Biosciences (Genetics) with a Year Abroad MBiolSci
- Medical Biosciences (Microbiology) with a Year Abroad MBiolSci
- Medical Biosciences (Physiology) with a Year Abroad MBiolSci
- Medical Genetics with a Year Abroad BSc
- Medical Microbiology with a Year Abroad BSc
- Medical Physiology with a Year Abroad BSc
- Natural Sciences (Life and Physical Sciences) with a Year Abroad BSc
- Natural Sciences (Life and Physical Sciences) with a Year Abroad MSci
Destinations eligible for FSA
- University of Windsor
- Tokyo Metropolitan University
Criminology
Courses
- Criminology with a Year Abroad BSc
Destinations eligible for FSA
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Economics
Courses
- Economics with a Year Abroad BSc
- Economics and Accounting with a Year Abroad BSc
- Economics and Business with a Year Abroad BSc
- Economics and Econometrics with a Year Abroad BSc
- Financial Economics and Banking with a Year Abroad BSc
- Financial Economics and Econometrics with a Year Abroad BSc
Destinations eligible for FSA
- Simon Fraser University
- University of Calgary
- University of Windsor
- Copenhagen Business School
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Universiteit Utrecht
English
Courses
- English and History with a Year Abroad BA
- English with a Year Abroad BA
- English with Creative Writing with a Year Abroad BA
- English with English Language with a Year Abroad BA
Destinations eligible for FSA
- Queen's University at Kingston
- Universiteit Utrecht
Geography
Courses
- Geography with a Year Abroad BA
- Geography with a Year Abroad BSc
- Human Geography with a Year Abroad BA
- Physical Geography with a Year Abroad BSc
Destinations eligible for FSA
- Flinders University
- Simon Fraser University
- University of Calgary
- Universiteit Utrecht
History
Courses
- Contemporary History with a Year Abroad BA
- History and Archaeology with a Year Abroad BA
- History and Politics with a Year Abroad BA
- History with a Year Abroad BA
Destinations eligible for FSA
- Flinders University
- La Trobe University
Law
Courses
- Law with a Modern Language LLB (Mandatory Year Abroad)
- Law with a Year Abroad LLB
- Law with Criminology (with a Year Abroad) LLB
- Law with Politics (with a Year Abroad) LLB
Destinations eligible for FSA
- Flinders University
- La Trobe University
- University of Windsor
- Copenhagen University
Management
Courses
- Accounting and Finance with a Year Abroad BSc
- Accounting with a Year Abroad BSc
- Human Resource Management with a Year Abroad BA
- Management Studies with a Year Abroad BA
- Marketing with a Year Abroad BA
Destinations eligible for FSA
- Copenhagen Business School
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Universiteit Utrecht
Media and communication
Courses
- Media and Communication BA with a Year Abroad
- Media and Society BA with a Year Abroad
Destinations eligible for FSA
- University of Windsor
Modern Languages
Courses
- Modern Languages BA
- Modern Languages and Translation BA
- Modern Languages with Film Studies BA
- Modern Languages with Management BA
Destinations eligible for FSA
- Universite Laval (Only students studying French as part of their course are able to select Universite Laval)
Physics and Astronomy
Courses
- Physics with a Year Abroad BSc
- Physics with a Year Abroad MPhys
- Physics with Astrophysics with a Year Abroad BSc
- Physics with Astrophysics with a Year Abroad MPhys
- Physics with Space Science with a Year Abroad BSc
- Physics with Space Science with a Year Abroad MPhys
Destinations eligible for FSA
- La Trobe University
Politics and International Relations
Courses
- International Relations and History with a Year Abroad BA
- International Relations BA with a Year Abroad
- Politics and Economics BA with a Year Abroad
- Politics and International Relations BA with a Year Abroad
- Politics and Sociology with a Year Abroad BA
- Politics BA with a Year Abroad
Destinations eligible for FSA
- Flinders University
- La Trobe University
- Universiteit Maastricht