Sen. Paul Simon Award
NAFSA’s Simon Awards recognize excellence in integrating international education across all aspects of campus.
Spartans Abroad
University of Tampa students in all majors have the opportunity to build their credentials through an education abroad program. Today’s employers seek graduates who can communicate in at least one foreign language, have multicultural knowledge, possess skills and training in negotiating with people of different cultures, and have the basic skills to travel and work outside of the United States. All Spartans participating in international programming, whether credit-bearing or not, must work with the Office of International Programs, meet minimum requirements and abide by published deadlines. Policies apply to both СÓÅÊÓƵ-sponsored and affiliated education abroad programming. More information on transferring credit can be found in the .
Before studying abroad students must have successfully completed 12 СÓÅÊÓƵ credits with a minimum GPA of 2.5
СÓÅÊÓƵ students may take advantage of a variety of education abroad opportunities:
Where to Begin
The first step in the process is to attend an application workshop to learn about the basics of education abroad.
The second step
is to visit the
to search for study abroad programs and begin an application!
Education Abroad Advising
Grand Center, Room 103
401 W. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33606-1490
Phone: (813) 258-7433
Fax: (813) 258-7449
Department Email: abroad@ut.edu
Education Abroad Advisor: Connor Richardson, crichardson@ut.edu
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST
Appointments and walk-in’s welcome
Please call (813) 258-7433 or visit Grand Center 103 to schedule an in-person or virtual appointment with the Education Abroad Advisor.
Do not email advising appointment requests. Appointments can only be made via phone call or by visiting Grand Center 103.
Please note:
- Appointments can be booked up to two weeks in advance and no less than 24 hours before the scheduled time.
- Appointments should only be scheduled after you have attended an application workshop* and have either selected your study abroad program or narrowed down your list to a few programs of interest.
- If you need more than 10 minutes with our Education Abroad Advisor, then you must schedule an appointment instead of doing a walk-in.
*If you cannot attend an application workshop due to scheduling conflicts, please schedule an appointment with the Education Abroad Advisor.
Peer Advising Hours
Grand Center, 103
No appointment is required. If you anticipate needing more than 15 minutes to meet with the peer advisor, please schedule an appointment with an Education Abroad Advisor instead.
- Mondays: 2-4 p.m.
- Wednesdays: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
