Study Abroad Office

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO Study Abroad Office Application for Walking with Wordsworth: Romantic Literature in the Lake District – ENGL 3333/ ENGL 4390 Travel to the English Lake District, birthplace and home of William Wordsworth, and experience the mountains, lakes, cataracts, ancient Druidic ruins, and distinctive Lakeland stone architecture that inspired numerous Romantic-period writers, including William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, Anne Radcliffe, John Keats, Walter Scott, and Thomas De Quincey. Walk in the footsteps of these great writers and explore the many connections between the natural beauty of the countryside and the literature of the period. During the course we will stay in Greta Hall in Keswick, the home of Samuel Taylor Coleridge; read and discuss Wordsworth’s poetry by candlelight in charming Dove Cottage, his home in Grasmere for eight years; picnic at Blea Tarn, the setting of Wordsworth’s Excursion, and take short rambles to numerous locales that informed his and others’ poetry, including Greenhead Ghyll, Rydal Water, Buttermere, Dungeon Ghyll Force, Aira Force, Ullswater, and Easedale; take boat tours of both Derwent Water and Windermere; and visit the picturesque farm of Beatrix Potter, one of the Lake District’s most famous twentieth-century residents – all with expert guides. Minimum Criteria for Acceptance Undergraduate Students at the time of application should Graduate Students at the time of application have: should have: ■ 24 credit hours completed (12 hours must be at UTEP) ■ 9 hours completed at UTEP ■ 2.70 cumulative GPA minimum ■ 3.00 cumulative GPA minimum ■ Good academic standing ■ Good academic standing Student’s Name: Application Checklist Your complete application must be turned into the Study Abroad Office (Academic Services Building Room 218) by the application deadline. To ensure your application is complete, please use the list below and check off the items required. INCOMPETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE REVIEWED OR PROCESSED. Complete and signed Walking with Wordsworth: Romantic Literature in the Lake District application Unofficial Transcript PART ONE: APPLICATION Please type directly onto this form. Handwritten applications will not be accepted. I. Personal Information First Name Middle Name Last Name UTEP ID Number UTEP Email Address* *Students must activate and check their UTEP email accounts as this will be the primary means of communication. Date of Birth Gender Male Female Month Day Year Local Address Permanent Address City City State State Zip Code Country Zip Code Country Best telephone number to reach you Alternate number Citizenship status If “other”, indicate country of citizenship? Indicate your visa status Do you have a passport? If “no”, have you applied for a passport? Expiration Date If “no” you need to apply for your passport IMMEDIATELY II. Educational Information Level of Study Classification Number of transfer hours completed Number of hours completed at UTEP GPA College Major Major Minor Minor Expected Date of Graduation Have you studied abroad before? When? Where? Are you eligible to apply for Financial Aid? If “yes”, do you currently receive Financial Aid? How did you learn about Study Abroad at UTEP? (check all that apply) Study Abroad Office Department/College Class Faculty member Catalog Web Friend Former Participant Other III. References Please provide the contact information for two faculty members who will act as a reference on your behalf. The selection committee may contact any of your references for more information about your academic performance, maturity, flexibility and suitability to participate in a study abroad program. Name Title/Department Email Phone Number Name Title/Department Email Phone Number III. Disclaimer I certify that the above information is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any misrepresentation may result in my dismissal from the program. I give Study Abroad Office permission to review my judicial records at UTEP as part of my application. I also understand that UTEP has the right to deny my admission to a study abroad program based upon my academic and/or judicial records. I HAVE READ AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THE TERMS OF THIS DISCLAIMER. Signature Date .

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