Credit may be applied toward area requirements only with the prior approval of the Registrar. To use courses to satisfy major or minor requirements, students should obtain written approval from the department chair before leaving. Occasionally, approval for specific courses must be sought by correspondence after you register abroad. Financial aid, with the exception of work-study, applies towards Gustavus exchange programs and designated consortia. Financial aid, with the exception of work-study and Gustavus restricted and unrestricted grants and scholarships, applies to all other recommended study abroad programs.
Several programs offer supplemental financial aid.
Ask about additional scholarship possibilities. It is a highly individualized experience, and you'll get out of it as much as you are willing to put into it. So, it is really up to you. You have to be independent and self-disciplined in order to do well. In a foreign university, you may be in a lecture hall with 50 to 1,000 other students.