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Registration
BPE 8000L
is a 1.5 credit course offered between March 13-17, 2006. First
Year students will then have 45 credit hours of 700 level courses and 1.5
credit hours of 800 level courses for the First Year. For ASC purposes, the grade for this course will count as a First Year grade
for the spring semester. Second
Year students will be given credit hours for this course in the spring of
their Second Year and the grade will count as usual for ASC purposes. The
1.5 credit hours will count toward the 33 credit hours needed in the
Second Year.
All
graded materials must be completed before 5:00 PM Monday, March 20, 2006.
For Second Year Students:
20
slots have been reserved for
Second Year students for BPE 8000L. You can register for this course
during pre-registration and during the add/drop periods. As of
November 15, 2005, all 20 slots had been filled. You can check
registration numbers on myDarden at the Registrar's site.
The deadline for registering is the last day of
add/drop, 4:30PM, Friday, January 20, 2006.
If any slots remain
available for BPE 8000L (or any other GBE sections) after this deadline,
First Year and Second Year students can add into this (or any other open) GBE,
from 1:30PM, Tuesday, January 24, 2006 to 4:30PM, Wednesday, January,
25, 2006. Information on open slots will be available through the
Registrar's myDarden site.
Students are not permitted to go to the same country in First Year and
Second Year. The faculty expects that no student will attend a GBE in
their home country.
For First Year Students:
10 slots
have been reserved for First Year students for BPE 8000L.
Between
3:30PM, Tuesday, November 15, 2005 and 2:00PM, Thursday, November 17,
2005 students will have the opportunity to register for BPE 8000L.
Information on how to register for the courses will be sent by e-mail to
all students by the Registrar on Tuesday, November 15, 2005.
If more than 10 students register for the course, a random selection
will take place to choose the 10 students. Those selected by this
registration will be notified by 2:00PM, Friday, November 18, 2005.
If, at the end of this selection process, there are openings available
in any other GBE, and if you were not already selected by the lottery
for a GBE, there will be an opportunity to register for this or any
other GBE that still has openings. Selections will be made through a
second registration process that will be held from 2:00 PM, Friday, November 18, 2005
to 2:00 PM, Monday, November 21, 2005. A list of open slots for each GBE
will be available at the start of this registration. Those selected will be notified on Tuesday, November 22, 2005.
Program Costs
All students must make their own air travel arrangements
to and from Romania. The 2006 Program Cost for BPE8000L, which includes
hotel costs, in-country transportation, event and activities fees, as
well as most meal is $1085. Note that the figure DOES NOT
include airfare. This year's Financial Aid budget is posted below.
A preliminary non-refundable deposit representing 20% ($216) of the program
cost will be due by 5:00 on Friday, February 3rd, 2006. Payment of the
remaining 80% of the program
costs must be made
no later than 5:00PM, Friday, February 17, 2006. If you would like to pay
by credit card you can download and complete a credit card:
credit
card payment form.
This form should be returned to
Will Goldsmith in Room 136 of the Faculty
Office Building. If you
wish to pay the program costs in cash or by check (please make your check out to
The Darden Foundation), please do so by
visiting Will Goldsmith in Room 136 of the Faculty Office Building; he will
provide you with a receipt.
In order to participate in
the Romania GBE student must complete and return three University
of Virginia travel forms: a University of Virginia Travel Waiver Form an
Insurance Verification Form and an online
ISO Registration Form. The
deadline for completing these forms is 5:00PM, Friday, February 17, 2006.
You can pick up copies of these forms from Will Goldsmith in Room 136 of
the Faculty Office Building or you can download them here -
Waiver
Form
and
Insurance Verification
Form.
If you are covered by Chickering Insurance, UVA's student health
insurance, you are covered for international travel but must still
complete the insurance form. In addition to the required individual
medical insurance coverage, Darden provides additional emergency
coverage at no cost to GBE participants.
Finally, UVA's International Student Office requires all students
traveling abroad on University-related activities to register with them.
Please read the information and fill out the registration form at:
http://www.virginia.edu/iso/studyabroad/gradstudentsabroad/phpform.html
Visas and Passports
United States citizens:
If you are a United States
citizen you do not need a visa to travel to Romania. However,
if you do not already have a passport, you will need one. For more
information on obtaining a passport, visit the State Department's passport
website:
http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
There
are several companies that you can use to expedite getting a
passport including:
http://www.travisa.com/
Also very helpful are the United States' State Department links with information on
travel and other suggestions for visitors:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1004.html
Non-United States citizens:
Visa policies for entering Romania differ for citizens of countries other
than the United States. You can find out more about specific visa
policies by visiting the Romanian embassy's website:
http://www.roembus.org/
For information on the locations of other foreign embassies in the United
States, see:
http://www.state.gov/www/travel/consular_offices/fco_index.html
Travel Reservations
You must make your own airline reservations. Estimated cost for
airfare is $800.
You will be told specifically when and where to arrive in Romania in
February, although should arrive no later than the
morning of Sunday,
March 12, 2006. Here are some websites that offer online travel
reservation services:
http://orbitz.com
http://www.11thhourvacations.com
http://www.expedia.com
http://www.travelocity.com
http://www.cheaptickets.com
http://www.sidestep.com
Accommodations
Hotel accommodations have been confirmed for Romania. You will be
staying at hotels in Bucharest and Brasov. All students
must stay in the same hotel where all
rooms
will be double occupancy. You should
pick your roommate now; if you do not choose a roommate, one will
be assigned to you.
For information about:
Hotel Golden Tulip in
Bucharest
Hotel Tirol in Brasov
Hotel Tulip Inn in
Bucharest
Financial
Aid
If
you are registered to participate in a GBE at
the close of the add/drop deadline of Friday, January 20,
2006, you
will be eligible for a student budget increase of a fixed amount according
to the approximate travel, living, and program fees costs of this GBE.
With this increase in your budget you may borrow up to the budget increase
as a GATE Loan. You
may request the loan after the close of the add/drop period on Friday,
January 20, 2006.
After Friday, January 20, 2006 please
send an e-mail to Amanda Mills at, millsa@darden.virginia.edu
with your name, Social Security number, year at Darden, whether you are a
citizen of the United States or not, and your GBE destination. You may
then immediately file your GATE loan application on-line from the
third-party loan section of the Financial Aid website: http://www.darden.virginia.edu/financialaid/sy/sy_loans.htm.
A promissory note should arrive at Amanda Mills' office
for you to sign within 10 business days. The money should be available
within a month.
Below
is the approved budge for GBE 8000L:
Airfare*
$800
Program, Lodging,
Food, etc. $1200
Total
$2000
*from
Dulles International Airport
Country Links
Lonely
Planet is always a useful site. It offers quick overviews of history,
culture, the physical environment and tourist attractions as well as
practical travel information. If you only have 15 minutes to prepare,
check Lonely Planet:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/europe/romania/
Another
excellent source of information is the World Fact Book:
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ro.html
Finally,
for general tourist information, consult:
http://www.romaniatourism.com/
http://www.romania.org/
Deadlines
Registration: Monday,
January 20, 2006
Program Cost Down Payment:
Friday, February 3, 2006
Program Costs Final Payment: Friday, February 17, 2006
Insurance and Waiver Forms: Friday, February 17, 2006
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