Consortium for Advanced Studies Abroad (CASA): Melbourne

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (PBS) is launching a new undergraduate exchange program with the Consortium of Advanced Studies Abroad at the University of Melbourne (CASA-Melbourne). The CASA-Melbourne program provides an idealframework for for a one-way student exchange between Dartmouth and the University of Melbourne. 

Through CASA-Melbourne, Dartmouth students will gain access to a new scientific ecosystem while engaging in courses and collaborative learning with Melbourne faculty and peers. Students would also have the chance to participate in research opportunities, broadening their hands-on training and professional perspective within an international context. 

Dartmouth undergraduate students are eligible to attend the University of Melbourne on exchange during Semester 2 (July through November). Dartmouth students participating in the exchange during Melbourne's Semester 2 will enroll as exchange students for the Dartmouth summer term and will need to plan to take a leave term for the fall term.

The program is intended for prospective and current Psychology and Neuroscience majors and minors, though students from other Dartmouth departments may also be considered on a limited basis.

Every year up to 15 students will be selected for this program.

Students first apply through the Guarini Institute by the February 1st application deadline. After February 1st, faculty from the Department of Psychology & Brain Sciences will review applications and make acceptance decisions. Students will be notified of their acceptance decisions on March 1st.

Successful applicants who are accepted and commit to the program will receive a nomination from the Guarini Institute. Applying for an exchange program involves two steps: if you receive a nomination from the Guarini Institute you will also need to complete the host institution's application, which is administered and reviewed by the host institution. The host institution makes the final acceptance decision. The Guarini Institute will provide further instructions on this second step to students after they are accepted and commit to a program.

For more information about applying for this program, see our webpage on How to Apply & our FAQs under section 2 (How to Apply: Application), or contact the Guarini Institute.

Students participating in this program will take University of Melbourne courses, live in Student Village apartments near campus, and receive on-site academic and personal support from the CASA-Melbourne Resident Director and University staff.

We encourage students to engage with their SAS advisors and program faculty/staff during the exploratory, pre-application phase to discuss how disability-related accommodations and access needs can be supported in an off-campus environment. If you currently have approved accommodations at Hanover, SAS will review them to determine which can be provided at your off-campus location and what alternatives may be needed. On-campus and off-campus accommodations may differ depending on each program location's resources and accessibility features. We recommend beginning this discussion with SAS as soon as you are accepted and no later than at least one whole quarter before your program start date.

For next steps, review the Off-Campus Program Accommodations page on the SAS website. 

The Budget Sheet for this program is TBA. Click here for more information on budgeting and budget sheets.

Dartmouth students pay tuition and service fees to Dartmouth. Transportation to and from the program site are the responsibility of the student.  Because the exchange is an official program sponsored by the College, Dartmouth students do not need to pay the transfer term fee that the College charges to students who study on outside programs during leave terms.

In order that all qualified Dartmouth undergraduate students may have the opportunity to take part in off-campus programs, the College endeavors to adjust its normal financial aid awards for students already receiving aid. Tuition and expected family contribution for Dartmouth's off-campus programs are the same as for an on-campus term.

All costs, including airfare and spending money, are considered when determining the cost of an off-campus program. Any costs in excess of a typical term in Hanover are met with additional Dartmouth Scholarship Funds.  If you have a work expectation for the term, this will be replaced by scholarship funding.

Students are responsible for purchasing their own plane ticket and, in many cases, meals. Often this means that part of the expected family contribution is used towards these costs rather than for tuition. For help sorting out who pays what and how, contacting the Financial Aid office is often advisable.

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