Program Description:

Take your education GLOBAL and discover the world through a USG Goes Global study abroad program! Join students and faculty from more than 23 institutions as you explore popular destinations and earn academic credit toward your degree. Courses are taught by USG faculty and blend classroom, virtual, and experiential learning for a one-of-a-kind educational experience in another country. Plus, with the university system’s collaborative technologies, you’ll register for your USG Goes Global courses directly through your home institution, and the credit you earn transfers automatically to your regular academic record*. (*see Eligibility)

Whether you’re seeking a shorter or longer time abroad, you just started your degree or you’re approaching graduation, you’ve traveled a lot or never been on an airplane… USG Goes Global offers something for everyone! Details such as course requirements, travel dates, costs, accommodations, itineraries, important deadlines, and other information about USG Goes Global’s current programs can be found on each program page linked on the Location tab.

Interested in signing up for one of the USG Goes Global programs? Great! To be considered, USG Goes Global must receive the following by the deadline:

• a complete online application form
• $300 initial program fee payment (not an added fee – applied to program fee as first payment)
• confirmation of home institution approval from Institutional Representative

Please note that students are subject to any institutional requirements for study abroad participation in addition to those of USG Goes Global, which may include additional forms or a separate application for the institution before receiving approval. Contact the Office of Education Abroad at goabroad@westga.edu before submitting an application to USG Goes Global.

Contact:

Please direct any questions, concerns, or requests for more information about USG Goes Global to global@usg.edu or (404) 962-3192.

For questions/concerns specific to UWG, please contact goabraod@westga.edu.

Shorter Programs (Travel 2 Weeks)

• Edinburgh, Scotland
• Porto, Portugal
• Barbados, The Caribbean

Longer Programs (Travel 3 Weeks)

• London, England
• Madrid, Spain
• Paris, France
• Waterford, Ireland

Eligibility:

To participate on a USG Goes Global study abroad program, students must be:

 Enrolled full-time or part-time in an undergraduate degree program

 At least 18 years of age by the time of their intended program’s departure

 In good academic and disciplinary standing, with approval from their home institution

Completion of an application does not guarantee acceptance. Dual-enrollment students are not eligible to participate at this time and students with tuition waivers (TAP, 62+, etc.) can only be considered as space allows.

Summer 2026 deadline: March 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Registration:

You will be registered for a USGG course and the UWG Course Equivalent. The USGG course will show zero credit hours and the UWG course will be the standard three credit hours. You will be registered by the Office of Education Abroad. The tuition fee payment deadline corresponds with the Ecore deadline on the Scoop. 

Program Cost: varies | Early Payment Discount: Students who pay their program fee in full at signup or before February 1st will receive a 10% discount! See details in sign-up form.

The cost of the program will vary depending on which location you select. Please visit the Location tab on the left and explore the different locations and their individual costs. 

For the programs going to Europe:

Not included in program fee: ETIAS Visa Waiver Fee (Travel Permit) - This fee may range at about $10.00, however it is subject to change. Students are responsible for securing their visa. The inability to travel due a lack of visa/passport will unfortunetaly result in the complete loss of the program fee.

CANCELLATION POLICY (Updated July 2025)
USG Goes Global reserves the right to alter or cancel programs at any time due to low enrollment or any other appropriate circumstance (including, but not limited to, situations that may endanger the health and/or safety of participants). If USG Goes Global cancels a program after program fee payments have been collected, only the funds that USG Goes Global is able to recover from the third-party service providers can be returned to participants. In the event of course cancellation by USG Goes Global after tuition payments have been made, participants are subject to the tuition refund policy of the institution at which they registered for the courses. USG Goes Global does not have the authority to override an institution’s registration/ payment policies.

All payments made directly to a third-party (such as airfare) are subject to the vendor’s cancellation and refund policies.

Student Refund Schedule:

• The $300 initial program fee payment is nonrefundable unless the program is canceled by USG Goes Global. Students who withdraw before acceptance or are not accepted may appeal for a refund. Once a student is accepted or the application deadline has passed – whichever occurs first – the initial payment becomes fully nonrefundable.
• Students withdrawing within 35 days of the final program fee payment deadline will owe 50% of the program fee.
• Students withdrawing within 10 days of the final program fee payment deadline will owe 100% of the program fee.
• Students withdrawing after the final program fee payment deadline will owe 100% of the program fee and will not be eligible to appeal.

Late withdrawal penalties are owed in full, regardless of whether any payments were made prior to the decision to withdraw. Payments made before a late withdrawal are not eligible for refund and will be applied toward the penalty amount due to USG Goes Global. Students who believe they have extenuating circumstances for a late withdrawal may submit an appeal for a waiver of the penalty fee to the USG Goes Global Appeals Committee within 14 days of their withdrawal notification.