Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041-3314
Tel: 323 259-2533, Fax 323 341-4976
Faculty Recommendation
The application deadline is:
Friday, March 2, 2012, at 4:00 PM.
The student named below is an applicant for study abroad through Occidental College. Study abroad programs
combine a full schedule of academic work with related excursions and placement in a homestay, apartment, or
other accommodation with other students. To benefit fully from study abroad, a student must be emotionally
mature, highly motivated, and able to adapt to people with different social and cultural backgrounds. We
appreciate your thoughtful and candid appraisal. This form will be reviewed by IPO staff and the International
Programs Committee and may be forwarded to the provider of the selected study abroad program.
**Please email this completed recommendation to ipo@oxy.edu with your electronic signature by the deadline.
Applicant’s name:
Program:
Term:
Fall
Spring
Recommender’s Name:
Email:
Department/Position
Date:
Phone:
Waive Access: Under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Policy Act, 1974, the student
named below has waived his/her right to access your recommendation.
Yes:
No: 
Student Name:
Student Signature:
Describe how long and in what capacity have you known the applicant.
Evaluation Form
Please rate the student on the following questions with a number from 1 to 5.
5=Exceptional – Top 1%
4=Excellent – Top 10%
3=Above Average – Top 25%
2=Average – Top 50%
1=Below Average – Bottom 50%
0=Not able to observe
Relevance of the proposed study abroad to the applicant’s academic program:
0
1
2
3
4
5
Comments on relevance:
Intellectual curiosity with regard to the program focus & site:
0
1
2
3
4
5
Intellectual curiosity comments:
Academic motivation and overall scholastic ability, especially his/her oral and written
communication skills:
0
1
2
3
4
5
Academic motivation comments:
Self-reliance and maturity in challenging and ambiguous situations:
0
1
2
3
4
5
Self-reliance/maturity comments:
Openness and empathy toward culturally different people:
0
1
2
3
4
5
Openness and empathy comments:
If you were the faculty member responsible for leading this program, would you want this
student on your program in your care?
0
1
2
3
4
5
If you were the faculty director...comments:
Overall impression:
0
1
2
3
4
5
Overall impression comments:
Language Evaluation
If you can evaluate the applicant’s capacity in the language of the proposed study abroad
program, we welcome your assessment. If not, please proceed to “Additional Comments.”
Thank you!
Overall ability to express him/herself in the language:
0
1
2
3
4
5
Over-all ability comments:
Ability to successfully conduct demanding experiential projects such as internships, service
learning or research in the target language:
0
1
2
3
4
Specific ability (i.e. internship) comments:
Additional comments
5
Thank you so much! If you would prefer to submit a letter in an another format with additional
comments, feel free to send it to us at ipo@oxy.edu with “Last Name, First Name – Letter of
Recommendation” in the title.