Start College Abroad & Guarantee Your Path to W&M
Thank you for your interest in the Spring Pathway to William & Mary. You’ll follow the footsteps of more than 200 students who completed the Spring Pathway option with Verto before transitioning to William & Mary.
THE VERTO DIFFERENCE
Verto's partnership with William & Mary not only gives you a guaranteed pathway to W&M, but also a chance for personal growth and life-changing cultural experiences.
By partnering with Verto Education, William & Mary is able to offer selected students the chance to join W&M on campus in Spring 2027 after completing a semester abroad with the William & Mary Spring Pathway Program.
Courses are delivered by Verto’s Academic Provider, the University of New Haven, and have been mapped for transferability to W&M, which means the credits you earn abroad will fulfill William & Mary degree requirements. Check out the William & Mary Spring Pathway course registration guide for information on how courses transfer.
Class sizes are capped at 25 students and focus on experiential education, including hands-on projects, field trips, and service learning. You’ll join first-year college students from across the country, many of whom are participating in a similar pathway with one of Verto’s numerous partner colleges.
Have peace of mind knowing that from the minute you enroll to the moment you board your plane home, you will receive individualized support from experienced Verto staff. Whether it’s choosing a location or keeping you on track with your William & Mary Spring Pathway requirements and planning for the future, Verto staff is with you every step of the way.
Where Can I Study Abroad?
Click on the program location name for a program overview that includes accommodations, meals, academic overview, program cost, and more!
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London,
England
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Florence,
Italy
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Seville,
Spain
- STEM
- Social Sciences
- Language Arts
- Arts & Humanities
- STEM
- Arts & Humanities
- Social Sciences
- Language Arts
- STEM
- Language Arts
- Arts & Humanities
- Social Sciences
Watch your coursework in world history, business, and politics come to life in London’s fast-paced and culturally rich urban environment during your study abroad in England. Start your mornings with a stroll through historic streets, then dive into the vibrant culture of the city. Enjoy world-class museums, iconic landmarks like Big Ben and the Tower of London, and explore the diverse neighborhoods, each with its own unique charm.
*Fall ’26 and beyond: A $2,500 administrative fee (per semester) will be applied for non-U.S. citizens/non-U.S. permanent residents
**Excursions subject to change
Experience the perfect blend of city life with a small-town feel in Florence. Start your mornings crossing the iconic Ponte Vecchio or walking past the stunning Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, known as “the Duomo.” Florence is a highly walkable city, making it easy to explore its rich history in every piazza. With tons of international students, you’ll quickly make friends worldwide, whether you’re in line at a sandwich shop or enjoying a coffee at a local café.
*A $2,500 administrative fee (per semester) will be applied for non-U.S. citizens/non-U.S. permanent residents
**Excursions subject to change
Study abroad in southern Spain and immerse yourself in Seville’s vibrant energy with its warm and welcoming people, exciting foodie scene, iconic Mozarabic architecture, sunny weather, and lively traditions. Get engaged with the local community through various volunteer opportunities during your experience in the colorful city of Seville.
*A $2,500 administrative fee (per semester) will be applied for non-U.S. citizens/non-U.S. permanent residents
**Excursions subject to change
- Submit the $500 non-refundable deposit
- Submit a final high school transcript
- Meet all age and academic minimum requirements*
You must fulfill the following requirements in order to successfully enroll at W&M after Verto:
- Maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher
- Complete 12 credits or more of coursework in the fall semester and complete the W&M matriculation steps as outlined in the program FAQs
The Verto Opportunity Grant is available to students with demonstrated financial need and academic achievement in high school. This reward reduces the out-of-pocket cost by up to $15,000.
Note: Limited grants are available, and the grant cannot be combined with other Verto awards or discounts. Additionally, the grants cannot be used for Verto’s London or Florence experiences.
Verto deposits are refundable for any student who is taken off of the W&M waitlist.
Dependents of Verto Partner Employees are eligible for a $9,500 scholarship award towards their Verto Abroad Experience at any location for the Fall 2025 semester. Recipients of the Verto Partner Employee Dependent Scholarship must submit their Verto enrollment deposit within two weeks of award receipt in order to accept the scholarship.
*Limited scholarships available
**This scholarship cannot be combined with any other Verto awards or discounts.
Your journey to W&M
Save your spot
Confirm your interest in the William & Mary Spring Pathway Program
Schedule a call
Verto Admissions Team can explain the different program locations
Submit your deposit
Submit the Verto enrollment deposit and start packing
Study abroad, travel & grow
Learn along other fellow Verto students while earning transferable credits
Join W&M on campus
After your experience abroad, join William & Mary on campus!
HEAR FROM VERTO PARTICIPANTS
" I really wanted a chance to get out there and see the world and with Verto, and I am surrounded by people who want the same thing as me. Being able to travel while also taking college classes for credits is definitely worth it rather than starting college in a traditional way."
" I have also always wanted to travel so Verto was the perfect opportunity! I really loved my admissions counselor, she was amazing to work with and so patient. I feel as though this is one of the best decisions of my life. I’ve made so many great memories."
" He has matured greatly after his semester abroad. He learned both self-awareness and self-reliance ... Studying abroad has helped him see what kind of potential he has and how to achieve his goals."
Upcoming Events
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FOLLOW ALONG WITH US
“Sorry can’t go to the homecoming game I’m in Europe!”
🚨 Final Fall `25 IG Takeover!
Hey there! My name’s Mira Rayfield, and I’ll be taking over Verto’s Instagram this week. I’m writing this from my dorm in Spain, but I was actually born and raised in a small town in Vermont, USA. I love where I grew up, but studying with Verto has given me the opportunity to experience and appreciate so much more of the world. After graduating high school in 2023, I took a gap year to explore the world, work, and myself. I found Verto myself through a Google search for a study abroad program for freshmen. One quick application later, and I was suddenly on my way to Florence, where I fell in love with my first European city. For my second semester, I decided to stay in Florence so I could explore the city more and go deeper into Italian culture. Now, I’m in Seville, loving the sun and Spanish culture more than I could have ever imagined. After this semeste,r I’m off to my next adventure! In the Spring, I’ll be starting at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, where I plan to study international business and political science. Wish me luck and keep an eye on this page to find out more about my Verto experience.
- Mira, Seville
#VertoTakeover #SevilleSpain #StudyAbroad
Because what’s a London study abroad experience without a little footy? ⚽✨
POV: your business class meets at the Goya factory instead of a lecture hall 🇪🇸✨
Experiential learning hits different abroad — wouldn’t you want this to be your first year of college? 💙
🎥 Maegan, Seville
#VertoEducation #StudyAbroad #CollegeAbroad
Frequently Asked Questions
Once you have submitted an application and been admitted, you must submit the $500 enrollment deposit and a high school transcript (official or unofficial) which demonstrates a 2.0* GPA or higher. Once available, you must submit an official high school transcript that confirms graduation from high school.
Transcript deadlines:
- Unofficial transcripts – mid May
- Official Transcript and AP/IB Scores – mid July
Students must also fulfill age requirements, which vary by location. Details for age requirements can be found in the William & Mary Spring Pathway FAQ tab.
International students should refer to the question below regarding additional requirements.
*Note: Those with a 1.75-1.99 final high school GPA may be eligible to participate in select locations. Specific coursework requirements apply. Confirm your interest for details.
Your study abroad cost includes:
- Housing and accommodation
- Meals – each location either includes a meal plan or offering to purchase at an additional cost. Please visit each location page for more information.
- Travel medical insurance
- Airport pickup upon arrival – for participants only
- Verto Discovery Week, including city tour
- University registration through our Academic Provider, the University of New Haven
- Pre-departure assistance and helpful guides/handbooks
- Outside the classroom experiential learning activities/excursions
- Onsite/international staff support
- Books (digital)
Verto costs do not include:
- Airfare
- Airport reception for those arriving outside the abroad experience arrival dates
- Travel insurance/property insurance
- Out-of-pocket Medical expenses at time of service (insurance included from Verto requires submitting receipts for reimbursement)
- COVID testing
- Passport fees and student visa or other immigration requirements, or costs incurred while obtaining a visa
- Course supplies such as laptop, notebooks paper pencils, etc.
- Personal transportation and expenses
- Cell phone and local sim card (sites will assist with getting a local sim)
All locations require a passport with validity until 6 months – 1 year after the program end date. Please refer to the university FAQs tab for locations available and passport deadlines. For all details on applying for a passport, please visit our Passport Guide.
*For non-U.S. citizens/non-U.S. permanent residents: A valid passport with at least 1 year validity beyond the intended stay is required.
All courses, faculty, credits, and official transcripts at Verto locations are delivered by our accredited Academic Provider, the University of New Haven (UNewHaven). As a participant in the William & Mary Spring Pathway Program, your courses have been reviewed for transferability from William & Mary o you can have confidence in knowing you will receive transfer credit for these courses. Refer to the William & Mary FAQ “Academic & Degree Paths” for more information.
As a Verto Academic Provider, the University of New Haven provides oversight to support high-quality academic experiences for all Verto participants. All students who complete courses during the Verto Study Abroad Experience will receive an official transcript from the University of New Haven.
Recognized for academic excellence by The Princeton Review and the U.S. News & World Report, the University of New Haven elevates your global learning and pairs seamlessly with Verto Education’s experiential and community programming.
One of Verto’s strongest attributes is the support provided to each participant. From pre-enrollment to planning for your future post-Verto, you’ll have a team of specialists alongside you.
Enrollment: Our Verto Senior Admissions Counselors are experts in each of Verto’s programs and will be your first point of contact as you consider starting college abroad. From answering your questions about locations (such as courses available and housing options) to connecting you with Verto’s Student Financial Services team (who’ll walk you through payment options and scholarship opportunities), your Verto Senior Admissions Counselor will inform and advise you on everything you need to know–making the decision to study abroad the easiest one you’ve ever made.
Pre-departure: Once you’ve chosen your location, your Student Onboarding Advisor will guide you through the pre-departure process, which includes passports, applying for your student visa, sharing flight information and completing various other forms to keep you on track for your departure date. As a William & Mary Spring Pathway participant, you will also receive an invitation to connect directly with your destination partner school as part of Verto orientation.
Verto’s dedicated Student Life team hosts three required pre-departure sessions: the Global Orientation, Location Orientation, and Care Team Circle. These three sessions are focused on student support, health & safety, on-site logistics, cultural insights, and community building. These events are great opportunities to meet your future classmates and get you prepared and excited before you even leave home!
Verto’s Academics team will guide you in how to select courses; complete placement exams for courses such as math, science, or Spanish and Italian languages; share your AP/IB test scores; and submit your final high school transcripts.
On site: Once you arrive on site, you’ll be divided into Care Teams made up of 30-35 peers and an experienced Student Support Advisor. These Care Teams aim to lend you the support and guidance you may need while abroad, and help you discover yourself and the world around you.
SSAs provide day-to-day support for all of your academic needs during your time abroad. Through one-on-one meetings, they will get to know you and your academic goals and provide you with the resources and support to achieve them. They will also help you stay on track to maintain your William & Mary Spring Pathway requirements.
SSAs also provide an equally important role as your first point of contact for anything outside of academics. Issues with your roommate or housing, dealing with feelings of homesickness, or helping you navigate a doctor’s appointment are just a small part of the daily individualized emotional support you’ll receive from your SSA.
Verto Education takes the health and well-being of our participants seriously.
We have comprehensive risk management and crisis response processes and protocols and go to great lengths to educate and train our leaders in emergency preparedness and response.
Verto participants traveling to any of our international destinations will be provided with travel health coverage through Cultural Insurances Service International (CISI) included as part of their experience cost. This travel health insurance, specifically designed for students, provides coverage for the duration of studying abroad. Verto partners with AXA Travel Assist to provide emergency evacuations, medical evacuation or repatriation for all Verto participants. Learn more about CISI travel insurance and AXA Travel Assist.
We, at Verto Education, align our vaccination policies to comply with local government laws. Please review our Health and Safety Planning for up-to-date information.
Before departure, Verto will help connect you with resources for specific regional information and travel consultation. We recommend reviewing these resources and discussing upcoming travel plans with your physician.
Verto participants will be informed of local emergency services and how to access them during their first days on location. In addition to local emergency services, all Verto locations are equipped with a 24-hour emergency phone line emergency phone line that connects to an on-site Verto staff member who will connect you with the services you need. Read more about Verto’s comprehensive commitment to participant safety here.
Students will have access to internet service in their housing accommodation, as well as at the Verto Study Center. All students are required to have a working cell phone with the ability to make and receive voice calls, SMS, and internet data capability. For details on how to prepare your cell phone for abroad usage, please visit our Location Resources page.
Verto encourages students to inform their family member(s) or caregiver in the U.S. once they’ve arrived in-country to their abroad location. From there, students and families should set personal expectations regarding frequency of communication throughout the semester.
Participants and families will have access to our 24-hour emergency phone line for immediate assistance. Each Verto abroad location has a unique emergency phone number that students will receive closer to their departure time.
- We are here to help! You can schedule a call at a time that works for you, call us directly at +1 928-970-5687, or send us an email at globalstudyprogram@vertoeducation.org.
- If you’re not ready to submit your application and need more information, you can also request more info here.
Any of the following Verto locations:
| Location | In hand passport deadline |
| Florence | June 1st |
| Seville | June 1st |
| London | July 1st |
All locations require a passport with validity until 6 months – 1 year after the program end date. Some locations also require a student visa, so please speak to your Admissions Counselor asap for passport planning, and read our Passport Guide for further information.
Minimum age requirements vary by location:
- London: must be 17 by abroad location start date*
- Florence & Seville: must be 18 by June 1st
In addition to meeting age requirements, your passport must be valid for 6 months-1 year after the program end date.
*17 year-old students enrolled in the London semester are required to have a signed waiver by their parent or guardian.
Students are required to earn a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and complete a minimum of 12 credits, with no grade lower than a C, to have a guaranteed pathway to William & Mary.
Students must also maintain good disciplinary standing during their semester abroad as outlined in Verto’s code of responsibility.
In most cases, a student will no longer be eligible for guaranteed admission for spring and will be encouraged to reapply for the following fall semester. Exemptions may be permitted if a student proactively reaches out to William & Mary Admission (transfer@wm.edu) with a genuine extenuating circumstance, and these requests will be subject to an admission committee review and decision.
The student’s pathway is not affected as long as the student maintains 12 credit hours. For example, a student enrolled in 15 credits that decides to withdraw from one course that is 3 credits, will still be eligible for guaranteed admission as they will still meet the 12 credit hours.
In Mid-November 2025 (around November 15)
Students participating in this program will be alerted of their official William & Mary admission decision in mid-November. The transfer deposit of $150 will be due by December 15, and is payable from the student’s W&M applicant portal.
The $500 Verto deposit is refundable for any student who is taken off of the W&M waitlist.
Students must submit their final High School transcripts to W&M by July 15, 2025 and the W&M Spring Pathway Intent Form (available on the student’s application portal) by June 15, 2025 to be considered for guaranteed spring admission. Admitted students must submit their enrollment deposit by December 15 to confirm their enrollment at William & Mary (formal offers of admission are released in mid-November).
While it is possible, William & Mary is not able to extend guaranteed admission for the fall semester. Students would need to complete our regular transfer application & process for fall admission. Generally, transfer applicants are competitive with a 3.5 GPA and a variety of rigorous academic disciplines.
All enrolling students are required and expected to attend Spring Orientation (tentatively January 16-20), which is held in-person prior to the first day of classes for the spring semester (January 21).
After students have submitted the enrollment deposit in December, students will complete an online series of modules (Tribe Guide Checklist; College Studies) throughout December and January to review our registration system, course options, and Peer/Pre-Major Advisor assignments.
Please note that students are required to submit their official fall transcript once grades have been posted (and no later than January 5) to remain registered/eligible for classes. Verto will send these on the student’s behalf as long as the student has no outstanding balance.
New students will start registering for classes in January using our new PATH registration system. Students will start adding courses of interest to their carts in January and through the add/drop periods. Students will meet with their Pre-Major Advisor during orientation in January to finalize any remaining coursework for securing full-time status. Students will be guaranteed a full-time semester unless approved otherwise.
Students will be able to access the Housing Portal to complete a housing application in December only after they have been formally admitted and after they have submitted their enrollment deposit.
While on-campus housing is guaranteed, freshman-specific housing is not guaranteed and unlikely. Housing options for spring entry are very limited and made on a space-available basis. Assignments are made by Residence Life and are assigned in January for new spring entry students. The 2026 Spring Semester will begin on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 with move-in/orientation beginning the Friday prior on January 16, 2026.
Students may request a preferred roommate in their housing application, and Residence Life will try to accommodate those requests, however it will be very limited (and should not be expected) based on the limited space and availability during the mid-year.
Students requesting housing accommodations for medical reasons will need to work directly with the Student Accessibility Services Office and will need to provide documentation to the SAS Office as soon as they are admitted in December and prior to the start of the spring semester.
Students should contact us at transfer@wm.edu to confirm withdrawing their application for Spring.
Students should also notify, Verto College Counseling and Transfer Services Team at CCATS@VertoEducation.org, if you no longer wish to attend William & Mary after Verto.
Admitted students should expect their financial aid award packages in early December. Please ensure to submit the FAFSA & CSS Profile for the 2025-26 academic year no later than November 1, 2025 for priority financial aid consideration for Spring 2026. Please note that our Financial Aid offices will not have access to your information nor be able to share any official aid estimates until you have been formally admitted in November.
If you haven’t already, please ensure you submit the FAFSA & CSS Profile (listing William & Mary) for the 2025-2026 academic year no later than November 1, 2025 for financial aid consideration for Spring 2026.
- FAFSA Code: 003705
- CSS Profile: 5115
We are unable to offer any merit scholarships to transfer students (including those on the spring pathway) at the time of admission. We encourage students to complete both the FAFSA & CSS Profile for consideration of any need-based aid. Students are encouraged to apply for any external scholarships. William & Mary can typically meet up to 100% of demonstrated financial need for in-state students, and qualifying out-of-state students may receive a need-based grant up to $20,000.
All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.
All students are admitted as undeclared. William & Mary students will declare their program(s) of study towards the conclusion of their sophomore year, allowing their first two years to explore a variety of academic disciplines across our liberal arts & sciences curriculum, including the approved transferable coursework from Verto.
Students are able to select any offered major/minor at the conclusion of their sophomore year. All students interested in selecting majors from the Mason School of Business, Batten School of Coastal and Marine Science, or School of Education during the major declaration process will need to complete an additional application process for admission to these programs.
Programs not offered to transfer students (including those on the spring pathway) include the Early Assurance program with Eastern Virginia Medical School and VCU’s School of Medicine; as well as our Joint Degree Programme with St. Andrew’s University.
You can view the full list of course equivalencies in the William & Mary Spring Pathway course registration guide.
Students are welcome to take courses that may not transfer to William & Mary as long as they remain enrolled full-time for the semester (12 or more credit hours).
Students will be required to submit final official high school transcripts as well as any AP, IB and prior learning credit to both William & Mary and Verto Education. Please note, the documentation must come from an official source and will not be accepted directly from the student.
- William & Mary: transfer@wm.edu
- Verto Education: registrar@vertoeducation.org. Please reference the https://vertoeducation.org/enrolled-participant/ website for relevant deadlines.
Verto will provide William & Mary with mid-semester progress reports showing in-progress courses and grades. In addition, final grades will be sent directly to William & Mary at the completion of the Fall 2025 term.
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