Accepted Students

Get your passport! Passport applications may take as long as 12 weeks to be processed (more info).

Steps to confirm your placement and important preparation information are below. Be certain to read all three checklists!

Confirmation Checklist: Follow this checklist (click to see below) to confirm your place in the program.

Pre-Departure Checklist: Follow this checklist (click to see below) to plan for your departure.

Financial Aid Checklist: Follow this checklist (click to see below) to register and research financial aid.

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Pre-Departure Checklist
Follow this checklist to plan for your departure.

	Apply for your passport if you have not done so yet.
	Apply for your student visa. Check with your program provider for further information.
	Plan to attend the mandatory Pre-Departure Orientation.
	Review and complete the instructions on the Financial Aid Checklist at least two months prior to your departure. You will not be able to access financial aid for study abroad unless these steps have been completed (U of M-Twin Cities students only).
	Apply for University of Minnesota Study Abroad Scholarships (U of M-Twin Cities students only) and external scholarships for study abroad (all students).
	U of M OneStop Registration: You will receive U of M placeholder registration instructions via email from the Learning Abroad Center prior to each term of your study abroad. Complete this registration in order to maintain your U of M student status and allow your student aid to be released (if applicable). These instructions will be available near the opening of the U of M registration queues. You should not be concerned with registering immediately upon your scheduled queue time.
	Complete a Student Information Release Authorization: to grant your contact person access to discuss your student academic, billing, and financial record with a OneStop counselor. The information shared through this release only covers what is in your OneStop account.
	Grant Parent/Guest Access to allow your contact person view-only access to your online student academic, billing, and financial aid information. Be aware that granting this access does not allow your contact person access to discuss your record with University of Minnesota and study abroad program provider advisers or staff, and that a Power of Attorney is recommended for this purpose.
	Book your flight. Check with your program provider for group flight information or visit Travel Resources to purchase a ticket on your own.
	Read the Know-Before-You-Go Guide.
	Check out Travel Services and Products.
	Obtain your International Student Identity Card (optional).
	Enter your information into the "Pack your Electronic Suitcase" and "In Case of Emergency (ICE)" parts of University of Minnesota's Electronic Portfolio.
	U of M Crookston, Duluth, and Morris students: review Registration and Billing instructions to access your financial aid.
	Pack your suitcase, bring your program information, emergency card, insurance information, and get on the plane.

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Last modified on July 3, 2008