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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. |
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Review the program-specific visa instructions available on your program's Confirmation Checklist. |
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| Plan to attend the In-person Orientation (see the Program Dates & Fees page). |
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| 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). |
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| Apply for University
of Minnesota Study Abroad Scholarships (U of M–Twin Cities students only), external
scholarships for study abroad (all students), and scholarships available to non University of Minnesota students. |
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| Register for placeholder credits via U of M OneStop in order to maintain your U of M student status and allow student aid to be released (if applicable). You will receive registration instructions specific to your program via email from the Learning Abroad Center near the opening of the U of M registration queues (U of M-Twin Cities students only). |
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| Wait for the Learning Abroad Center to register you for your study abroad credits in the U of M system (Non-U of M and U of M Crookston, Duluth, and Morris students). |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Activate
your University of Minnesota internet account (non-U of M students only) |
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| Book your flight. If your program is not listed, check with the Learning
Abroad Center for possible group flight information or visit Travel
Resources to purchase a ticket on your own. |
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| Read the Know-Before-You-Go
Guide |
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| Check out Travel Services
and Products |
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| Obtain your International
Student Identity Card (optional) |
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| Enter your information into the "Pack your Electronic Suitcase" and "In Case of Emergency (ICE)" parts of University of Minnesota's Electronic Portfolio |
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| U of M Crookston, Duluth, and Morris students: review Registration
and Billing instructions to access your financial aid. |
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| Non-Degree and Non-U of M students: consult with
your home campus study abroad office regarding financial aid, registration,
and billing. See Billing Information for
Non-U of M Students. |
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| Pack your suitcase, bring your program information, emergency card, insurance information, and get on the plane. |
Acceptance Checklists
| » Confirmation | |
| » Pre-Departure | |
| » Financial Aid Checklist |
Last modified on November 26, 2008 |