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Education Abroad ProgramPre-Departure Orientation
Spring 2002WELCOME!
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Welcome from Faculty Director
Professor Gail Hart
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EAP Pre-Departure Process…What do I need
to do?● Read and re-read Selection Letter
– EAP Packet– Orientations– Country Project– Passport– Photo
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EAP Questions???● EAP General Information Guide
– Table of Contents– Save Your Life Information (front inside cover)
● Country-specific Student Guide (Can download from EAP web site)
● EAP web site (Country page and others)– UCI Contact Information (also in Appendix IV)
● EAP Packet (visa, arrival, etc.)● CIE Web site
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Things to Know Before You Go
If abroad during the academic year:● Do not register for Fall Quarter 2002● Do not pay ZotBill for Fall Quarter 2002● Do not leave unpaid bills at UCIEveryone:● Don’t petition to graduate while on EAP● Inform CIE and UCI of address, phone, and
e-mail changes (before, during, and after EAP)
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Academics● Before Departure
- Get the Credit You Deserve● While Abroad
- Study ListS - General Petition - Student Course Information Form - Registering at UCI from abroad
● Upon Return
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EAP FeesFinancial Information ● Country-specific Student Guide (in Packet)● EAP web site (Under “Finances”)● Undergraduate Student Budget Worksheet
Sample Sweden● Payment Coupons (Tear out of Student Guide
and mail to UOEAP, Not UCI!)● Student Address/Information Form● Pay ALL of your bills
(at UCI and abroad)
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Financial AidUCI Financial Aid & UOEAP Student Finances● How is aid calculated = Program Budget● Check with UCI Financial Aid Office to see
if your file is complete● How do you receive aid?
- Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)- Student Address/Information Form
● When do you receive aid?- Disbursement schedule
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$$ Money $$
● Wake up! This section is for ALL students● Accessing money from abroad
- EAP web site- CIE web siteGuides & Returned students
● Power of Attorney● Exchange $50-100 US to
local currency before you go
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Housing While Abroad
Housing options vary by country● Options in Country-specific Student Guide
and EAP web site● If choices are available, talk to returned
students and ask returnees at your country orientation
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Housing upon return to UCIOn-Campus Housing● Different procedures for summer, fall,
and year participants● Check CIE Web site for details while abroad● You MUST use your UCI e-mail account● Adhere to ALL Housing deadlines (strict!)
Off-Campus Housing● Use the CA Housing Bulletin
Board, linked to the EAP web site
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Health● Read section in General Information
Guide, Country-specific Student Guide, EAP web site, and Health Travel Guide
● Health Clearance – Due at UOEAP no later than 30 days
prior to departure!
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EAP Health InsuranceInsurance Details● Automatically included in EAP fees● Worldwide coverage● Keep all medical receipts (even if you don’t
pay for anything)● Claim Form● Extension of Coverage
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UCI Health InsuranceUSHIP - UCI Insurance● EAP Insurance automatically substitutes
for USHIP insurance while on EAP● DO NOT apply to waive out for the term(s)
you are on EAP● To waive out of USHIP for when
you return to UCI, check SHS web site
● Gap in Insurance coverage
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Going International Safely● EAP Updates on Security Issues
● Why health and safety are different when you are abroad
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Health & Safety Tips● Know what to expect
– The World at Your Fingertips– Read your EAP General Info and
Country-specific Student Guides● Think about emergencies before they
happen - Where to go? Who to contact?● Be alert to your surroundings● Try to blend in
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“The world is a book ~ those who stay at home read only one page.” ~
St. Augustine
Refreshments are in the foyerThanks for coming!