Students nearly finishing up their overseas experience may find that it is
time to register for the next term of classes back at their home university.
As most universities now use online registration and have course catalogs
and time schedules online, all you need is to set up some time to access the
internet at your host institution.
If you have an advisor hold on your account, you may first contact your
academic advisor to conduct "e-mail advising," after which the advisor can
remove the "Advisor Hold" so that you can register. "Study Abroad
Holds," which you might see on your account, do not generally prevent you
from registering.
Many universities open access to registration on a "tiered" basis, first
allowing seniors to register, then juniors, and so on. At the
University of Idaho, the study abroad "placeholder" credit students are
registered for IS counted toward moving students up in class standing.
Therefore, if you are a sophomore, you may count the 12 study abroad
placeholder credits toward putting you into junior status. However, if
you are actually taking the equivalent of 14 or 16 or another number of
credits abroad, these credits (above the 12 placeholder credits) will not
count toward your class standing. Only the 12 placeholder credits
will be counted. After you return and your transcript is received,
any additional credits will be counted toward your class standing. This
means at registration time you may still have to register during the time
frame allotted for sophomores, for example, if the 12 placeholder credits
were not enough to move you into a higher class standing. While this
delay is not likely to keep you from getting into any of your classes, if
you are concerned you should contact the course instructor and get on a wait
list.
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