Information for Academic Advisors

Academic advisors play an important role in assisting University of Idaho students through the process and experience of studying abroad. 

At the beginning, students need a lot of advice about credit transfer issues, and require their advisor's signature on the mandatory Study Abroad Advising and Credit Evaluation Agreement Form.  Attached to the Credit Approval Form there is a full sheet of instructions that should be read by advisors, as it is designed to answer common questions about the form.  A helpful link when filling-out this form with your advisees is the UI Registrar's Transfer Guides.  Here you can find courses that UI students have already taken at universities abroad and how those courses transferred back to the UI.

While abroad, students may need to conduct e-mail advising to prepare them for their return to the University of Idaho (and they will need their blocks removed).  Once the blocks are removed the students can register for classes at the UI for the semester of their return.

After students return, if their overseas transcript is slow to follow, they may need their advisor's help to petition to have their financial aid reinstated (financial aid is withheld if transcripts are not submitted before June 1, a problem especially for students abroad during the spring semester). 

The Study Abroad Office is happy to work with academic advisors to assist with any of the issues above.  Contact UI Study Abroad at 885-4075 or abroad@uidaho.eduif you have any questions.