Check-In to Take-Off Guide
To complete your application for an exchange or affiliate program for a semester, year or summer term, follow these steps:
![Visit us on Campus](/global/images/students/education-abroad/graphic-buttons/visit-us.jpg)
Visit us on Campus
- Attend a Blazers Abroad 101 session
- Meet with a Peer Advisor
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Ready to Apply
- Start your Education Abroad application
- Meet with the Education Abroad Advisor
- Complete your UAB Education Abroad and Scholarship applications by deadline
- For affiliate provider programs, complete the appropriate affiliate provider application on their website
- Apply for your passport
- Begin course selection and approval process
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After Acceptance
- Complete Host Institution requirements
- Attend Pre-Departure Orientation
- Complete Visa/Resident Permit Requirements
- Complete the Education Abroad application released after program acceptance
- Secure Housing
- Book Flight
![While Abroad](/global/images/students/education-abroad/graphic-buttons/while-abroad.jpg)
While Abroad
- Attend Host Institution orientation
- Finalize Class Schedule
- Finalize your course articulation