Participant Eligibility

The Study Abroad Center reserves the right to determine participants' eligibility to study abroad. Students must have a completed study abroad application, including supportive recommendation form(s). 

Additionally, students must meet all of the following in order to be eligible to study abroad:

  • Must be over the age of 18 years old
  • Must be in good standing with the university
  • Must meet the course prerequisites (participation in the program is dependent upon meeting these)
  • Have a cumulative 2.5 GPA or higher at the time of application and maintain this cumulative GPA prior to departure and throughout the study abroad process
  • If the student’s cumulative GPA is lower than 2.5, they can request an exception. Exceptions are not guaranteed. To request this, the student must submit the following to the Study Abroad Center (103 East Bartlett):
    • Letters of reference from two academic contacts (e.g. academic advisor and former or current professor) supporting the pursuit of study abroad. If applying for a faculty-led study abroad program, one of the letters must be from a course leader. However, if the program has two course leaders, only one of the letters can be from one of the course leaders.
    • Please note, the following:
      • Providing these letters does not guarantee acceptance into the program and are in addition to the recommendation forms that were completed on the program application. This is because these forms do not require details or elaboration -- they simply prompt the respondent to answer questions.
      • The letters will be used to make a decision on whether to waive the GPA requirement, so they should include information supporting an exception to be made on the student’s behalf, such as context and steps being made for improving the GPA.
  • UNI's partner institutions may require additional eligibility requirements to be met, these vary from institution to institution. Please consult with the Study Abroad Center staff to discuss these additional requirements, if applicable.
  • Applicants traveling to a region of a country or a country with an overall Travel Advisory Level 3 (Reconsider Travel) or 4 (Do Not Travel) will not be eligible.
  • Prior to an acceptance decision, students may be requested to meet with Study Abroad Center staff and campus partners.
Study Abroad Center