education abroad program types

Direct Enroll Programs: Illinois students enroll directly as non-degree seeking international students at a partner institution.

LAS students may petition through the college to participate in and receive credit for a study abroad program that is not currently approved by the University of Illinois. Students must demonstrate that the program meets a curricular need not offered by existing programs.

Examples of recently approved programs include:

• University of Michigan Research Semester at CERN (physics)

• Math in Moscow (mathematics) 

Petition Process

Students must start the petition process by:

1. schedule an advising appointment with LAS International Programs Assistant Dean

2. complete a non-approved study abroad petition form and course approval form. NOTE: all or most courses must be pre-approved by the articulating unit.

LAS then:

1. sends petition program information to International Safety & Security (ISS) for health and safety review and feedback

2. sends petition to Executive Assistant Dean Robert Steltman for College review and approval

3. LASIP then notifies student either way. 

   • If not approved, LASIP will schedule follow-up advising appointment with the student to discuss alternatives.

   • If approved, LASIP will create an application in TDS and ask the student to complete the application by a deadline