Claiming an Intercultural Experience

Study, work or volunteer abroad

• Select Intercultural Experience.

• Select Study, Work or Volunteer Abroad.

• Click “Create Claim”.

• Insert number of days abroad and click "Save".

  • To account for the optional, in-person pre-departure orientation:

    • If you attended, include 14 additional days to your days abroad.

    • If you did not attend, include 13 additional days to your days abroad.

• Drag a file into the dotted area or click the dotted area to add an attachment (required). Acceptable attachments include: 

If you participated in a U of A study abroad, which includes EXCH 800 or other courses, no attachments are required. However, upon review of your claim, you you may be asked to provide a transcript; it is your decision to attach a transcript or not.

For study abroad that is not organized by the U of A, or for work or volunteer abroad, include a completed intercultural experience form (located at the bottom of this page).

An employment contract, confirming the length and location of your placement.

• Include a message in the Summary correspondence box and click “Send” (optional).

• Click “Submit”.

International students

• Select Intercultural Experience.

• Select Study, Work or Volunteer Abroad.

• Click “Create Claim”.

• Insert 42 days and, in the Summary box, state that you are an international student and where you are from. Click “Save”.

• Click “Submit”.

100 hours of service with a cross-cultural agency

• Upon completion of 100 hours of service:

• Select Intercultural Experience.

• Select “Service with a Cross-Cultural Agency”.

  • NOTE: If you have volunteered or written a reflection to make up time to meet the 6-week threshold for Study, Work or Volunteer Abroad, follow the "Study, work or volunteer abroad" instructions above.

  • NOTE: If you have volunteered or written a reflection to make up time to meet the 100-hour threshold for Service with a Cross-Cultural Agency in Canada, follow the instructions below.

• Click “Create Claim”.

• Insert number of hours.

• Drag a completed intercultural experience form (located at the bottom of this page) into the dotted area or click on Choose Files to select and attach attach it (required). 

  • • Include a message in the Summary box (optional).

    • Click “Submit”.

Residency at International House

• Select Intercultural Experience.

• Select International House.

• Click “Create Claim”.

• Insert start date and end date of your residency in International House.

• Click Choose Files to attach a letter from the Global Education Specialist (I-House) that confirms you have completed all of your GLIDe reflections.  Contact ihouse@ualberta.ca for more information on GLIDe or the confirmation letter.

• Click “Submit”.