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Fall 2026 To Be Completed...  

Mark Your Calendar!

• March 2nd - Commit to your study abroad program  

• March 2nd – Submit your Confirmation of Participation (CoP)  

• March 4th - Safety Abroad Seminar via Zoom (more details forthcoming), 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

• March 10th - Mandatory IPENG Study Abroad Orientation, 5:00 - 7:00 pm, 0035 CIF

• March 23rd - LAS 291 Begins this week  

• Host School Application: March 25th 

• April 9th - (Mandatory) Peer Perspectives Ask Away! Time and Location TBD  

• Optional: Make an appointment with your doctor or the McKinley Travel Clinic to discuss your health while abroad https://mckinley.illinois.edu/travel-consults-and-service  

• As soon as you receive official acceptance:  Upload your Host University Acceptance letter to My Study Abroad  

• Begin preparing documentation for your Student Visa and verify your passport is valid for 6 months AFTER your program end date  

Tasks to complete in My Study Abroad:  

By the end of March:   

• “Attend IPENG Study Abroad Orientation meeting” will be marked complete after you attend the meeting by the IPENG staff.  

• Read and electronically sign the Post-Decision Documents (submitted online in My Study Abroad)  

• Complete the student Pre-Departure Assessments – 4 total (submitted online in My Study Abroad)  

Course Approvals:   

• All Students: Follow the course approval instructions for your college as listed on the Education Abroad website 

• Engineering Students: Refer to the Course Approval page on this Google Site for more specific engineering deadlines and submission instructions

Prior to Departure:   

• Travel itinerary (submit online in My Study Abroad) 

When You Return:

• Complete required documentation at host university to have transcript sent to the Illinois Registrar's Office  

• Recipients of the Grainger Engineering International Travel Scholarship must submit their scholarship projects 

• Complete LAS 291/292 Assignments 

• Tie up loose ends in country (review the "Returning Home" tab)