Course Registration
Students must register with the Center for International Education for their education abroad program. Your education abroad registration will keep you enrolled at UMW for the term(s) spent abroad, allow you to be billed appropriately, and facilitate the processing and/or transferring of financial aid. For UMW Faculty-Led Programs, you will work with your advisor to complete the course registration process for your specific program. For all other UMW Approved Programs, you will work directly with the host institution or provider to complete the course registration process.
Before applying to a UMW Approved Program, students must first register with CIE and attend an advising appointment with their Education Abroad Advisor. In the advising appointment, students will be educated on the next steps for their intended study abroad program and may ask any questions about the study abroad process.
Billing
Your bill will be posted to your Student Account after you have registered for an education abroad program. The type of program you select will determine how you are billed and pay. Review the Types of Programs information for your chosen program. More information about billing is available on the Fees & Payment Information page.
Registering for Next Semester
You will be able to register yourself for your next semester while you are overseas and enroll in courses through Banner as you would normally.
- Shortly before course enrollment begins (late October for spring semester; mid-March for the fall semester), you will be able to log into Banner to see your enrollment appointment, the date and time on which you can begin course enrollment.
- The Registrar’s Office will ensure that you are not given an Advisor Hold, but you will need to clear any and all other holds that you may have on your record.
- Appointment times are assigned randomly by academic year; your time will not be impacted because you are abroad.
If your appointment time is particularly inconvenient because of the international time difference or lack of access to the internet, you may send a list of your desired courses to your Education Abroad Advisor, who will coordinate to enroll you in your desired courses at the appropriate time. You should include a list of possible alternate courses.
Transcripts
The courses and credits you earn abroad will appear on your UMW transcript in a different way if you have participated in a program for UMW Credits or Transfer credits.
UMW Credit Program: The courses will appear on your transcript once your registration is complete. Grades and credits you earned will appear on your transcript once the program’s faculty director has entered grades into the Banner after the program has ended.
Transfer Credit Program: The credits you earned abroad will appear once the CIE Office receives an official transcript from your host institution. Please be patient as this process can take several weeks to months after your program has ended. Remember that credits, but not grades, will appear for Transfer Credit courses taken abroad. Students must earn a minimum grade of C or better for credits to transfer back to UMW.