Study Abroad Information for Academic Counselors

Useful links for Academic Counselors:

• How students can Get Started
• Major-specific study abroad information and Academic Advising & Approval process
• Credit and Fulfilling Degree Requirements
• Fulfilling Degree Requirements Webshop
  

  

• UCEAP Course Catalog
  Courses that students have taken on specific UCEAP programs in the past 5 years.  They are not necessarily the courses currently offered or the only options available.

Advising Tips & Reminders:

• GE and minor advising:  Academic Counselors from the student’s School of major should advise students about all graduation requirements (e.g. including minors and GE requirements). Academic Counselors can consult with other appropriate Schools if they have questions after reviewing how courses from abroad should count.
  
• Lower division versus upper division approvals: 
  • EAP courses that have already been taken are in the UCEAP Course Catalog and are already clearly identified as upper or lower division (1-99 is lower division; 100+ is upper division). 
  • For all other courses (e.g. new EAP courses not in the EAP Course Catalog or IOP courses), Academic Counselors and/or faculty from the student’s School of major can make the determination of whether they are upper or lower division based on the course descriptions.  It’s best to use descriptions rather than course numbers given that programs/institutions abroad may not follow the same numbering system as UCI.  Lower division courses typically include words like "introductory" or "fundamental" or anything that's a broad survey of an entire academic discipline.  Upper division courses include more specific details such as advanced or in-depth understanding of particular topic.
• Language equivalencies:  Petitions for language course equivalencies should be directed to the appropriate language department for initial review:

Department Contacts for Language Course Approval

Language	Department	Faculty Member
Chinese	East Asian Languages & Literature	Ruohmei Hsieh / Chungmoo Choi (Undergraduate Director)
French	French and Italian	Carrie Noland
German	German	Kai Evers (Undergraduate Director)
Greek	Classics	Cynthia Claxton (Undergraduate Director)
Italian	French and Italian	James Chiampi
Japanese	East Asian Languages & Literature	Hidemi Riggs / Chungmoo Choi (Undergraduate Director)
Korean	East Asian Languages & Literature	Hyun-young Hyun / Chungmoo Choi (Undergraduate Director)
Latin	Classics	Cynthia Claxton (Undergraduate Director)
Spanish	Spanish and Portuguese	Claudia Pineda Mendoza / Armin Schwegler (Undergraduate Director)

For languages not on this list, contact Humanities Academic Counselor Brittney Pinney:  brittney.pinney@uci.edu