IMPORTANT RETURNEE INFORMATION!!

Congratulations on completing an unforgettable adventure! Some of you have already come by the Center for International Education (CIE) to share stories, photographs and travel adventures. We know that you have had exciting, traumatic, wonderful, sad, funny, unforgettable and - most of all - enriching experiences. We also know that there can be challenges to readjusting to life at “home.” For information on readjustment, we strongly recommend that you read the following links:

• Top Ten Reentry Challenges (doc)
• Ten Quick Tips for Dealing With Your Return (doc)

Below you will find information regarding questions that returnees often have and information on two events you should attend. We look forward to hearing your stories and helping you find ways to deepen and extend your life-long international learning. It never has to end!

EVENTS

THE INTERNATIONAL WELCOME BREAKFAST - Wednesday, September 23, 9:30-11:00 a.m. on the front outdoor plaza of Student Services II.
This continental breakfast is a welcome for new EAP Reciprocity international exchange students and a welcome back for students who have just returned from EAP and IOP experiences.  Come, bring old friends, and meet new friends with a common interest.  You know how it felt to be a new foreign student, so come and make the new arrivals to UCI feel welcome here!

"LIFE AFTER ABROAD" ORIENTATION AND PARTY - Thursday, October 1, 5:00-6:30 p.m. in Student Services II, Room 1010AB.
Come for fun and understanding -- and share some of your experiences from abroad as well as from returning home.  We will also talk about ways you can stay involved with international activities on campus, and ways that you can go abroad again. RSVP to CIE Tuesday, September 29 by e-mailing cie@uci.edu, calling (949) 824-6343, or stopping by our office in 1100 Student Services II.  SEE YOU THERE!!

GETTING CREDIT

EAP - Education Abroad Program Students

First check your transcript on Student Access to see if your grades have been posted. As you know, all of the classes you took while on EAP will appear on your UCI transcript, including grades and units. Grades can take up to three months after the official end date of your program to be posted to your transcript.

Second, if you wish to fulfill any UCI degree requirements, contact the Academic Counselor in the school of your major to verify how your EAP courses will fulfill your requirements. If you are uncertain with whom you should meet, please refer to How to Get Credit. If you experience any difficulties with this process, please contact CIE for assistance.

IOP - International Opportunities Program Students

First, verify that the institution awarding grades sends an official transcript directly to:

Office of Admissions and Relations with Schools
204 Aldrich Hall
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697-1075 USA

You can check your transcript on Student Access to verify that Admissions has recorded your credit on your UCI transcript. Please keep in mind that it generally takes at least two weeks from receipt of the IOP transcript for credit to be posted to your UCI transcript.

Second, if you wish to fulfill any UCI degree requirements, contact the Academic Counselor in the school of your major to verify that you will receive the correct credit as indicated on your IOP Credit Contract, or petition any courses not listed on your IOP Credit Contract. If you are uncertain with whom you should meet, please refer to How to Get Credit. If you experience any difficulties with this process, please contact CIE for assistance.

GRADUATION

If you are planning to graduate soon and have any questions about how to make sure that happens, contact an Academic Counselor in the School of your major.

MEDICAL REVIEW UPON RETURN

Student Health Center (SHC) recommends all EAP and IOP participants to make an appointment for a follow-up visit after your return to UCI from your time abroad. For students returning from countries where tuberculosis is prevalent, a visit to SHC is highly recommended and a test for tuberculosis may be necessary. Make an appointment for a post examination within the first quarter you return from abroad with the Nurse Clinic by calling (949)824-5304. There is no charge to see the nurse but students will be responsible for the cost of any lab tests or x-rays deemed necessary by the SHC medical staff.

HOW WAS IT?

We recommend that you take the time to meet with anyone who supported you in your application or pre-departure preparations, such as the person who wrote your letter of recommendation, any person or organization who contributed to you financially, your study abroad advisor, etc. These people like to hear about what this experience meant to you and what you learned from it (about yourself, the world, etc.). We encourage you to take the time to share with them.

We are having another great year at CIE and more and more Anteaters are studying abroad!  During 2008-09, 1021 UCI students joined the ranks of those who have experienced the wonders of other lands and cultures. We hope to see each of you back in the office!

Warm regards,

Glenn Levine Faculty Director	Marcella Khelif Assoc. Director	Sharon Parks Assist. Director	Yvette Erskine Office Manager
Tasha Alexander Advisor	Mario Diaz Advisor	Bonnie Hooes Advisor	Chrystal Fairbanks Admin. Assistant