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Concurrent Enrollment

Concurrent Enrollment allows you to remain enrolled and active as a UW student while you are enrolled and/or participating in an international program or exchange.  As a participant in a UW foreign study program or exchange, you will be concurrently enrolled at the UW* during your quarters of study abroad.  You will, thus, retain most of the rights and benefits of a regularly enrolled UW student.  Concurrent Enrollment allows you to:

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• Remain enrolled in the UW during your period of study abroad
• Maintain your financial aid and scholarship eligibility
• Earn regular, graded UW credit while abroad
• Maintain your pre-registration privileges       
• Continue deferment of any school-related loans
• Satisfy residency requirements for graduation
• Purchase the UW Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan for coverage while abroad.

*Participants in most UW foreign study programs are required to be concurrently enrolled. There are some exceptions where concurrent enrollment is optional.

Concurrent enrollment through the Office of International Education (OIE) provides continuous, full-time enrollment (10 – 12 credits per quarter, part-time enrollment is not possible) at the UW for students participating in UW programs or exchanges.  In special cases, students may be allowed to concurrently enroll while participating in an unaffiliated foreign study opportunity, an internship, independent study or independent research abroad.  Students wishing to gain concurrent enrollment for these opportunities should complete the steps outlined in the appropriate packet (either the Unaffiliated Foreign Study Opportunities packet or the Independent Research packet) which can be picked up from the IPE office.  Students wanting to remain concurrently enrolled for more than three (3) consecutive, academic quarters should seek prior approval from a study abroad advisor.

During your quarters of concurrent enrollment, the UW Office of International Education (OIE) will register you for a FSTDY course title.  You do not register yourself on your MyUW during your quarter(s) of study abroad.  The OIE will do this for you upon receipt of your completed Concurrent Enrollment and Health Screening forms.

Please note that neither the concurrent enrollment fee nor the home tuition fee include the usual student activities fees that you pay as part of the normal UW tuition.  While concurrently enrolled, you will not receive a UW student ID card or registration confirmation. Furthermore, you will not have the usual access to these facilities, as you will not pay the fees that fund such student resources (IMA, Hall Health, and U-Pass).  The OIE can, however, provide you with a letter that verifies your full-time enrollment at the UW during your period of study abroad.

For more information, please review the Concurrent Enrollment FAQ. You may also download the Concurrent Enrollment form.