Study abroad advising appointments will resume on April 1, 2020. You can schedule an appointment via SSC Campus/Navigate (information on how to schedule an appointment can be found on our website, www.utc.edu/studyabroad, under the "Announcements" section).  

After you have scheduled an appointment be on the lookout for an email from a study abroad advisor. The study abroad advisor will schedule a Zoom meeting for your appointment and send you the invite. We look forward to meeting with you, remotely, to discuss how we can make study abroad a reality for you! 

First – we are so sorry that your SP 2020 study abroad program has been impacted and that you've had what we can only say is a very unique study abroad experience. 

We are, however, here to assist you with ANY future study abroad needs! We'd love to try to make another study abroad opportunity available to you. The Office of Study Abroad will be working to set up drop-in Zoom meetings for all returned Spring 2020 study abroad students. This is a chance for you to drop by and talk about ANYTHING study abroad related.  

If you cannot make one of the Zoom drop-in times, feel free to schedule an advising appointment with us via SSC Campus/Navigate (information on how to schedule an appointment can be found on our website, www.utc.edu/studyabroad, under the "Announcements" section). 

You can also apply for another CGE study abroad scholarship! 

We've created a survey in which students can report any non-refundable fees they may have incurred as a result of study abroad program cancellations. You will need to upload proof of fees. 

Please make sure to check with your provider first to see what refunds/reimbursements are available for you. You will need to upload proof of contact with provider or provider’s policy.  

Students who have had their programs cancelled and had to return to the US should work with their program provider to determine what, if any, refunds will be available. We ask that you please be patient as many of these providers are working with thousands of student program cancellations. Please know that they are working on announcements and you should hear something soon (if you haven't already). 

For students participating in a UTC exchange program for Spring 2020, CGE will work to have your UTC Spring tuition charges removed. Please work with your host university regarding any other refund options (for items such as meal plans, housing, etc). 

The CGE has communicated student status with the Office of Financial Aid. If you have elected to remain enrolled in your current courses and will maintain full-time status (equivalent of 12 UTC credits), you should not see any impact on your UTC aid. 

If you elect to withdraw from some, or all, of your Spring 2020 courses, you should anticipate that there may be an impact on your UTC aid. 

UTC Office of Financial Aid will be working with impacted students.  

Please arrange an appointment with Kelly Griffin (kelly-griffin@utc.edu) to discuss any concerns you may have. 

Yes, if you are remaining enrolled in the classes you had originally planned on taking abroad then your courses will come back and count for credit as they would have if you took them abroad.  

If you have switched classes from what you had ORIGINALLY gotten pre-approved, then you'll need to complete a new course pre-approval form for the new course(s). 

We will be happy to help you defer your program. If you have not done so already, please fill out this survey letting us know that you wish to defer and what term you are deferring to.  

You can defer to the same program for another term or change your program completely.  

If you choose to study with the same provider, your application materials (including application fees and deposits) will be deferred to your chosen term.  

If you choose to change providers, you will need to withdraw your application from the original provider and apply to the new provider.  

You will NOT need to re-do your UTC TerraDotta application.  

If you choose to withdraw from your program, you will need to contact your provider to withdraw your application. Refunds of fees are determined by the provider.  

You will also need to fill out this survey to let us know that you have chosen to withdraw. We will withdraw your UTC TerraDotta application.  

While UTC has cancelled all summer study abroad, that does not necessarily mean that you cannot elect to independently participate in a program.  

If you choose to independently participate, you cannot utilize any UTC financial aid or scholarships. You can still apply for provider and, potentially some, national scholarships. 

Additionally, your transcript will have to be sent directly to the  UTC Admissions Office and it will be up to them to evaluate the transcript and determine how the coursework should apply (if it doesn't apply as you would need it to you'd likely have to petition to have the course apply as you needed it). They will essentially be evaluating the transcript as if it came from another university, as transfer credit.  

We advise that you check with your provider to see what type of transcript you will receive - will it be issued by the host university abroad or by a US institution?  This could have an impact on how the Admissions Office will process the transcript when it is received. If the transcript is going to come from an university abroad, check with Admissions to see how they will process it.  

At this point Fall 2020 study abroad programs are continuing as planned.  

We are asking that students who are considering studying in Europe and China to have a backup program in another location.  

All Fall 2020 programs are continuing as planned. No programs have been cancelled. 

We are asking that students who are considering studying in Europe and China to have a backup program in another location. 

UTC and your provider will work with you on a case-by-case basis in order to refund fees that you might have already paid.  

We are advising all Fall 2020 students to register for UTC courses for the fall semester in case programs are cancelled. We will let students know when they can safely register for the study abroad courses and drop the UTC courses.