Get a Study Abroad advisor and learn the basics

Required: Submit the Advisor Assignment Survey (you will need to log in with your HawkID and password). This helps our office to assign you to the Study Abroad advisor that covers your academic areas of interest. Note that the survey will say "Calendar Year 2027".

Complete Advisor Assignment Survey

Optional: Complete Discover Study Abroad (DSA), a one-time, 30-minute session that provides an overview of study abroad in general and the steps you'll take to find and apply for the right international opportunity. DSA can be completed two ways:

• Option 1: Zoom session (synchronous)

  Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m.

  Email study-abroad@uiowa.edu with the date you wish to attend and your UID number. The Study Abroad office will email you a confirmation. Five minutes before the session, you will receive an email with the Zoom meeting link included.

• Option 2: ICON course (asynchronous)

  Do DSA on your own schedule!

  Enroll now

Explore programs

Use our program search tool or visit our Major Advising Pages to find programs that are right for you.

Do some research

Schedule an appointment with an advisor

Within one (1) business day of submitting the Advisor Assignment Survey (see above), you will receive an email with the name of your Study Abroad advisor and instructions for scheduling an appointment.

Apply for a passport

Passport processing takes months, so don't wait to apply! Most passports are good for 10 years.

Note: if you have a passport but it was issued before you were 16, you'll most likely need to get a new one.

Get a passport