Student Application Process

Student Application Process

The Faculty-Led General Application opens on the first day of classes in the Fall term. Students interested in your Faculty-Led Program will complete the Faculty-Led General Application until your individual application opens in October-November.

In the general application, students will be able to select their first and second choice of programs. Once your program’s application is live, we will transfer all students who selected your program as their top choice from the general application to your individual application.  

Why do we have the general application process? It allows students to get a jump-start on all their paperwork and allows their judicial review to start much sooner. Since it takes time to open your individual application (e.g., budget, student accounts approval), the general application allows us to capture student information now.

Faculty-Led General Application

View the tutorial on how students complete the Faculty-Led General Application.

1. Visit international.ua.edu/educationabroad and click on the Faculty-Led Programs icon
2. Click on the link, “2026 Faculty-Led Programs: General App”.
3. Click on “Apply Now”.
4. A pop-up will appear, “You are about to create an application. Are you sure you wish to do this?” Click OK.
5. If the applicant is a UA Student, click “Log in with UA Account”. If the applicant is a Non-UA Student (Transient Student), click “Log in with Portal Account (non-UA).
6. Students will select the term listed, Summer 2026, and click Continue. Please note, if your program is offered in Spring 2026, they will still select Summer 2026.
7. The application will appear. As noted, there are 11 required steps to complete. Click on the “Get Started” button to proceed.
8. Section “Faculty Led: Program Selection” will ask students to select their first choice, and if interested in more than one UA Faculty Led program, a second choice. A drop-down menu will appear with a list of programs. Please note, Spring AND Summer programs are listed in the drop-down menu. If the program is NOT listed, the student can type a response for question 3.
9. As students complete each part of the application, a green check mark will appear on the left side of the requirement list. The last requirement is the “Pre-Decision Assessment: Faculty-Led Program”. This is a short quiz all students must complete to indicate they have read through and understand each part of the application. Five attempts are allowed. Upon completion, the student will click Continue.
10. A message will appear to indicate the student has completed all requirements of the application. The student will click “Submit your Application”.
11. A final message will appear in a blue An EA Staff Member will follow up via email with next steps.

Individual Application

Your individual application will open in October-November once all Education Abroad requirements have been met (e.g., renewal application, budget, Student Accounts approval). Once your program’s application is live, we will transfer all students who selected your program as their top choice from the general application to your individual application.  

1. Student application is moved from the general application to your individual application.
2. Faculty will have access to student information and will be able to accept, deny, or waitlist a student’s application.
   • If accepted, the student’s application status will be changed from Pending to UA Endorsed and sent an email notification of next steps.
   • If denied, the student’s application status will be changed from Pending to Withdrawn and sent an email notification of your decision.
   • If waitlisted, the student’s application status will be changed from Pending to Waitlisted and sent an email notification of your decision.
3. Once a student’s application is accepted, the student will have access to make a payment through myBama within 2-3 business days.
4. The student will follow the Faculty-Led Payment Process for making program payments.