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Information for Partners and Visiting Exchange Students

Instructions for Incoming Exchange Students



Application Procedures

Download a PDF of the Application Procedures here. 

Acceptance Procedures 

Download a PDF of the Acceptance Procedures here.

Preparations for Arrival in Miami

1)  Arrival at UM

  • If you will be living on campus, you should receive your housing assignment by email about a week before you are expected to arrive on campus.  If this does not happen, email housing@miami.edu and inquire about your assignment.

  • If you know your housing assignment when you arrive in Miami, you can take a taxi directly to your residence hall until 10:00pm.  After 10:00pm, it will not be possible to check into your room.  If you plan to arrive after 10:00pm, you should make arrangements to stay in a hotel for the night and then check into housing the following morning.

  • If you do not know your housing assignment and you will be arriving before 10:00pm, you can call 305-284-4282 (before 5:00 pm) to find out your assignment and then take a taxi directly there.  If you plan to arrive after 10:00pm, you should make plans to stay in a hotel for the night and then check into housing the following morning.

2)  Housing opens for international students usually one day before the International Student Orientation.

  • For Fall 2009, exchange students may move onto campus on Tuesday, August 18, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

 

3) On Thursday, August 20, exchange students are required to attend the IEEP Exchange Student Orientation from 9:30am - 12noon in the Whitten Learning Center 130 and 12noon to 2pm in Allen Hall. Lunch will be included in the Allen Hall Session.  On Thursday, August 20, exchange students must check in at the New Student Orientation at 4pm.  Both orientations are mandatory for all exchange students.

4)   For more details on arrival information, visit the international student website. On this site you will find answers to your questions regarding:

Academic Advising Climate & Dress Obtaining a Student Visa
Travel/Entry into U.S. Health & Medical Registration
Housing Banking Travel & Shipping

5) If you have not yet registered for classes, you will do so upon arrival. For upper-level classes you will need to get permission from professors in order to enroll.

6) Billing and Payment: You must pay your student account for the current semester by the deadline stated in the invoice that you will be sent about two months prior to the start of classes. You will be charged fees (athletic and activity) each semester, which will be US$184 per semester during the academic year 2009-2010. There is an optional fee of US$140 per semester to be a member of the Wellness Center. You will be charged UM Health Insurance unless you have been able to have it waived. The cost of this insurance for the academic year 2009-2010 is US$1,438. If you live on campus, you will be charged for housing and meals for the semester. Payment can be made by a bank draft from a U.S. or U.S. bank affiliate made out to the University of Miami by wire transfer, or by MasterCard, Visa, or Discover credit cards. If you wish to pay by credit card, you must process the payment online. A 2.5% process fee will be debited to your account.