Links

Academics and Registration

UC Berkeley Academic Departments and Divisions
http://www.berkeley.edu/academics/#departments

International and Area Studies
http://ias.berkeley.edu/

UC Berkeley Office of the Registrar
http://registrar.berkeley.edu/

UC Berkeley Online General Catalog
http://www.berkeley.edu/catalog/

UC Berkeley Schedule of Classes
http://schedule.berkeley.edu/

UC Berkeley Career Center
http://career.berkeley.edu/

Undergraduate Research at Berkeley
http://research.berkeley.edu/

Degrees Abroad - CIS: Resource for Students Seeking a Degree Abroad
http://www.degreesabroad-cis.com

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Financial Aid

UC Berkeley Financial Aid Office
http://students.berkeley.edu/fao/

UC Berkeley Financial Aid and Scholarships Page
http://www.berkeley.edu/applying/aid/

UC Berkeley Financial Aid: Alternative Loans
http://students.berkeley.edu/fao/altloans.html

UC Berkeley Scholarship Connection
http://scholarships.berkeley.edu/

UOEAP Scholarships and Fellowships Page
http://eap.ucop.edu/eap/reference/scholarship.htm

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid on the Web
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/index.jsp

Studyabroad.com's Forum on Financial Aid - Sources and Tips for Study Abroad Funding
http://www.studyabroad.com/forum/financial_aid.html

FastWeb: On-line Financial Aid Database
http://www.studentservices.com/index.ptml

Gilman International Scholarships: Awards up to $5,000 for studying abroad for students with Pell grants
http://www.iie.org/gilman/

Freeman Asia Awards for Study in Asia: Awards of up to $7,000 to study in Asia or Southeast Asia.
http://www.iie.org/pgms/freeman-asia/

Unviersity of Minnesota: National scholarship listings.
http://www.morris.umn.edu/cerp/abroad/NatScholar.htm

IIE West Coast Center: Grants for Research and Study Abroad
http://www.iie.org/wcoast/sagrants.htm

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Passports/Visas/Customs

Passport Services and Information, U.S. Department of State
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html

UC Berkeley Passport Acceptance Facility (at the Recreational Sports Facility)
http://calbears.berkeley.edu/services/default.asp

Passports, Photos and Notary Informational Handout
http://www.ias.berkeley.edu/bpsa/Apply/passport_notary.pdf

Entry-requirements for U.S. Citizens planning to travel internationally, U.S. Department of State
http://travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html

U.S. Customs Service regulations for exiting and entering the United States
http://www.customs.ustreas.gov

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Health and Safety

University Health Services/Tang Center
http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/

UC EAP information on Safety, Health and Welfare
http://eap.ucop.edu/eap/reference/GUIDE/safety-health-welfare.htm

U.S. Center for Disease Control's Traveler's Health site: info on vaccinations, disease warnings, etc.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/

U.S. State Department Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_1168.html

Travel Health Online
http://www.tripprep.com

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Travel

Tips for Students from the U.S. Department of State:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/living/studying/studying_1238.html

Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. State Department: Travel information for Americans going abroad.
http://travel.state.gov/

International Student Identity Card and the International Student Travel Confederation (ISTC):
http://www.istc.org/

Overseas Vote Foundation:
www.overseasvotefoundation.org

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Transportation

Student Travel Association (STA)
http://www.statravel.com/statravel/default.aspx

Student Universe.com
http://www.studentuniverse.com

The Official Eurail website
http://www.eurail.com/

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Weather

World Weather on the Weather Channel:
http://www.weather.com/common/welcomepage/world.html?from=globalnav

World Weather on USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wfront.htm

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Currency

GoCurrency Converter
http://www.gocurrency.com/converter.html

Currency Converter
http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic

The Universal Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc/

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Cultural Adjustment

What's Up With Culture
http://www3.uop.edu/sis/culture/pub/CULTURE_ISSUES_2.htm

Take the Shock out of Culture Shock
http://www.petersons.com/stdyabrd/abroad4.html

Culture Shock and the Problem of Adjustment to New Cultural Environments
http://www.worldwide.edu/planning_guide/Culture_Re-entry_Shock/

Overcoming Culture Shock
http://www.culturebridge.com/articles/culture_shock.html

Peace Corps Coping Strategies for Cultural Adjustment
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/culturematters/Ch6/coping.html

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Travel Guides

Insight Guides
http://www.insightguides.com/

The Lonely Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

Let's Go
http://www.letsgo.com

Rough Guides
http://www.roughguides.com

Rick Steve's Europe Travel Guides
http://www.ricksteves.com/

Time Out City Guides
http://www.timeout.com/

The Internet Guide to Hostelling
http://www.hostels.com/

hostelworld.com - features online bookings at over 3,000 hostels in 139 countries
http://www.hostelworld.com

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Regional/Country Information

GENERAL

CIA country handbook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
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Directories of the World's Embassies
http://www.embassy.org

Higher Education Systems Worldwide, UNESCO
http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

AFRICA

AllAfrica Global Media, source of African news and information
http://allafrica.com/

Africaonline.com - News, views, information and more
http://www.africaonline.com

Yahoo Africa pages
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/Africa/Countries_and_Regions/

U.S. State Department's Country Information
http://www.state.gov/p/af/ci/

ASIA

Asia Source
http://www.asiasource.org

Yahoo Asia pages
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/Asia/Countries/

U.S. State Department's Country Information for Asia
http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/

U.S. State Department's Country Information for Southeast Asia: http://www.state.gov/p/sa/ci/

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

Yahoo Oceania
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/Oceania/Countries_and_Regions/

U.S. State Department's Country Information for the Pacific and Asia
http://www.state.gov/p/eap/ci/

EUROPE

Russian and Eastern European Network for Information Center
http://reenic.utexas.edu/reenic/index.html

Yahoo Europe pages
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/Europe/Countries/

U.S. State Department's Country Information for Europe
http://www.state.gov/p/eur/ci/

LATIN AMERICA

Latin American Network Information Center
http://lanic.utexas.edu/las.html

Yahoo Latin America pages
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/Latin_America/Countries_and_Regions/

U.S. State Department's Country Information for the Western Hemishphere
http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/

MIDDLE EAST

Middle East Network Information Center
http://menic.utexas.edu/menic.html

Yahoo Middle East pages
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/Middle_East/Countries_and_Regions/

U.S. State Department's Country Information for the Near East
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/

NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Yahoo North America pages http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/North_America/Countries_and_Regions/

Yahoo Caribbean pages
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Regions/Caribbean/Islands/

U.S. State Department's Country Information for the Western Hemishphere: http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/

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International Students

UC Education Abroad Program Pages for Reciprocity Students
http://www.eap.ucop.edu/Reciprocity/default.htm

UC Information for Prospective Students from Other Countries
http://www.ucop.edu/pathways/infoctr/ips/

Applying to Berkeley (Undergraduate and Graduate)
http://www.berkeley.edu/applying/index.html#undergrad

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Resources for Parents

Information for Parents - EAP and Safety
http://eap.ucop.edu/911/parents.htm

Safety Abroad First Educational Travel Information (SAFETI), USC
http://www.lmu.edu/globaled/safeti/

Promoting Safety Abroad in Study Abroad, from The Parents Guide To Study Abroad
http://www.secussa.nafsa.org/safetyabroad/promote.html

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