Study Abroad Pre-Departure Orientation

Orientation:

• General pre-departure orientation components:
  • Academic Information
  • Finances
  • Health
  • Safety
  • Travel & Logistics
  • Culture

Resources:

• UCEAP Portal
• Country-Specific Orientation Topics (PDF)
• Power of Attorney (PDF)
• Packing List (PDF)

Orientation Quiz:

• General Pre-Departure Orientation
   

Country-Specific Orientation Assignment Instructions:

• Contact at least one returnee, current participant, and/or exchange student from/at your host country/institution. Returnees and current participants may not respond right away, so attempt to contact them as soon as possible.
• Ask your contact (via email or in person) about their program, about the academics and academic culture (i.e. differences in educational philosophy and structure; differences in instruction and assessment or grading; and differences in academic pace, expectations, readings, and independence) in your program, and what they think is important for a new student to know. Use the "Country-Specific Orientation Topics" (above) for additional topics.
• Write a summary of your discussion. Your summary should be: no less than two pages, double-spaced, 12-point font size maximum, with 1" maximum margins and well written. In the summary, you must include relevant academic topics from above.
• Email your summary to your study abroad advisor in PDF or MS Word.