Study Abroad Handbook

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Preparations for Departure

• Documents: Getting Your American Passport, Visa Information, Photographs, Power of Attorney, Absentee Ballots
• Packing: Luggage, Sample Packing List, Baggage Insurance
• Miscellaneous: Information Sharing, International Student Identity Card
  

2. Money Matters
   Bank Accounts, Cash/Traveler's Checks, Credit and Debit Cards, Taxes, FAFSA forms
   
3. Academic Preparations
   UPS Requirements, Transcripts, Academic Expectations Abroad
   
4. Health & Safety Abroad

• Health: Medications, Travel Medical Kit, Immunizations, Medical Care Overseas, Insurance
• Safety: Traveling, Sexual Harassment, Driving, Drugs
  

5. Being American & Foreign
   Know Thy Host, Know Thyself, How Foreigners See Americans
   
6. Adjusting to Life Overseas

• You're There, Now What? Your Overseas On-Site Coordinator, Contacting Home, First Impressions, Making and Creating Memories
• Cultural Adjustment: How to Handle Cultural Adjustment, Living Abroad
  

7. Important Issues to Consider
   
8. Coming Home
   
9. Additional Resources