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Culture Shock Information
(detailed)
Re-entry tips
Overseas Studies Handbook
Keeping Informed While Abroad
It
is your responsibility to stay informed about developments
in the country/countries in which you are studying (including
countries you'll visit that are not part of your study
abroad program's itinerary). You should check the U.S.
State Department's web page for the most current
information while you are abroad. On that page you will
find three different types of information: Consular
Information Sheets, Public Announcements, and Travel
Warnings. This information is updated based on current
events worldwide.
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News
from Home
Daily
Trojan
LA
Times
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Culture
Shock!
Feeling
homesick? Feeling blue? Don’t worry. It’s
a normal part of studying abroad. Read
this…
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Health
insurance information
· If
you have a medical emergency overseas, or even if
you just have a medical question
or need
some advice, call the number on your INTERNATIONAL
SOS card, which you received at the General Orientation
on campus. You should never feel unable to get medical
care or help overseas. Call International SOS collect
and they will help you. You should carry your International
SOS card with you at all times. Please ask us to send
you a replacement card if you lose yours at any time.
·
If you need to see a doctor for a routine visit or
for a non-emergency (a cold or ‘flu for example),
most of the time you will need to pay the provider
at the time of service, and then file a medical claim
with your USC insurance. Your USC Overseas Insurance
Policy has a $150 deductible, but usually you will
have to pay for service and then file a claim form
to receive
reimbursement for expenses incurred. You can download
a USC
claims form here. Please keep copies of all of
your receipts and bring them back to USC when you return
in case there is ever any question about insurance
coverage and reimbursement.
· You
can find a full plan description online at: http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/Health_Center/insurance/i.plandescription.html
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“I
lost my passport! What do I do?”
If
your passport becomes lost or stolen while you are abroad,
be prepared in advance by carrying a “passport
replacement kit” containing the following documentation
and support items:
- Three
passport photos
- A
clear copy of the photo page of your passport,
indicating passport number, date, and
place of issue
- Your
social security number
- An
additional photo I.D.
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The
U.S. State Department’s web site has information
and forms that you can download if you need to replace
your passport.
You
can always
contact the Overseas
Studies Office
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Voting
from Abroad
Information
on Absentee Ballots
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Registration and
Advising
Registration
information and web registration
If
the courses you end up taking overseas differ significantly
from what was approved on your advising record as part
of your application for overseas studies, you should
contact your major advisor and your advisor in the Office
of Overseas Studies (Alison
or Peter).
List
of USC Advisors
(pdf document)
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Financial
Aid
General Information
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Mortar
Board National Senior Honor Society
Information about applying
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