Overseas Resources
Summer Term Announcement:
Andrea Torres, director of Student Support and Advocacy, will be the new coordinator of overseas health and safety protocol effective Summer 2009. Please contact Andrea for all related questions: andreag@usc.edu.
Student Rosters:
Please submit all new student rosters to Regina Dunn, special projects coordinator in the Office of the Vice President, rdunn@usc.edu and copy Andrea Torres on the email, andreag@usc.edu.
Overseas Database Spreadsheet for Roster of Participating Students
Forms that Require Student Signatures
Each coordinator must collect all of the signed forms listed below from all students participating in their program. It is recommended that both the on-campus coordinator and the on-site coordinator keep a copy of these forms.
Know Before You Go/Informed Consent
This document serves as a guide for students with different physical or learning abilities, those with medical conditions, and those with psychological issues in order to assist them in making an informed decision on selecting an overseas location that is appropriate for them.
Medical Treatment Authorization Form
This form allows USC representatives to authorize medical treatment for a student who is incapacitated and unable to make such decisions on their own.
Travel Release Form
This is USC’s standard release form to be used by all overseas programs. This release was prepared by the USC Office of the General Counsel. If your department wishes to include additional information on your release forms, this should be reviewed with the Office of the General Counsel before making any revisions.
Guideline for Student Participants
Health and Safety Information for USC Study Abroad Programs
(updated 3/2/09)
This document, to be distributed to all student participants, covers essential information about health and safety abroad. You may copy and distribute the document as-is, or insert this complete text into your own handbooks and orientation materials for students.
Guideline for Student-Led Overseas Programs
(for student organizations only!)
Policy for Student-Led International Travel
This document outlines a set of policies and guidelines that have been developed to clarify university expectations for student organizations or USC affiliated student groups planning international trips. This document is not for programs organized by USC faculty or staff.
Policy and Protocol for Coordinators
Destination Restrictions Policy
(updated 9/15/09)
USC Overseas Emergency Response Plan
(updated 3/10/09)
These documents outline a general plan for response to various types of emergencies which could occur overseas. In summary, the first point of contact in an emergency is International SOS*, USC’s contracted health and safety emergency service provider for overseas programs. There is also a 24-hour USC phone number (Travel Emergency Call Center) for urgent situations in which it is necessary to reach a staff member in Student Affairs.
*Important message about Health Insurance/International SOS:
All students on USC overseas programs (credit and non-credit programs) must be covered by either regular USC student health insurance, or the USC overseas health insurance plan, both of which include special health and emergency coverage by International SOS.To make sure students are enrolled in appropriate coverage, and to request copies of the health insurance information and International SOS emergency cards for all of your students, please contact Cathy DeFrancesco (defrance@usc.edu, 213-740-7726) or Sylvia Carabante (carabant@usc.edu, 213-740-0551) as early as possible before your program’s start date.
Representatives from the Student Health Insurance office may also be available to attend your orientation programs to explain the health insurance benefits to students.
Sexual Assault Protocol for USC Study Abroad Coordinators
This document describes the measures to be taken by program coordinators to prepare students with information about sexual assault. It also contains instructions on the critical steps to take if a sexual assault is reported by a participant in one of your programs.