Welcome to the Semester Abroad Program's pre-departure website.  If you have been admitted to a Semester Abroad Program taking place during the 2009-2010 academic year, please review all of the information provided below and be sure to complete and submit the required pre-departure materials by the deadline provided.  Completed forms and other materials must be submitted to the Office of Transnational Programs (5009 or 5029 Hotung).  You may also email materials to Mariah Strauch-Nelson at mjs257@law.georgetown.edu.

 

PRE-DEPARTURE MATERIALS

The following pre-departure materials must be submitted to the Office of Transnational Programs by the appropriate program deadline listed below.

• Student Information Form
• Health Information Form (optional)
• Acknowledgement and Assumption of Risk Form (For all students EXCEPT those going to Hebrew University in Jerusalem, HU students see specific HU section below)
• Conditions of Participation and Academic Policy

• Photocopy of the inside front page of your passport

• Photocopy of domestic health insurance card
• Travel itinerary (if not immediately available, provide at least ten business days prior to departure.)

***Due Dates for Pre-Departure Materials***

Students attending the Universidad Torcuato di Tella :  July 6, 2009.

Students attending Tsinghua University, Bucerius Law School, University of Leiden, National University of Singapore, ESADE School of Law, and Sciences Po/Paris I :  July 24 , 2009.

Students attending Hebrew University and National Law School of India University :   August 28, 2009.

 

Hebrew University of Jerusalem:

In addition to the materials listed above students attending the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are also required to:

1. Read and sign a country-specific Assumption of Risk Form. Return to the Office of Transnational Programs along with the rest of the materials listed above.
2. Read the information about dealing with emergencies abroad at  http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/emergencies/emergencies_1212.html.
3. Register with the Department of State at https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/.
4. Register your trip and personal travel record with International SOS by going to http://www1.georgetown.edu/svp/rm/services/international/36899.html and clicking on "Access International SOS Here."  Your net ID and password are required.
5. Register on the Overseas Advisory Counsel's website at http://www.osac.gov/.  This will allow you to subscribe to daily news and reports, including warden messages provided by the U.S. Consulate.

 

VISA INFORMATION

Each student is responsible for applying for and obtaining his or her own visa.  Upon admission to a program, students should review the Entry/Exit Requirements of the Country Specific Information on the U.S. State Department's travel website http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html.  Students should pay particular attention to the estimated processing time for visas and plan accordingly.

EDUCATION ABROAD ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE AND EUROP ASSISTANCE EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDER

All students participating in study abroad or other overseas opportunities arranged by Georgetown University are required to obtain the ACE American Insurance Company Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan.  The cost of the insurance will be billed to the each student’s account. 

The charge for the Plan is $70 for any part of the following trimesters:

• 2009: May, June, July, August
• 2009: September, October, November, December
• 2010: January, February, March, April

Enrollment and Benefit Information

Description of Coverage

Frequently Asked Questions (updated 5/6/09)

The plan also includes medical emergency assistance benefits through Europ Assistance. 

Services available through Europ Assistance include:

• Medical Referrals
• Medical Evacuation
• Emergency Reunion Benefit
• Trip Interruption Benefit

For a complete list of services provided by Europ Assistance see: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/otp/0809ACEDescription080319.pdf.pdf (see page 4)

INTERNATIONAL SOS TRAVEL ASSISTANCE

As mentioned above, Students enrolled in the Education Abroad Accident and Sickness Insurance rely on Europ Assistance for medical evacuation and other medical emergency services.  Other travel services are provided by International SOS at no additional cost.  These services include:

• Security Evacuation Services
• Online tracking of personal travel itineraries
• Online travel health reports
• Automated security email alerts
• Referrals to clinics practicing western medicine

Contact information for ISOS is provided with your Education Abroad student health insurance card.

Before students depart they should register on the ISOS website and read over the information provided at: http://www1.georgetown.edu/svp/rm/services/international/36899.html.

Students should also do the following:

• Register their travel itineraries with ISOS in a Personal Travel Record by going to http://www1.georgetown.edu/svp/rm/services/international/36899.html and clicking “Access International SOS Here.”  Your Net Id and Password are required.

• Review the travel tips and alerts for specific countries.

In addition, students can review the CDC's traveler's health information and recommendations at:  http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationList.aspx. 

You are also encouraged to register with the State Department before leaving.  Please see the following website to register: https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/.

Consular Information Sheets for each Semester Abroad Program destination can be found online at http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1765.html.

 

COURSE SELECTION

Each program's schedule of classes showing the actual course offerings, as well as the day and times that courses meet for the current semester are often not available until right before the Fall semester begins.  Therefore, students are not always able to know exactly which courses they will be taking.  In these cases, students should email Cara Morris at woltemat@law.georgetown.edu or Mariah Strauch-Nelson at mjs257@law.georgetown.edu with their final schedule once the semester has begun. 

In the event that a participating student wishes to take a course not listed on the Georgetown website, the student should email the course title, course description to Cara Morris at woltemat@law.georgetown.edu.  Students should also provide the number of credits assigned by the host institution and/or the number of hours the course meets per week. 

 

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Students who participate in these programs will be expected upon his or her return to submit a report of five pages or more that includes, among other items: a discussion of whether the student's goals for participating were achieved; a description and evaluation of each course taken; a description and evaluation of other important academic, cultural, and social experiences; experiences in obtaining housing; and a discussion of any other matters that the student thinks important.  OTP and the Georgetown faculty advisor for that foreign law school will review the report.  Except for parts the student deems confidential, each report will be posted online for other interested students to read.  

 

Revised June 12, 2009 md