STUDENT TRAVEL POLICY – INTERNATIONAL*

February 18, 2005

Seattle University believes that international travel by students, in particular, travel to developing countries, contributes to our Jesuit and Catholic vision and our mission of educating leaders for a just and humane world.  International educational experiences can provide invaluable learning and should be available to our students.  However, the University recognizes that all travel involves risks which may or may be not present in The United States and therefore employs the following international travel policies:

1. Written approval of the Provost is required to begin or continue travel involving students to countries where any of the following conditions exist: 
   a) the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs has issued a Travel Warning
   b) the World Health Organization or U.S. Centers for Disease Control have issued a Travel Advisory 
   c) the Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed Travel Restrictions.
2. The faculty member or relevant University administrator coordinating student travel outside the U.S. as part of an academic course or University sponsored co-curricular experience must work with the dean and study abroad director to ensure that conditions at the host site are conducive to maintaining the health and safety of participants and to achieving the academic goals of the program.
3. The faculty member, dean or relevant University administrator must ensure that all required documents and procedures for student travel have been completed prior to the trip. These include, but may not be limited to:
   • appropriate waiver and liability release forms are signed by each student and returned to the relevant University office;
   • any other documents required by the study abroad office as posted on the study abroad website or Provost’s Office website.