The registration process for global study programs is different from on-campus programs. Students are required to complete an application through the USD international application portal to participate in a global study program.
There are two stages in the application process:
Pre-decision Phase
This stage has several documents that require your digital signature including: Acknowledge of Risk and Release of Liability; Acknowledgement of Fees; Authorization to Release Information In Case of Injury, Illness, or Other Emergency; and, Privacy Notice and Consent for Collection and Use of Personal Data.
There are a number of questionnaires requesting for information such as your emergency contacts and passport information. Please have the names, phone numbers, addresses, and email addresses of two people that you would like to be your emergency contacts. You will also be requested to indicate your professional goals and purposes for applying for the program. Your housing options and special dietary needs will also be requested.
While you are participating in a study abroad program in the European Union, a data privacy law known as the EU GDPR applies to you. Under this law, the University of San Diego must provide you with information about the data it collects on you, and how that data is processed and stored. In addition, in order to collect certain information about you, the University must obtain your consent. Read more about the USD's GDPR notice.
Please also have your passport information ready, including a scanned or photographed copy of the information page of your passport to upload.
There are documents to help you to prepare for your journey such as links to the Center for Disease Control website and World Health Organization with health information about the locations; US State Department website with safety information about the locations you are going; and, other travel tips. Please read these carefully. If you have not already done so, please visit your medical provider to update your shots and obtain other medical advice ahead of your travel.
This section will be complete once all the boxes next to the documents have a check mark. Once this stage is complete, the Global Center will review the application and consult with the department running the program before sending out a confirmation email to accepted students. Students will then be required to complete the post-decision phase and provide the necessary information by a stated deadline.
Post-Decision Phase
This stage has questionnaires requesting your wellness information. This information is needed so that we can provided the best possible support and advising to you as you prepare for your trip.
USD Student Health Center provides comprehensive travel medicine services for USD students traveling outside the country for school-related or personal travel.
Please fill out the Participant Health Information and Wellness Clearance questionnaires prior to booking a flight. In some cases, students may need to get authorization to travel abroad from their health care providers. If this applies to you, please make sure you see your health care provider as soon as possible and PRIOR to booking a flight!
Those students who require a signed doctor clearance and purchase a flight prior to receiving this clearance, take the full responsibility for any non-recuperable flight costs if their doctor deems them unable to participate in the program.
