OU International Educational Travel Policies and Procedures

It is the policy of the University of Oklahoma that all international educational programs that require students to travel outside of the United States follow the International Educational Travel Guidelines approved by President Boren. A copy of President Boren’s directive, a copy of the guidelines, a model emergency response protocol required by the guidelines and copies of forms required by the guidelines may be obtained from the links below: 

• Memo from President Boren
• International Educational Travel Guidelines for All Student Programs Sponsored by the University of Oklahoma
• Model Emergency Response Protocol (This model should be adapted for each specific travel program to indicate the responsible individuals to be contacted in case of an emergency.) 

• OU International Educational Travel Approval Form (This form must be completed for all educational programs that require students to travel outside of the United States. It must be approved by the Vice Provost for Instruction, the Vice Provost for International Programs and on file in the Education Abroad office.)
  
• Student form packet, including:
  Address and passport information
  Contract for OU Study Abroad Participants
  Insurance Information

All questions regarding this policy should be directed to Dr. Zach Messitte, Vice Provost for International Programs (zpmessitte@ou.edu). Questions regarding pre-travel orientation and post-travel reentry should be directed to Jack Hobson, Director, Office of Education Abroad (jhobson@ou.edu).

Other Policies Pertaining to International Educational Travel

Norman Campus Faculty Handbook

University Guide to Services: Travel Policies