Santa Clara University

To request approval for international travel, please have the Program Coordinator fill out the International Travel Permission Application Form and scan it, with all supporting documents, as a single electronic file to Susan Popko, Associate Provost for International Programs, at spopko@scu.edu, at least eight weeks prior to anticipated departure.

The Global Engagement Office at Santa Clara University regularly monitors information relevant to the safety of all SCU students abroad, from official sources as well as from our domestic and international partners and colleagues. The basic premise from which we operate is that the University supports travel to countries for which there is not a US Department of State Travel Warning and where there is no obvious risk to a student's health or to the likelihood of being able to successfully carry out the goals of the program, as proposed.

If there is a current Department of State Travel Warning for your travel destination, please have the Program Coordinator fill out this form to be reviewed by the Travel Policy Advisory Committee for recommendation to the Provost for Academic Affairs.

Decisions for exceptions will be based on the nature of the Travel Warning, including: the locations most impacted by the Warning, the experience and training of program organizers and local support staff, the importance and academic relevance of involvement, what the program will do to minimize safety risks, the extent of the safety and security orientation provided, and the program's willingness to get the participants' informed consent regarding participation, despite the Travel Warning.

It is the Program Coordinator's responsibility to ensure that all participants in approved international travel are properly prepared for their time in a foreign environment. Here are some helpful resources to be communicated to all students, faculty and staff involved prior to departure.