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Department of State Resources

The United States Department of State offers invaluable resources to American travelers abroad and has created a website dedicated to American college students studying abroad: www.studentsabroad.state.gov. As you prepare for your program, and while you are abroad, check their website for the most up-to-date information including travel and safety tips, warnings, alerts, and country-specific updates. Some of the resources you'll find there include:

• STEP Enrollment Program to register with the nearest U.S. Embassy
• Country-specific conditions and travel warnings/alerts
• Travel and travel safety tips

Course Equivalency Approval Form

In order to plan how the credits earned abroad will be received by High Point University, complete the Course Equivalency Approval form prior to departing for your program abroad. Download

Student Handbooks

As you prepare for the life‐changing Study Abroad or Study America experience that lies ahead, you likely have a million questions running through your mind... and your parents'. Use the appropriate handbook below to answer your questions, soothe your anxieties, point out topics to research, and confirm the preparations you have begun to make.

Handbook for Students on Full-semester Study Programs*
Handbook for Students in Summer Study Programs*
Handbook for Students on HPU Unleashed! Short-term, HPU faculty-led Study Programs
*For HPU, HPU-affiliated, Exchange, and unaffiliated study abroad programs

Spotlight on Travel Tips

Why Travelers Need Cancellation Insurance
Traveling Abroad? How to Exchange Currency
Travel Complaints that Fail: 5 Kinds of Emails You Should Never Ever Write

If you have questions, contact the Office of Study Abroad.