{"id":79,"date":"2025-07-29T11:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-study-away\/predepartureorientation\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:36:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:36:51","slug":"predeparture-orientation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/study-away\/predeparturetoreturn\/predeparture-orientation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre\u00ad-Departure Orientation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are studying away for a semester or longer, you will participate in mandatory pre-departure orientation. This includes reviewing online information and videos and attending an in-person orientation session. Optional pre-departure events and resources will be offered as well. See below for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pre-Departure Orientation Components<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Orientation has three parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Online<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Orientation starts online. You will read informational materials and watch videos regarding&nbsp;health and wellness, safety and sexual violence, logistical information, and strategies for maximizing your study away experience. These are available in your online Macalester Study Away Account and linked below.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In-Person:<\/strong>\u00a0Study away staff will invite you to one in-person orientation session the semester prior to your study away.\u00a0<em>Attendance is mandatory.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Optional Supplemental Programming:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Returnee Meet-ups:&nbsp;If there is a Macalester returnee from your study away program on campus, a study away advisor will connect you with a student who has studied in the same country, city, or even on the same program as you. This happens soon after the in\u00ad-person orientation session.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Preparing for Study Away Travel:\u00a0optional information session offered for first-time travelers or students with additional questions about preparing for travel logistics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-row\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Pre-Departure Orientation Resources<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-row\">\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner-inner\">\n                <ul class=\"link-group__featured-link\">\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/study-away\/equityresources\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Equity Resources for Study Away\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/study-away\/academics\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Academic Policies\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/study-away\/academics\/studyawayresearch\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     Independent Study and Research\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/study-away\/predeparturetoreturn\/health\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Health\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/study-away\/predeparturetoreturn\/safety\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Safety\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are studying away for a semester or longer, you will participate in mandatory pre-departure orientation. 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