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Travel Policy

As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, study-travel is an important mode of experiential

learning, providing broad and diverse contexts for intellectual and personal growth. As such, Birmingham-

Southern encourages students to integrate a study-travel experience into their academic career by providing

the opportunity to study off-campus either independently or through a study-travel project led by a faculty

member.

Since study-travel is in effect an extension of the physical campus, students studying off-campus are

required to conform to BSC’s academic and social regulations and policies just as if they were in the

classroom or on the campus. Students who wish to participate in an Exploration Term study-travel project

should be in good academic and social standing. BSC requires all students to conform to both US and local

laws of the host country when traveling abroad, including those pertaining to the use of alcohol, controlled

substances, prescription medication, and public behavior.

Students are expected to follow the directions of the faculty. Faculty leading study-travel projects may

establish additional policies of academic and social conduct to which students consent when they register

for the project. Failure to comply with either BSC’s general policies or the policies established by the

faculty leading the project can result in disciplinary action and/or a failing grade for the project. In extreme

circumstances—should the student endanger him or herself or others, or threaten the integrity of the

project—and at the discretion of the project’s faculty leader, the student may be sent home at his or her

own expense.

Deposits and fees must be paid in a timely manner. Study-travel projects led by faculty require a deposit

early in Fall Term. Check with your faculty leader for the deposit amount and deadline. Refer to the financial

agreement for information on when the first and final payments for each study-travel project are due. If an

insufficient number of students express interest in any study-travel project, the College will cancel it before

September 26, 2016. Students who elect to withdraw from a study-travel project are not guaranteed a

refund of any monies submitted toward the project.

In order to participate in study-travel, students must:

1.

Be in good academic and social standing at the College.

2.

Submit a deposit and Commitment to Travel form to the Office of Exploration Term and Contract

Learning (Norton 262) by September 26, 2016 or an earlier date set by the project’s faculty leader.

3.

Submit a signed financial agreement, release form, and proof of passport no later than September 30.

Failure to comply with these requirements will result in a student being rejected for or removed from the

project, regardless of whether he or she has paid a deposit or registered for the project.