• Individual Travelers- if you are traveling on any individual experience, regardless if it is credit-bearing or non-credit bearing, you are required to receive written approval for travel by completing the USF Health- Individual Travel Approval Form.
• Group Travelers- if you are traveling with a study abroad or group program (including student organizations) your faculty/program leader will provide a final list of all approved student participants to the college’s International programs office.

High risk destinations will require a thorough review and approval by the USF World Global Risk Assessment Committee (GRAC).  A high risk destination is any country for which the U.S Department of State has issued the travel advisory level 3 and 4.

Check the travel advisory levels.

High risk applications must be received a minimum of 90 days prior to Travel Application due date.

Individual Travel Registration Deadline - Due 30 days prior to departure date

• Independent Travel Approval Form
• Online Travel Registration Application

Individual Travelers

Complete the student Independent Traveler- USF Health application available via the USF Health Portal.   

Group Travelers

Contact your faculty/program leader to receive your unique, online group program registration link. Currently distributed links are also listed under group programs on the USF Health Portal.

• Students will be emailed a link to join the online CANVAS orientation course within 5 business days of initiating an online travel registration application.
• If you are the student leader of a group program (student organization) you will be required to complete the student program leader orientation requirements in lieu of the CANVAS orientation. (Find more details here).

Pre-departure Orientation Deadline - Due 30 days prior to departure date

• Online Canvas Pre-departure orientation

• Medical, safety, and security coverage is provided and paid for by USF for all properly registered USF international travelers for trips abroad for up to 365 days. International SoS (ISoS) is our provider of these comprehensive services.
• The insurance is managed by a third-party administrator (Gallagher) that processes claims to the insurance company and covers travelers for the period of official travel and up to 14 days on either end of the official travel in the event a traveler arrives early or departs late from their period of official travel up to 365 days of coverage.
  • Dependents and guests are not covered by the USF travel insurance policy. You can elect to purchase additional coverage here
  • Individual policy coverage details (effective September 1, 2023 - August 31, 2024) can be found here.
  • USF's Membership ID Card information can be found here.

• The university’s medical & evacuation insurance does not include trip cancellation coverage or travel insurance (theft, costs due to delays in travel time, etc.), or pre-existing conditions. If you are concerned about travel insurance coverage, you are advised to seek travel insurance coverage through your own carrier. 

Call ISOS for any travel-related health, security, or personal wellness emergency. Your policy benefits will cover you if you become ill, injured, or your program location is deemed unsafe. If you become ill while abroad please contact ISoS through the ISoS Assistance App. You will need to identify yourself and provide them with our USF ISoS policy number (399GDA1018486IT).

To use USF's health insurance, after consulting with on-site staff, call International SoS at +1-215-942-8478 (collect calls accepted worldwide) – when calling, reference member ID 399GDA1018486IT.

We strongly suggest that ALL travelers download the ISoS App onto a phone that they will have with them during travel. Take hard copies of ISoS phone number and USF’s ID number in case your phone is lost or unavailable. 

The ISoS Assistance Application is a digital safety and security desktop and mobile app. It enables you to stay in contact with ISoS Global while traveling worldwide for work, research, or education. The App provides a 24/7 live chat for phone assistance, security, and medical content for all destinations, as well as valuable travel tools, such as planners and notifications. It is required that you have this app on your phone while traveling.

To use the ISOS Assistance Application, you must first download the ISoS Assistance App to your smartphone. Scan the QR code (left) to download the App or search for “International SoS Assistance App” via iOS App Store, Google Play, or App World.

Once you have downloaded and installed the app, follow the easy "getting started" instructions. For more info on how to establish an account, register, and use the application please visit the ISoS Assistance App website.

• USF Health Travel Resources
• USF Health Pre-Departure Information Guide
• AAMC Guidelines for Students Traveling Abroad (for students doing clinical work)

It is strongly recommended that travelers follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s travel guidelines regarding prophylaxis and vaccinations for their travel destination(s). Visit the CDC's website for country specific travel health information.