When participating in off-campus activities sponsored and supervised by the University, students will be covered worldwide, 24 hours a day, for a wide variety of accidents and incidents while away from the campus. This coverage is provided at no cost to all enrolled Travel Study Students, but students must register to ensure coverage. For details on how to register, log-in to the Enrolled Student Webpage and view the Pre-departure Requirements.
Detailed coverage information is available here.
Registration information will serve to verify eligibility to the insurance company in the event students submit a claim, use any benefit, or request travel assistance services.
It is still recommended that students check on the coverage of their regular medical insurance plans, and fully understand their international coverage limits. It is the sole responsibility of individual students to purchase additional coverage if necessary.
Students are responsible for all fees incurred as a result of any accident or medical emergency which may occur while participating in a UCI Summer Session Travel-Study program. Be sure to keep all receipts for medical treatment in order to file a claim upon your return to the U.S.
UCI Travel-Study strives to provide correct and up to date information regarding health conditions and recommended vaccinations and immunizations; however, information may frequently change. Currently none of our Travel-Study programs REQUIRE immunizations beyond those that are required for regular university enrollment (UC enrollment requires students to have received the following immunizations: MMR, Measles-Mumps-Rubella, and Hepatitis B. Meningococcal Vaccine is recommended but not mandatory for university enrollment). While UCI will likely update students with any changes, it is ultimately the student's responsibility to be aware of new health information regarding the locations to which they plan to travel. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) provide a wealth of information for the traveler. Please review the pertinent information on their websites prior to your departure.
Routine shots are recommended if you are not up-to-date with shots such as, measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) vaccine, poliovirus vaccine, etc. Ask your doctor if any vaccinations are recommended.
The following is a list of RECOMMENDATIONS by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention:
Chile |
Costa Rica |
Cyprus | Czech Republic | England |
Italy |
Japan |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hepatitis A or immune globulin (IG) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | |||
| Hepatitis B | Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Typhoid | Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | |||
| Rabies | Yes |
Yes |
Review the safety and travel information provided by the U.S. Department of State’s travel site.
More information on Health and Safety abroad is available in the Travel Study Student Handbook for enrolled students.
