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The DU Office of International Education (OIE) has organized a number of pre-departure sessions to help you prepare for study abroad. Regardless of whether you have received confirmation of acceptance to your program, plan to attend these sessions.

General Pre-departure Sessions (required!)

During the Spring Quarter, you are required to attend a one-hour Study Abroad Pre-Departure Session at the International House. The Pre-departure Session covers basic information that all DU students need to know and is presented by the Peer Advisors. Much of the content presented can be found in the Study Abroad Handbook and Policies.

For your convenience, these sessions are offered several times throughout the week. The first session is on April 11th and last one is on April 26th.

Spring Quarter 2013 Schedule (for summer and fall study abroad students):

  • LAST ONE! Friday, May 10: 3-4 pm

Your session will be a full hour in length. No RSVP is necessary, but keep in mind that each session has a capacity of 40 students; therefore, we strongly encourage you to attend a pre-departure session as soon as possible. It is important to be on time, as late-comers will not be given credit for attendance (nor will those who leave early).

Regional Orientation Sessions (strongly recommended!)

During the Spring Quarter, one-hour Regional Orientations will be held at the International House. These provide you with the opportunity to meet the other students participating in the same study abroad program, as well as returnees who just got back.

For some regions of the world, a supplemental guide is available and is posted on our website here (these will be updated in April). Most of these sessions will be offered in late April or May. No RSVP is necessary.

Spring Quarter 2013 Schedule (for summer and fall study abroad students):

Thursday, April 18th
• 2:00 Bangor

Thursday, May 2nd
• 11:00 Turks and Caicos
• 2:00 SIT Programs
• 2:00 Burren, Cork, Dublin, Queen's Belfast
• 3:30 CIEE & CET Jordan, Israel, Turkey

Friday, May 3rd
• 10:00 Spain – Leon, Salamanca, Toledo, unaffiliated 
• 11:00 Australia/Auckland 
• 12:00 Italy 
• 1:00 Latin America – all ISA programs 
• 2:00 Tanzania
• 2:30 ISA Spain – Sevilla 
• 3:15 MSID India & MSID Ecuador 
• 4:00 ISA Spain – Bilbao, Granada, Madrid 

Tuesday, May 7th
• 5:00 Semester at Sea

Wednesday, May 8th
• 3:00 pm Ghana

Thursday, May 9th
• 11:00 China 

Friday, May 10th
• 11:00 France 
• 1:00-3:00 Latin America – all IFSA Butler Programs 
• 2:00 Germany 

Wednesday, May 15th
• 3:00 ProWorld Peru and Belize 

Thursday, May 16th
• 12:00 South Africa 
• 3:00 UK – Lancaster, York, Glasgow School of Art, Exeter 
• 3:00 ISDSI Thailand 

Friday, May 17th
• 11:00-1:00 Denmark
• 11:00 Japan
• 12:00 Russia
• 1:00 London Regional – Queen Mary, Westminster, Goldsmiths, City
• 2:00 Netherlands
• 3:00 Tasmania

Wednesday, May 22nd
• 11:00 Glasgow
• 3:00 Glasgow 

Thursday, May 23rd
• 1:30: Otago 
• 1:30: Korea
• 3:00 Lund 

Friday, May 24th
• 11:00 Belgium
• 12:00 Portugal
• 2:00 Hungary
• 3:00 Greece