1. Overview

   Ohio university students often travel as part of their academic and co-curricular activities. The following policy outlines requirements designed to manage university-affiliated travel and support the safety of its student travelers.

2. Scope

   This policy applies to all student travel that is undertaken by enrolled students and facilitated or sponsored by Ohio university, hereafter referred to as university, regardless of whether credit or funding is granted for activities during travel. This policy refers to travel that is beyond one-hundred miles of the Ohio university campus of departure, begins on one calendar day and ends on another, or entails activity in another state. This includes, but is not limited to:

   1. Travel for university credit;
   2. Travel that fulfills a degree requirement, including, but not limited to, internships, field studies, research and service learning;
   3. Travel supported by university funding, including, but not limited to, scholarships, grants, endowments, financial aid;
   4. Credit-bearing and non-credit bearing international and domestic study away and exchange programs administered by the university;
   5. International or domestic study away programs undertaken for credit transfer;
   6. Travel with or organized by a university faculty or staff member;
   7. Travel in support of or as part of a university research or creative activity;
   8. Professional development opportunities, including, but not limited to, conference attendance and networking events sanctioned by a university unit;
   9. Travel organized by student organizations, including club sports and intramural teams.

This policy does not cover personal travel such as vacation. The policy also excludes student travel to athletic or other events unless travel is sponsored by a university unit or a student organization.

This policy is not applicable to “National Collegiate Athletic Association” (NCAA) and/or “United States Collegiate Athletic Association” (USCAA) student athletic travel which is regulated under NCAA and/or USCAA rules and regulations and the Ohio university department of athletics.

3. All travel (domestic and international)

   1. Students must comply with the Ohio university student code of conduct and with all applicable university policies, procedures, rules and regulations. Noncompliance could result in disciplinary action as described in the student code of conduct.