2. Dr. Harald Leder, Director hleder@lsu.edu Jill Clemmons, Assistant Director jclemm1@lsu.edu  (225) 578-6801 APA Main Office: 103 Hatcher Hall  (225)578-6801  studyabroad@lsu.edu website: www.lsu.edu/summerabroad Facebook: lsustudyabroad

3. LSU students LSU courses LSU tuition LSU faculty LSU credit Specific questions about Financial Aid should go to the Office of Student Aid & Scholarships financialaid@lsu.edu www.lsu.edu/financialaid (225) 578-3103

4.  Summer Semester:  Fee bills available: May 4  Fee bills due: May 19 To determine tuition rates: Undergraduate or Graduate student? Resident or Non-Resident of Louisiana? Which semester (Summer? Intersession?) How many credit hours total? For payment plans, contact the Bursar’s Office (www.lsu.edu/bursar)  Spring Intersession:  Fee bills available: April 22  Fee bills due: May 4

5. Spring Intersession: registration closes April 19 late registration begins April 24 Fee Bills due May 4 Summer Semester: registration closes April 27 late registration will open May 6-29 Fee bills due May 19 Fee bills must be finalized before the payment deadline, or students’ classes will be dropped

6. Spring Intersession: grades available on June 1 Summer: grades available on August 3 Note: because these are LSU courses, students do not have to worry about credit transfers, grade conversions, etc. These are LSU classes, the same as they would be if they were taught here on the Baton Rouge campus. The classrooms are just a little farther away!

7. FERPA (Family Educational Right to Privacy Act of 1974) = a Federal law that helps protect the privacy of student educational records. It provides students the right to inspect and review educational records, the right to seek to amend those records, and the right to limit disclosure of information from the records. The intent of the legislation is to protect the rights of students and to ensure the privacy and accuracy of educational records. In other words ….. any general information that is not specific to an individual can be freely given. Any person-specific information will not be given, unless written permission to do so is received from the student.

8. For US Citizens: Photo ID? New York, Alaska Passport? Int’l sites Visa? Cuba, China For Non-US Citizens: Passport? Yes Visa? Check with Consulate of host country (note: participants in summer programs are not considered students for immigration purposes) For Everyone: flight itinerary hotel address/phone number APA and director’s contact info Photocopy of passport or driver’s license Students should leave one copy at home and carry one copy with them

9. LSU Police: (225) 578-4357 (HELP) For Non-Emergencies: (225) 578-6801 The best way to reach the Program Director for an individual program is through email (see the list in your packet for email addresses) How Parents Can Help: Discuss health and safety with your student Ask questions Know the program basics (www.lsu.edu/studyabroad) Keep emergency numbers on-hand Tell your student if you have concerns

10.  Health insurance  Emergency medical evacuation  Repatriation of remains  Emergency dental expenses  Family assistance  Reunification  Post program coverage  Worldwide travel assistance T.W. Lord & Associates * (770) 427-2461 * 1-800-633-2360 * Email: info@twlord.com

11. Reminder: LSU Police for emergencies (225) 578-4357  Unrealistic Expectations:  A call from your student within 1 hour of arrival  LSU will have control over flight times, boarding  The same amount of contact as when student is at LSU  Realistic Expectations:  A call from your student within 24 hours of arrival  Flight delays and/or lost luggage  Slight changes to itinerary

12. Why do they do that?There’s nothing to do here I thought it would be different I want to go home The people here are weird Our way is better than theirs The food is grossPeople here are rudeI miss my mom I’d have more fun with my friends back home

13. Everything here at home is boring I want to go back! Now!I feel more at home there than here I can’t wait to go back! Life there was more exciting The people there were cooler You just don’t understand! The food was better than anywhere else.

14.  2 Lockett – LSU in Paris  111 Lockett – Intersession in New York  112 Lockett – Ourso in Spain  113 Lockett – LSU in China and Nepal  114 Lockett – Teaching Experience in Chile  116 Lockett – LSU in Spain  134 Lockett – LSU in the French Alps