Workshop Dates and Locations
Winter 25-26 Faculty-led Program Participants:
Tuesday, November 18 at 4:00 p.m. in Stevens 111
Spring 2026 Affiliate & Exchange Participants:
Thursday, November 20 at 4:00 p.m. in McCorkle 121C
Preparing for Departure
You've made an excellent choice to study abroad. To ensure that you are completely prepared, please read through all of the information below.
Upon acceptance to study abroad by Longwood University
- Log into your study abroad account and complete required questionnaires, materials, and other required modules.
- If studying through an affiliate or exchange program begin their application process.
- Share program information with your family.
- Verify your passport will be valid 6 months after your planned return date and that it has adequate blank stamp/visa pages.
- Acquaint yourself with any applicable visa processes.
- Check with the CDC regarding recommended vaccines or other medication for the country where you will be studying.
- Arrange housing both abroad and domestic. Do you need to find a sub-leaser?
- Attend all mandatory orientations and/or classes.
One month before departure
- Make sure all required modules on your online study abroad account are completed.
- Fill any prescriptions.
- Contact your local election official about voting while you are abroad.
One week before departure
- Begin packing
- Contact credit card/banks to inform them that you will be using your credit card internationally.
- Make two copies of the following documents (if applicable to your program). Leave one copy with a family member and bring the other copy with you:
- passport
- visa
- acceptance letter
- insurance card (both primary and travel)
- tickets
- credit card and other bank information
- contact information
Pre-Departure Workshops
Preparing for the opportunities and risks abroad
The Center for Global Engagement requires all students to attend a pre-departure workshop that prepares them to set goals, mitigate risks, and be successful abroad. These sessions are an important part of preparing to study abroad. We will cover topics such as safety tips while traveling, appropriate behavior and dress, safe handling of money, insurance coverage, and how to get help in case of an emergency. Students must attend a workshop the semester before departure each time that they choose to study abroad.
- Students must attend a pre-departure workshop for every faculty-led program they will be participating in. Students planning on going on more than one faculty-led program while at Longwood will have to participate in a session for each program in which they are participating.
- Students must attend the ENTIRE session. If you arrive late or leave early, your attendance will not count.
- Participants will be required to sign a form affirming that they have received and understood all information provided. They will also need to provide their Longwood ID number on the form.
- Students who fail to attend a scheduled workshop must pay a $75 fee to attend a make-up presentation. No students will be permitted to study abroad through Longwood without having attended a pre-departure workshop.