Policies and Procedures

Flood Watch

A Flood Watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for Watauga County from 8 am Monday, April 23 until 4 pm Tuesday, April 24. This includes Appalachian State University. A prolonged period of moderate to occasionally heavy rain may result in small streams and creeks flooding. Be alert for rising water in flood prone areas. Have a plan to quickly evacuate should flooding occur. In addition to the flood watch, a wind advisory is also in effect from 12 am Monday, April 23 until 12 am Tuesday, April 24. Wind gusts up to 50 mph possible.

Posted at 6:27pm on April 22, 2018 via Blackboard Connect.

This is not an exhaustive list of OIED policies and procedures. New policies and procedures will be added.

International Students and Scholars

Policies

Participation of International Students and Scholars in Any Scientific or Laboratory Work on Campus (PDF, 170KB)
Health Insurance Coverage for International Students and Scholars (PDF, 195KB)
Policy on Scholar Housing Units Managed by OIED (PDF, 83KB)

Procedures

coming soon

University Policies Concerning International Travel

International Travel Insurance Coverage (PDF, 247KB)
Payments to Foreign Individuals and Vendors
Travel Warning Policy (Appalachian Policy, links to Policy Manual)

Education Abroad

Policies

Faculty-Led Program Cancellation and Refund Policy (PDF, 182 KB)

Procedures

Steps for Setting up Faculty-Led Education Abroad Courses (PDF, 165KB)
Form A: Request to offer a study abroad course during regular terms (PDF, 337KB)
Form B: Academic course meeting dates exception form (PDF, 170KB)

Resources

State Department Alerts and Travel Warnings

Office of International Education and Development