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General Information
Policies set forth by the UW-System Administration,
the UW-Madison and the International Academic Programs
office guide the administration, planning and program
development of all our study abroad programs. These
policies and guidelines were established primarily for
the protection and safety of our study abroad participants.
For these reasons, we expect study abroad participants
to read, understand and adhere to the policies outlined
in the student handbook. We have included copies of
these documents on our website for easy reference.
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UW-Madison
Policy Limitations on the Safety and Welfare of Participants:
International Academic Programs (IAP) will
provide extensive information for program participants.
However, this office:
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Cannot guarantee or assure the safety of participants
or eliminate all risks from the study abroad environments.
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Cannot monitor or control all of the daily personal
decisions, choices, and activities of individual participants.
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Cannot assure that U.S. standards of due process
apply in overseas legal proceedings or provide or
pay for legal representation for participants.
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Cannot assume responsibility for the actions of
persons not employed or otherwise engaged by the program
sponsor for events that are not part of the program
or that are beyond the control of the sponsor, or
for situations that may arise due to the failure of
a participant to disclose pertinent information.
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Cannot assure that home-country cultural values
and norms will apply in the host country.
Additional information about policies of the University
of Wisconsin System is at: www.uwsa.edu/acadaff/acis/acis-7.pdf
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FERPA
The U.S. government's Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA) requires that UW-Madison keep student
academic records confidential.
Students have the right to inspect and review most
educational records maintained about them by the UW-Madison
and, in many cases, decide if a third person can obtain
information from them. Students may challenge information
in their records that they believe to be inaccurate,
misleading, or inappropriate. The IAP staff cannot discuss
various aspects of a student's participation unless
the student has given us permission in writing. As a
rule, we do not ask for written permission except for
financial matters. For finances, all students are required
to name a Financial Representative.
Additional information on the level of access to student
records can be found on the UW-Madison Registrar's Office
website, http://registrar.wisc.edu/faq/parent_faq.php
and http://registrar.wisc.edu/ferpa/student_ferpa.php.
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