University of Ghana
- Legon
Information for Accepted Students
Program Overview
A complete overview of the Missouri Africa Program at the University of Ghana, Legon is available here.
MISSOURI AFRICA PROGRAM CHECKLIST
1. Watch the pre-departure orientation slide presentation
2. Read the orientation handbook and visit the websites
3. Submit required forms and documents by May 15 and June 15
4. Review program dates and course bulletins
5. Check with your home university about registration and payment procedures
6. Review insurance information and register with MEDEX
Pre-Departure Orientation
All students must complete the online orientation which covers pre-departure travel information, participant responsibilities, health and safety, registration procedures, and student life.
The orientation handbook includes important details not covered in the online session. It is each participant's responsibility to completely watch the powerpoint and read the handbook. You will need speakers or ear phones for the slide presentation.
Orientation PowerPoint (approx. 22 minutes)
Orientation Handbook
On-Site Orientation
There is a one week orientation held in Ghana prior to the start of the semester. This session will cover safety in Ghana, registration procedures, Ghanaian cultural etiquette, campus and city tours, and subsequent visits to Cape Coast and Elimina.
ALL ORIENTATION SESSIONS ARE MANDATORY.
Paperwork
After you have been accepted to the program, you have a lot of preparation to do! Be sure to return these important forms to the Missouri Africa Program coordinator by May 15 or June 15 as indicated below (you can return everything by May 15 if you prefer). Please print, carefully review, complete, and sign all forms below.
DUE MAY 15
Student Committment Letter This form commits you to participate in the program and to pay any program-related expenses that we incur on your behalf should you withdraw.
Student Contract This contract outlines your rights and responsibilities as a student participant in this program.
DUE JUNE 15
Passport (send with a tracking number)
4 Passport-size photos (if you did not submit 7 with your UGL application)
MAIL TO:
Carrie Lutsch
Missouri Africa Program
UMSL Center for International Studies
One University Blvd, 261 MSC
St. Louis, MO 63121
DUE IN GHANA
Student Travel Form (complete and give to faculty director before traveling overnight or longer)
Program
Dates
Teaching for the Fall semester typically begins in mid-August.
Students will arrive approximately one week prior to courses in
order to attend an orientation for all students. All students
fly to Ghana together as a group from St. Louis. Teaching typically ends
in late November. Exams run from early to mid-December.
Fall 2009 dates:
Departure: Sunday, August 9, 2009
Orientation: Tuesday, August 11 - Sunday, August 16
Classes: Monday, August 17 - Friday, November 13
Revision week: Monday, November 16 - Friday, November 20
Final Exams: Monday, November 23 - Saturday, December 12
Depart Ghana: Sunday, December 13
Arrive in US: Monday, December 14
Courses
Course schedules are not available until students arrive in August. You can view the course bulletin to see what classes might be available during your semester at the University of Ghana. In general, odd-numbered classes are offered during the fall semester. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee availablility of a particular course in advance. You should use the course bulletins below to select several course options in advance of arrival.
Course bulletins:
Faculty of Agriculture (agricultural economics & agribusiness, agricultural engineering, agricultural extension, animal science, crop science, soil science)
Faculty of Arts (classics, dance, English, linguistics, modern languages [Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish, Swahili], music, philosophy, religions, theater arts)
Faculty of Science (biochemistry, botany, chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, nursing, nutrition & food science, physics, psychology, statistics, zoology)
Faculty of Social Science (archaeology, computer science, economics, geography & resource development, history, information studies, nursing, political science, psychology, sociology, social work, statistics)
Business School (note: these courses cannot be combined with other departments; you must take all your courses at the Business School)
Estimated
Costs for Fall Semester
$5,950 program fee (includes undergraduate tuition and registration
fees, estimated airfare, housing, visa fees, and international health/accident
insurance)
$1,500 meals, books and supplies, local transportation
$ 300 immunizations
$ 250 fee for students from non-member universities. Contact the program coordinator at UM-St. Louis for more information.
$1,000-2,000 should be included for personal and travel expenses.
NOTE: The group flight usually departs from St. Louis. Students are responsible for their individual travel to these cities. Final payment of the program fee, housing, visa fee and airfare will be due approximately two months prior to departure. Immunizations are the responsibility of each student and should be completed approximately one month prior to departure.
Students from MAP schools (UMSL, Truman, and UCM) pay the program fee directly to their home university.
Non-MAP participants will have a separate billing schedule from the UMSL Coordinator.
Medical Insurance: HTH Worldwide
Students receive basic medical care on campus at the University.
Students will also have coverage
through HTH Worldwide Insurance. This international sickness and accident insurance
is part of the program fee. Students are also strongly encouraged
to purchase the International Student Identity Card, which provides
supplemental coverage.
MEDEX Security Services
In an ongoing commitment to your personal safety, the University of Missouri has partnered with
MEDEX, a leading provider of international travel assistance services. MEDEX provides 24-hour security-related
assistance services to you while traveling 100 miles or more away from home or outside of your home country.
Please note this IS NOT medical insurance. HTH Worldwide provides your medical insurance, MEDEX provides emergency security services as described below.
REGISTER WITH MEDEX ONLINE FOR COMPLETE ACCESS TO MEDEX SERVICES. See below for instructions.
MEDEX Services Available
- Real Time Security Intelligence – This state-of-the-art technological platform allows MEDEX to deliver real-time alerts for any incidents that require emergency action and those that may impact life or travel. Alerts are delivered through a variety of communication means including any text-enabled device.
- Security Evacuation Services – In the event of an emergency security situation, MEDEX will make all possible efforts to arrange for and will pay for your evacuation. If evacuation becomes impractical due to hostile or dangerous conditions, MEDEX will maintain contact with you and provide advice until evacuation becomes viable or the emergency security situation has passed.
- Political Evacuation Services – In the event the officials of your home country issue a written recommendation that you should leave your host country for non-medical reasons, or if you are expelled or declared “persona non grata” on the written authority of your host country, MEDEX will make all possible effort to arrange for and will pay for your evacuation from an international airport or other safe departure point.
- Transportation After Security of Political Evacuation – Following a security or political evacuation and when safety allows, MEDEX will coordinate and pay for one-way economy airfare to return you to either your home or host country.
- The MEDEX Member Center allows you to have complete management of your MEDEX program, including printing
MEDEX ID cards, opening a case online, and reading the details of your MEDEX program coverage. In addition to
MEDEX program information, the Member Center gives you access to:
• MEDEX 360ºm Global Medical Monitor - complete international health information
• MEDEX 360ºtr Travel Registry - travel and medical record storage
• World Watch® - detailed international security information.
How to use your MEDEX SECURE benefit:
Always carry the MEDEX ID card with you while traveling. If you have a security travel problem, call MEDEX by using the phone
numbers listed on the back of your ID card. Call the toll-free number for the country where you are traveling. If you are in a
country not listed, call the Baltimore, Maryland, Emergency Response Center collect (1-410-453-6330). A coordinator will ask
your name, your University name, MEDEX ID number (330321) and a description of the situation. A multilingual coordinator
will immediately render whatever assistance is necessary and will monitor your case until the situation is resolved.
Register Online
All study abroad students must register online with the Member Center. There is no charge to register. While registration is
not required to use the emergency assistance services, you will be able to take advantage of a wide array of additional traveler
assistance services that MEDEX has to offer. Examples include obtaining pre-travel reports, safety and health information, and
real-time medical and security intelligence.
- Visit www.medexassist.com.
- Select “MEDEX Groups” from the MEDEX homepage.
- Under “Member Center Log-In” select “Create an Account.”
- Enter The Curators of The University of Missouri’s MEDEX ID Number (330321).
- Enter in your personal account information to designate yourself a unique username and password, and then accept the User Agreement.
- After completing this process, you will receive an automated email containing the final “activation link” for your new member center account. To fully activate your account, click on this link.
For
more information, please contact:
Carrie Lutsch
Study Abroad Coordinator
Center for International Studies
261 Millennium Student Center
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121-4499
Email: Lutschc@umsl.edu
314-516-6497
314-516-5636 FAX
Last modified October 13, 2009