Requirements for U of S approved/funded Trips

All students going on international U of S approved/funded trips must complete the following requirements prior to departure:

1.       Attend a Pre-departure Orientation session.

2.       Complete all the International Travel Registry (ITR) tasks.

3.       Understand your responsibilities for going abroad.

PLEASE NOTE: Graduate/Professional program students attending international workshops or conferences have different requirements.  Please see below for more infomation.

Pre-departure Orientation

If you are a student traveling on a university approved/funded trip you must attend a pre-departure orientation session. You will be emailed session details. The pre-departure orientation is designed to help you in your personal, academic and administrative preparation for a successful trip abroad and covers important topics such as Risk management, ITR, Emergency Contact cards, dealing with culture shock and liability waivers.

You can sign up to attend a pre-departure orientation by sending an email to itr.admin@usask.ca. Please make sure your trip has been set up on ITR prior to registering and sign up at least one week before the orientation date. All upcoming sessions will be held in the ISSAC Training Room by the Global Connections Lounge in Lower Place Riel.

NOTE: These sessions are open to students who have already been selected to participate on a U of S approved and/or funded trip abroad. Special arrangements can be made for students who live and take classes outside the city of Saskatoon. Contact itr.admin@usask.ca for more information.

International Travel Registry (ITR) 

The International Travel Registry (ITR) is a mandatory requirement for all students going on an exchange or an international U of S approved/funded trip. The information entered into ITR allows the university to support and prompt responses to members of the university community while out of the country in issues of emergency, safety and security. All information provided on the International Travel Registry is confidential and will only be used in emergency situations to assist U of S students.

Before you can complete the required tasks within the ITR, your ITR College Contact must submit the International Trip Set Up form (Excel spreadsheet)  to register the trip into the ITR.

You will be notified once you have registered on ITR in order to start completing your tasks. To find out how to access the ITR, contact itr.admin@usask.ca.

Online CURIE course

• Use your University NSID email. Your User ID must be longer than 3 characters. Your Password must be less than 9 characters.
• complete all three components, with a minimum passing mark of 80% each
• reset your course by clicking “GO” for the test you failed
• Click here to create an account or log on to CURIE website Enter your information and allow one business day for registration. You will receive a registration confirmation email the following day with more instructions on how to access the course.

If you have questions or concerns regarding the travel registry, email itr.admin@usask.ca.

Requirements for International Conferences and Workshops (Graduate/Professional Programs):

The requirements for graduate students and students enrolled in professional programs travelling for university approved and/or funded, work-related trips abroad are outlined below.  This pricipally includes conferences and workshops. The following conditions apply only to destinations pre-approved by your College/Department adn to destinations that designated as "Excersise normal security precautions" in the DFAIT Travel Advisory:

• Your College Contact will submit a Trip Set Up Form together with the Authority to Travel Form, which will exempt you from completing Waiver & Release. 
• The Trip Set Up Form and Authority to Travel form will be used to enter you into the International Travel Registry.  You will be prompted to complete the (reduced) tasks assigned.
• If travelling to destinations with "Exercise normal security precautions" in the DFAIT Travel Advisory, you will be exempted from the CURIE course and the Trip Safety pre-departure orientation.

NOTE: If you are a graduate or professional student participating travelling to a destination NOT listed as "Excercise normal security precautions in the DFAIT Travel Advisory, or if you are participating in an exchange, work placement or other study abroad program for which you will receive academic credit, you will have to complete standard ITR tasks unless otherwise determined by the International Student and Study Abroad Centre. 

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