(For international travel only)
Colgate University has contracted with a company called International SOS (SOS) to provide worldwide assistance and evacuation services for all study abroad participants and overseas travelers. The services provided by SOS range from telephone advice and referrals to full-scale evacuation by private air ambulance.
Before and during your time abroad, we advise that all travelers review up-to-date reports on safety and security, health issues, medical care and vaccination requirements for the country where you will be studying via the SOS website: www.internationalsos.com. You can access the Colgate SOS Portal by logging on using the Colgate member number 11BSGC000073. The Colgate SOS Portal contains an on-line Personal Travel Record for inputting information on your travel during your period abroad. We strongly encourage all travelers to complete the form so that this information is available to SOS and Colgate University should you need to be located in the event of a crisis or emergency. If your travel plans change, remember to update the information on the Travel Record.
It is important to understand that although SOS will offer our students and the Colgate community travel, medical and security advice and services, as well as on-line access to information which many insurance companies do not offer, SOS is NOT health insurance. Colgate continues to require all students attending our programs to maintain health insurance coverage and to make certain that their policies cover them while abroad. Request for reimbursement for medical care received while abroad should be submitted to the student’s health insurance provider.
In order to utilize any of the medical, security or travel services listed on the following pages, contact an SOS Alarm Center from anywhere in the world by calling direct or collect, or by calling the toll-free number. While we have designated the Philadelphia center (215-942-8226) in the United States as your primary contact, any of the SOS Alarm Centers can assist you immediately in an emergency and will notify Colgate of your situation. Please be aware that any event occurring when a student is within the territory of his/her home country is not covered.
Important instructions for utilizing these services are explained in the FAQ section. The wallet card, which contains the Colgate University group membership number and the Alarm Center phone numbers, should be carried by students and other travelers at all times when they are abroad. Students on Colgate study groups or extended studies will be given the card by their faculty director upon arrival at their study abroad destination. All other travelers can request a card from Off-Campus Study, or download a printable version of the card by logging on to the Colgate SOS Portal.
For more details about the Colgate SOS Portal, go to www.internationalsos.com and log in using 11BSGC000073 or view the FAQ (DOC)
If you have any questions, please contact Colgate University’s Off-Campus Study/International Programs Office at 315-228-7216.