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What is DestinationU? DestinationU provides an organized system to use in designing your own ‘college experience’ and creating success. To help YOU prepare

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Page 1: What is DestinationU? DestinationU provides an organized system to use in designing your own ‘college experience’ and creating success. To help YOU prepare
Page 2: What is DestinationU? DestinationU provides an organized system to use in designing your own ‘college experience’ and creating success. To help YOU prepare

What is DestinationU?• DestinationU  provides an organized system

to use in designing your own ‘college experience’ and creating success.

• To help YOU prepare yourself, DestinationU includes multiple PATHS; each PATH offers a set of EXPERIENCES that enrich your success in a variety of ways.

PREPARE. LEAD. SUCCEED.

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College EssentialsEasy to follow instructions to become…• Academically

successful• Socially involved• Philanthropically

mindful • Prepared for

professional lifestyle

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PATHs• Ensuring a Positive Impression

• Provides professional etiquette tools to help you be successful throughout your college experience and beyond.

• Exploring the World• Provides experiences that will start you thinking about the

possibility of studying abroad.

• Exploring the World: GO!• Provides students participating in a Faculty-Led, Reciprocal

Exchange, or Affiliated/Approved program while earning academic credit with an opportunity to showcase their study abroad experience.

• Graduating in Four Years• Provides resources to help you graduate in four years, save

money, and make more money.

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Additional Rewards• DestinationU Honor Roll• Pins for You Cowboy Luck Medallion• Priorities for Scholarships

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How Do I Participate?• Begin by joining the Human Sciences DestinationU community on D2L.

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EX: Exploring the World PATHThis PATH provides experiences that will start students thinking about the possibility of studying abroad.The PATH experiences encourage students to:

• Go outside their comfort zone• Learn about the different types of study abroad• Become familiar with the different cultures

represented on campus• Interact with people from other ethnic and

cultural backgrounds

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10 Stars Required for PATH Completion

Required Experiences: (6 stars will be accumulated by completing all required experiences)

• Attend at least two sessions during Study Abroad Day or attend a Study Abroad Information Session sponsored by the Campus Study Abroad Office. 

• Complete an International Experience Plan. • Complete an Intercultural Competency

Assessment.

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10 Stars Required for PATH Completion

Additional Experiences: (4 stars will be accumulated by completing a combination of the additional experiences of your choice.)

• Apply for a passport. • Interview a faculty or staff member from

another ethnically defined culture. • View a film/documentary with an international

or cultural (ethnic) dimension. • Interview an international student. 

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10 Stars Required for PATH Completion

Additional Experiences (Continued):• Attend a cultural event sponsored by the

International Student Organization (ISO) or one of the many international student clubs. • Interview a student who has participated in

an international experience.