Away Elective Requirements in VSLO®
The information detailed below is meant to assist you in gathering the items you may need to complete your visiting student applications. Most visiting student applications are managed through the AAMC's Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ program known as VSLO. Please plan to start compiling appropriate documentation in the months leading up to the application deadlines.
*External Electives are electives on a student's schedule outside the UMass system. To add this type of elective to your schedule, please fill out the Away Elective Approval Form. This form must be completed in order for your approved away elective to be added to your schedule in PeopleSoft. If this form is not completed, your elective will not be added to your schedule and will not show on your transcript.
Don't forget to drop any elective that you might be double booked with in PeopleSoft.
Please attach the confirmation email from the away elective coordinator below.
All travel must also be registered with the university using the Terra Dotta Travel Registry system. If you have not already registered, please click here please to do so now.
| Requirement | Campus Resource |
Additional Details |
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Immunizations |
Student Health Services |
MMR titer, quantiferon gold, hep b titer. Email Student Health what labs you want so they can put in the forms, then go to the lab anytime to have them drawn. Student Health will also sign the AAMC Standardized Immunization Form. *Keep in mind some schools may require their own immunization forms, refer to the school’s VSAS site and school website. |
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BLS Certification Card |
Find the certification courses here. |
Costs $7.50 (+$25 for rush arrival), but rush shipping may not be necessary. |
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Criminal Background Checks (CBC) |
Office of Student Affairs *National Background Checks will only be run if necessary OSA may require proof of the type (state or national) of CBC that a school requires. Please check with your away school to see if they will accept the CORI (MA specific background check). |
Please view consent forms and additional information here. Please bring to the office or email your consent forms and a copy of your state issued ID (driver's license or UMass Chan ID) to Student Affairs. Completed background checks must be picked up in person by the student. |
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HIPAA and OSHA |
To be completed within the Annual Regulatory Training Modules |
Please note all Annual Regulatory Training items are required for UMass Chan students. |
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CV |
Find a useful guide/sample CV here. |
Best practice is review and update your CV regularly leading up to the application deadline. |
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Urine Drug Screen (UDS) |
Employee Health Services |
Employee Health requires students to call ahead to make an appointment for a urine drug screen. Additional Information and Consent Form available here. |
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N95 Fit Testing Documentation |
Environmental Health & Safety |
Mask fit testing is required to be completed annually. |
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Away Elective Approval Form |
See * paragraph at the top of this page. |
*Other items may be required, as each school has different requirements for visiting students. Students should be sure to check VSLO, and the school’s website directly to confirm what is required for their visiting student application.