Complete the below form if you would like to travel to a country during the semester
that is rated at Level 2 or above by the Department of State.

Please note:

  1. Submit this Exemption Request at least 30 days before your trip.

  2. Only one member of a team needs to submit an Exemption Request.

  3. The university only allows travel to countries in the world that are rated as Level 1 (white) or Level 2 (yellow), according to the U.S. Department of State’s travel risk rating system.

  4. Therefore, any countries that are Yellow With Lines (Level Two, with regions that are Level 3 or Level 4), Level 3, or Level 4 require a university review and exemption to allow students to travel to these locations.

  5. University approval to travel to Level 3 or Level 4 countries is very rare.

  6. The process:

    • Submit a Exemption Request (it will be sent directly to Ezra Plank)

    • Ezra Plank will discuss the request with the Pepperdine International Travel Risk Assessment Team, and will follow up with the trip organizer if there are questions.

    • A Pepperdine representative will email all travelers with a decision, hopefully within a week.