Guidelines on study abroad are presented to assist advisers, administrators, and faculty committees. Topics include the following: rationale for international education; educational opportunities abroad for U.S. students; development of advisory services; the nature of the profession of study abroad advising; desirable attributes and backgrounds for study abroad advising; training to be a study abroad adviser; roles of national organizations; basic principles of the advisory process; the student's objectives; advising strategies; student's preparation for study abroad; travel in other countries; short-term employment abroad; voluntary service abroad; long-term and career employment abroad; on-campus and off-campus adviser's resources; administering the advisory office (staffing, office space and location, budgeting, office organization, and evaluation of advisory services); characteristics of good study abroad programs; institutional policy on study abroad; program planning and implementation; legal considerations; and emergencies. Appended materials include a bibliography and list of acronyms, information on summer jobs abroad, sample study abroad application form, and a program evaluation form (student opinion). (SW)