Traveler Intake is a series of questions that Travelers are prompted to answer when they first create their account, given their organization has Intake turned on in their Organization Settings. All Intake questions are tied to the traveler's profile.
Traveler Intake can be customized by administrators with permission. To customize Traveler Intake for your organization, click here.
For partners who have purchased Single Sign-On (SSO) and Student Information System (SIS) integrations, Intake questions that are also traveler profile fields have the opportunity to be data-synced with the home campus SIS. This allows Intake responses to be pre-populated with data stored in your home campus's systems. All questions listed with an asterisk below can be integrated. To learn more about SSO and SIS services, see here.
By default, Via asks the following questions in Traveler Intake:
- First Name
- Last Name
- Traveler Type
- Home Institution
- Travel Goals/Motivations
- Previous Travel Experience
- Passport Status
- Countries of Citizenship
- Questions/Concerns
- Financial Information
- Financial Aid
- Participation Certainty
The following additional questions can be added to your organization's Intake....
- Honors Program
- Preferred Pronouns
- Academic Major
- Academic Minor
- Year in School
- Anticipated Graduation Year
- Cumulative GPA
- First-Generation Status
- Veteran Status
All Traveler Intake data is stored in the traveler’s profile, either in TRAVELER INFO or in PROGRAM PREFERENCES tabs. Travelers and admins can edit data in Traveler Info (unless the data are synced). Only Travelers can edit the data on the program preferences tab.
Admins can opt to turn Traveler Intake on/off in their Organization Settings at any time.