To make recommendations for study abroad development and expansion relevant to increasing student, staff, and faculty participation in study abroad and exchange programs to the Study Abroad Coordinator. Administrative Highlights Regarding Implementation of a Study Abroad Trip Approval Process Faculty planning to conduct a study abroad trip that was approved or conducted in the past and faculty planning a new study abroad trip will prepare a study abroad form and submit it to the appropriate department head and dean for preliminary approval. The recommendations of the Study Abroad Advisory Committee will be forwarded to the OIP for review by the Study Abroad Coordinator and OIP Director or designee, and to the appropriate department head and dean for final approval. The form is available in the Study Abroad Office. After preliminary approval by the department head and dean, the proposal will be submitted to the Study Abroad Coordinator for review by the Study Abroad Advisory Committee a minimum of four months prior to the departure date of the trip to accommodate the 90 day time period required for international travel approval and to allow time for review and publicity.
Departments can also submit proposals at their own initiative.
Continuation of recurring programs may feasibly be operated on a shorter time line. Recommendations of the Study Abroad Advisory Committee will be forwarded for review to the Study Abroad Coordinator and the OIP Director and to the appropriate department head or dean for final approval. The department head or dean will inform the Study Abroad Coordinator and the trip sponsor of final approval by presenting signed copies of the proposal, which will be maintained at the Study Abroad Office. A completed study abroad budget form and a schedule of payments form, available in the Study Abroad Office, should accompany the final proposal. When the approved proposal for a study abroad trip is received at the Study Abroad Office, the trip sponsor is responsible for requesting the specific services needed from the Study Abroad Coordinator and the Study Abroad Office.