How to Start

Along with following the steps listed below, please refer to the Faculty pre-departure checklist for a more detailed list of necessary steps required when leading a program abroad.

• Apply for a travel grant to visit the proposed site one year before the intended program dates.
• Review The Forum on Education Abroad’s “Code of Ethics” and “Standards of Good Practice for Short-Term Education Abroad Programs”.
• Review ‘Faculty-led Study Abroad Policy’ Manual.
• Submit program proposal to the International Education Council (with endorsements by the department chair and the college dean) 6-8 months before the dates of the program. The proposal must include a budget.
• Apply for individual Pro Card (submit application to SAGL); read the guidelines regarding its use.
• Attend crisis management and budget training through SAGL and review SAFETI.
  
• Provide information and photos to the Office of Study Abroad and Global Learning to promote the program.
• Create study abroad course in Banner. 
• Inform students of scholarship opportunities (World Topper Scholarship, Student Government Association Scholarship, etc.).
• Ensure all student participants are registered for study abroad course.
• Create invoices charging students for study abroad program, submit these to SAGL.
• Submit names of student participants to SAGL for the purchase of insurance.
• Forward “Release and Contact Sheet” and “Program Leader Emergency Information” to SAGL.
• Upon return from the program submit a 300-word report detailing how the program went and what difficulties were encountered.