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Timeline for Approval of New and Recurring Faculy-led Study Abroad Programs

         Last revised March 20, 2012

 

Goals: In order to promote equity among faculty members, uniformity for the IEC, and the timely dissemination of information for students, the IEC establishes the following timeline for the proposal of new or ongoing faculty-led study abroad programs which goes into effect at the start of the 2012-2013 academic year for programs proposed to run in the 2013-2014 academic year or summer thereafter. Years are shown for purposes of illustration.
  •  September 1, 2012

o       All new or recurring short term or semester programs (i.e. Summer Study in Japan, Winter Costa Rica, Winter Senegal, UC in Beijing, UC in Madrid, etc.) to be run in winter 2012-2013, summer 2013, or academic year 2013-2014 must be finalized (and staffing assigned, budgets completed, minimum enrollments established, dates and details set) by this date and approved by the Dean.

o      Center for International Programs (CIP) announces/posts online program offerings for summer 2013 and academic year 2013-2014. (This is the official start of the new study abroad application season.)

o       IEC issues call for proposals to faculty for new and recurring programs to be considered for launch in summer 2014 and academic year 2014-2015February 8, 2013

o       Study abroad application deadline (for students)

  • February 25, 2013

o       Deadline for IEC to respond to student applications

  • March 1, 2013

o       Deadline for faculty to submit proposals for new or recurring programs to run in summer 2014 or academic year 2014-2015

  • March 6, 2013

o        Deadline for students to appeal denials or changes to their study abroad applications

  • Week of March 11, 2013

o       Mandatory pre-departure orientation course begins (required of all students studying abroad in fall 2013)

  • April 2013 IEC meeting

o       IEC reviews faculty proposals of new or recurring study abroad programs intended to run summer 2014, winter 2014-2015, or academic year 2014-2015

  • May 1, 2013

o       IEC makes a recommendation about proposals to the Dean

  • August 1, 2013

o       Dean approves (or not) proposed faculty programs

  • September 1, 2013

o       CIP announces/posts online program offerings for summer 2014 and academic year 2014-2015 programs

 

Ursinus College Center for International Programs