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OIP coordinates and facilitates opportunities for faculty to lead a group of SFA students using one or more of their courses (as included in the approved inventory of courses).

OIP will assist in the developing logistical arrangements, programmatic support and travel arrangements. The office will also assist in budget development of the activity and collect/disburse funds for programmatic costs.

SFA professors who wish to sponsor a study abroad program for SFA students must be familiar with SFA procedures and policies in regards to foreign travel/study. More information on foreign travel can be found on the Controller's Travel Office website. Faculty must also be familiar with the requirements of the State of Texas and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board with respect to foreign travel and study.

Applications for faculty-led programs are available in the OIP office, located on the fourth floor of the Liberal Arts North Building, Room 402. There are also links to all the required forms below. A completed application must be sent to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for final approval. Once that approval is obtained, planning and fee collection may begin in earnest.

Faculty salaries are paid by departmental teaching allocation. Generally three or six hours credit is provided during summer I or summer II semesters. Travel cost of the instructor is prorated over the pool of student participants.

Students will pay SFA tuition and fees and their share of the programmatic and travel expenses.

The following is a brief overview of the application process.

  1. Faculty are responsible to complete the required proposal form, including: course(s) name/number/credits earned, rationale of why the course(s) should be taught overseas, program location/dates with a detailed itinerary, projected costs for students and complete program budget.
  2. Faculty are responsible to have the proposal signed by their department Dean and Chair, then return to the OIP for review.
  3. Faculty are responsible to complete the required Travel Request form to accompany their proposal.
  4. OIP will review the proposal, make necessary recommendations and sign.
  5. OIP will forward the proposal on to the Provost and Board of Regents for final on-campus approval.
  6. Upon final completion, the OIP will forward the packet on to the THECB for state approval.

General Guidelines

Minimum Length of Course
All shortened courses shall consist of the same number of class contact hours as similar courses offered in a regular session or summer session; that is, normally 45 to 48 contact hours. Courses shall also have the same objectives, requirements, and quality of instruction as regular length courses.

Students may not carry more courses at a time in a shortened format than will give them total credit of one semester credit hour per week of instruction.

No three-credit hour course shall consist of fewer than nine days of classes offered over not less than three weeks.

All requirements for three-credit hour courses shall apply proportionately to courses for one, two, four, or other credit hour values.

Students
All students enrolled must have met all institutional standards for admission and must have been actually admitted to the institution.

All students enrolled in out-of-state/country classes should be students who are regularly enrolled in other on-campus courses at the institution, or Texas citizens working on a degree program at the institution.

Required documents for faculty led study abroad programs.

Faculty Proposed Courses for Summer 2007...coming soon!

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