Request for proposals for Faculty-Led Programs in 2024-2025 academic year is active, and the proposal form is available for download here . Faculty who are interested in taking ÇàÇà²Ýapp abroad in January 2025, Spring 2025, or Summer 2025 should submit with a chair’s signature by the deadline of Feb. 15th, 2024. Proposals should be submitted via email to Dr.Katia Paz Goldfarb and Tim White. Going through our process ensures that our ÇàÇà²Ýapp, faculty, and staff traveling abroad will be informed and safe, while also protecting the University and its employees from exposure to liability.
All proposals should be written by the proposed lead instructor, and will need review and signature by department chair. Faculty interested in learning about how these programs work are invited to download and review the slides () from the workshop held on Wed. January 24th, 2024
Schedule a Study Abroad presentation in your classroom or club. Contact our Program Associate for Inbound Exchange and Campus Engagement, Brooke Klinger klingerb@montclair.edu for a presentation that works best for your classroom.
The International Academic Initiatives team has an active network of returned study abroad ÇàÇà²Ýapp who have volunteered to be Study Abroad Peer Advisors (SAPA), available to make classroom presentations, host tables at fairs, talk one-on-one with prospective study abroad ÇàÇà²Ýapp and present at clubs and learning communities. Study Abroad staff members are also available on request to make presentations to faculty, departments, offices and ÇàÇà²Ýapp.
A Study Abroad Peer Advisor or staff member will speak about opportunities open to your ÇàÇà²Ýapp. Request a presentation or meeting today by emailing studyabroad@montclair.edu.
Learn about study abroad opportunities for ÇàÇà²Ýapp in your academic or regional area of interest. The Office of International Academic Initiatives offers programs for ÇàÇà²Ýapp in over 50 countries around the world, in nearly every academic discipline. Encourage your ÇàÇà²Ýapp to participate in one of the various types of programs available to them such as semester exchange programs, affiliated programs or faculty-led programs. You can help them search available programs by academic discipline or by term by exploring our Explore ProgramsÌý±è²¹²µ±ð.
To better advise ÇàÇà²Ýapp, we welcome you to become familiar with what is available and which opportunities complement your program. For more information about how study abroad works, please explore our pages or reach our Director for a meeting to answer all of your questions about study abroad.
Work at Another Institution process:
Students will need to get approval for the courses they want to study while abroad, through the Registrar’s Work at Another Institution process. Department Chairs of each major will approve study abroad courses as a ÇàÇà²Ýapp State equivalent after a student picks out the courses they propose to take while abroad. (Example: Student seeking to satisfy their History gen ed. will visit have their proposed course reviewed by the History Department Chair)  The IAI team will facilitate this, sending the courses taken abroad and the proposed equivalent to the relevant Department Chair, but our office never approves any equivalencies. Only the academic department chair can do this, determining whether or not a study abroad course satisfies a ÇàÇà²Ýapp State course. Students are responsible for providing course titles, course descriptions, and sometimes syllabi of the courses they will take abroad so Dept. Chairs can make informed decisions.
Recommendation Letters:
Students can request recommendations through their online study abroad application. If you are selected by a student to provide a reference, you will receive an e-mail with instructions outlining how to log in with your NEST credentials to complete the recommendation.
Receiving Credit:
Students may earn transfer credit upon completion of their study abroad program. Once the international transcript has been received, the Office of International Academic Initiatives will process the credits and send to Registrar.
Credit can only be earned if a student receives a C- or higher in their classes. Only the names of the classes and credits earned appear on the student’s ÇàÇà²Ýapp State transcript. Grades earned abroad on exchange programs do not appear on the ÇàÇà²Ýapp State transcript and do not impact ÇàÇà²Ýapp State GPA.
The Office of International Academic Initiatives (IAI) is committed to furthering international education and the global citizenship of ÇàÇà²Ýapp State University ÇàÇà²Ýapp through study abroad programs of all types and lengths. Faculty-led short term study abroad programs provide a unique experience for ÇàÇà²Ýapp and faculty to explore a topic or question through comparative inquiry and experiential perspective building in an international setting.
With this goal in mind we invite faculty to submit proposals and work with IAI to imagine and develop programs rich in educational opportunity.
Proposing a Program
Review Process
Proposals must have support from academic chairs and deans, whose approval is required to develop and execute a program. When reviewing proposals, chairs and deans may refer to the following guidelines:
All programs must be approved by the Office of International Academic Initiatives.
Timeline and Steps
To allow sufficient time for all necessary steps (administrative approvals, contracts, program descriptions and publicity materials, travel service contracts, student recruitment, student application processing and program cost payment and course registration) faculty should allow at least one year for the development and implementation of a faculty-led study abroad program.
Spring and Summer Programs:
- Step One: Proposal due: February 15 –
- Â Â Â IAI feedback to faculty: Early March
- Step Two: Detailed Proposal: April 1
- Once your proposal has been approved, you will be asked to submit a full proposal. The following information is required to submit a full proposal:
- Once your proposal has been approved, you will be asked to submit a full proposal. The following information is required to submit a full proposal:
- Step Three: Program Development
- Full Program Approval: Early April
- Programs publication by IAI
- Â Â Â Spring Break Programs – August
- Â Â Â Summer Session Programs – September
- Student Applications Due to IAI
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- Spring Break Programs – November 1
- Summer Session Programs – January 30
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Winter Session Programs:
- Step One: Proposal due: February 15 –
- Â Â Â IAI Feedback to Faculty: Early March
- Step Two: Detailed Proposal: April 1
- Once your proposal has been approved, you will be asked to submit a full proposal. The following information is required to submit a full proposal:
- Once your proposal has been approved, you will be asked to submit a full proposal. The following information is required to submit a full proposal:
- Step Three: Program Development
- Â Â Â Full Program Approval: Early April
- Â Â Â Program Publication: June
- Â Â Â Student Applications Due to IAI: August 1
Timetable for 2023-2024 Faculty-Led Programs |
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| Winter Program: | Proposal | Due February 15 |
| Feedback from IAI | March 1 | |
| Contact Hours & Faculty Agreement Due | March 15 | |
| Program Design with IAI | April/May | |
| Program Publication by IAI | June | |
| Student Applications DUE | August 1 | |
| Spring Break Program: | ||
| Proposal | Due February 15 | |
| Feedback from IAI | March 1 | |
| Contact Hours & Faculty Agreement Due | March 15 | |
| Program Design with IAI | April/May | |
| Program Publication by IAI | August | |
| Student Applications DUE | October 1 | |
| Summer Program: | ||
| Proposal | Due February 15 | |
| Feedback from IAI | March 1 | |
| Contact Hours & Faculty Agreement Due | March 15 | |
| Program Design with IAI | April/May | |
| Program Publication by IAI | September | |
| Student Applications Due | January 30 | |
Workshops for Faculty
International Academic Initiatives holds faculty workshops in the Fall and Spring semesters to provide an overview of Faculty-led Program development. Additionally, colleges and departments may request IAI to run a workshop for their faculty. Please check back for upcoming workshops.
If you are unable to attend a workshop please contact us at studyabroad@montclair.edu to schedule an individual meeting.
Resources for Faculty
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Advice for Program Leaders
International Educator
Hulstrand, Janet May/Jun 2008:76These six tips will help first-time and experienced leaders to organize a meaningful and safe experience that they will enjoy as much as their ÇàÇà²Ýapp.-  Faculty Program Leaders play more than the role of professor; it is important to recognize the increased level of responsibility as well as the heightened benefits that come with leading learning abroad program.
Learn how to organize a successful learning abroad program, as well as recognize the signs when a program is not going as planned, from this case study about a faculty-led program in Ghana.
Reasons to Lead a Program Abroad
There are a variety of ways in which faculty can both create and support new international opportunities that can in-turn can lead to amazing experiences for ÇàÇà²Ýapp, their department, and themselves.
Trends in Learning Abroad Programs
- Short-term learning abroad programs fulfill an important niche for ÇàÇà²Ýapp in terms of cost, length, and academic focus. Faculty-led programs are especially attractive to a wider range of ÇàÇà²Ýapp due to their connection to the home university in terms of providing guidance by trusted faculty members and course credit that directly transfer credits towards ÇàÇà²Ýapp’ degree programs.
Learning abroad programs are inherently transformative experiences in ÇàÇà²Ýapp’ lives. Should program design do more to encourage the development of specific skills and outcomes?