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You will find below the questions included in the online application.  The evaluation of proposals will focus on a number of key issues, each of which must be addressed in the online application. 

All new undergraduate study abroad programs should address one or more of the learning outcomes articulated in the vision statement of the Strategic Plan for Internationalizing Loyola in addition to the specific discipline related learning outcomes of the program.  The proposal should address these specific learning outcomes and how they will be accomplished and assessed.

a.    Knowledge: Loyola graduates will know and understand

i.    their culture in a global and comparative context; 
ii.   that their culture is one of many diverse cultures and that alternate perceptions and behavior may be based in cultural differences;
iii.  how historical and current forces shape world systems;  
iv.   other languages and cultures (beliefs, values, perspectives, practices, and products).

b.    Skills: Loyola graduates will

i.    interpret issues and situations from more than one cultural perspective;   
ii.   use knowledge, diverse cultural frames of reference, and alternate perspectives to think critically and to work toward more just relationships within and between societies;
iii.  speak, listen, read, and/or write in a language other than their first language.

c.    Attitudes: Loyola graduates will

i.    be willing to learn from others who are culturally different from themselves 
ii.   accept cultural differences and tolerate cultural ambiguity;
iii.  appreciate the language, art, religion, philosophy, and material culture of different  peoples.

1.    Overview
Description of the program, a clear statement of program objectives, proposed dates, information on the program site including how it relates to the academic program and mission of the sponsoring department/unit and college and the learning outcomes. Include any country specific issues and language spoken in courses.

2.    Academic content

a.    Course syllabi 
b.    Relationship to Loyola curriculum
c.    Method for evaluation of credit, e.g. number of classroom hours, pre-departure classes, field trips, internships, etc.
d.    Prerequisites for program/courses
e.    Loyola University New Orleans strongly urges programs in non-English speaking countries to incorporate a language component. It is understood that this may not be possible in short-term programs. If English is not the country’s language, is foreign language study or instruction in the native language to take place? If so, what are the arrangements? How will language learning be reinforced? If the foreign language is not to be used in the program, how will instruction be provided? What kinds of support will students receive to help them function outside the classroom?

3.    Program Activities
Provide an overview of the field trips and how local faculty, students, and resources will enhance instruction.

4.    Cultural Immersion
Please describe opportunities for cultural immersion in the host culture? Host families, service learning, internships, etc.

5.    Logistical Arrangements
Provide an overview of the logistical arrangements, including travel to and from the host country and transportation within the host country. Please provide information on the organization making these arrangements. Supplemental material should be provided for all in-country transportation including contracts, insurance, etc.

6.    On-site administrative infrastructure
What infrastructure is needed on site? Please provide detailed information on housing, class space, local field trips, internet access, study space, library, etc? How will this be provided? Is there a partner university or institution or travel agent? What are Loyola's responsibilities? What are host institution responsibilities? If you are using host families, how are they selected? Supervised? Evaluated?

7.    Student requirements

a.    What are the admission requirements?  GPA? Major?
b.    Will applicants to your program be required to submit a recommendation from a professor?
c.    What student constituency is this program expected to serve?
d.    What efforts will be made to reach out to traditionally underserved students?
e.    What is the application deadline and program deposit amount?  
f.     When is the balance due?
g.    What, if any, arrangements have been made for students with disabilities?  
h.    Are visas required?  Who assists students with obtaining a visa?

8.    Health and safety

a.    Will the participants need to take any special health precautions?
b.    What are the safety and security risks at the proposed program site, and how will these be addressed?

9.    Orientation, reflection and assessment
Please describe

a.    Pre-departure and on-site orientation
b.    Opportunities for student reflection on their experience living in another culture, in not addressed in syllabi
c.    Assessment of learning outcomes, if not addressed in syllabi

10.    Student Enrollment

a.    Estimate the student enrollment initially and in subsequent years. What evidence supports these estimates?
b.    What is the minimum enrollment needed to cover costs?
c.    Are there contingency plans to cover financial losses?
d.    What kind of potential does the program have to develop and grow? Is this a site that might be valuable to other departments or colleges?

11.    Supplemental Documents

a.    Itinerary
c.    Budget - See the Study Abroad Budget Template
d.    Letters of support from the appropriate chairperson and dean(s), indicating department and college commitment to the program. See sample letters of support.
e.    Optional supporting documentation including contracts and/or publications on physical facilities including housing, institutional affiliation, classroom space, study space, travel agency, transportation agency, CVs of non-Loyola faculty, etc.

Before beginning the application for a new program, please review the Loyola Policies for Faculty-Led Programs and the Education Abroad Emergency Guidelines and meet with Mariette Thomas in the Center for International Education.

Any new study abroad program must be reviewed and approved by the following departments and committees:

1.   Sponsoring department
2.   College with letter of approval from the Dean
3.   The Internationalization Review and Advisory Committee reviews the programs adherence to study abroad guidelines and risk management issues.  Proposals must be submitted to the Internationalization Review and Advisory Committee by September 1 for summer programs to be run in the following summer, or March 1 for J-term programs to be run in the following January.  Other proposals should be submitted a minimum of 10 months in advance.  The Internationalization Review and Advisory Committee will take one of the following actions on any new program:

• Approve unconditionally or with minor changes not affecting the finances, curriculum or strategic planning of the college.  Refer to UC&CC for review.
• Approve with recommendations or conditions with financial, curriculum or strategic planning implications.  Proposal would go back to the College for changes.
• Not approve with specific recommendations.  Proposal would go back to the College for changes.

4.    University Courses and Curriculum Committee (UC&CC): Once the program is approved by the Internationalization Review and Advisory Committee the application will be sent to the UC&CC by September 1. Upon approval by the UC&CC, the proposal will be sent  to the Provost for final approval (Please note, that this timeline may not be adequate time to advertise and recruit sufficient numbers of students.) 

If the Provost grants approval, the program will be evaluated with a site visit during its first year of operation. The Provost will then determine whether to approve the program for further operation on the basis of the site evaluation and a consideration of the first year operation including the results of the participants' assessment of the program. 

Approval after the first year, if granted, is effective for five years. If it is determined that a program is no longer complying with the risk management/accreditation criteria, the program approval is immediately suspended pending resolution of risk management/accreditation criteria.  

Any of the following changes in a program will require that the changes be resubmitted with supporting documentation on the change to the Internationalization Review and Advisory Committee for approval.  Faculty directors should submit any changes by September 1 for summer programs, or March 1 for J-term programs. Changes for other terms should be submitted a minimum of 10 months in advance. 

a.    Location
b.    Housing
c.    Local host/travel agent
d.    Courses - Experimental courses can be offered one time on study abroad programs but must go through the university course approval before being offered again.  

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