WSU Travel Study
Faculty Course Proposal Form
REPEAT COURSES
Proposal Deadlines:
· February 1st – for NEW programs to be taught during the following Fall or Spring semester (a course that has not been offered during the last four years must be resubmitted as a new proposal).
· April 1st – for REPEAT programs to be taught during the following Fall or Spring semester
· October 1st – for new or repeat courses to be taught during the following Summer
Proposal Process:
All proposals (new or repeat) are reviewed by the Travel Study Advisory Committee. Once the TSAC has made a decision about the proposal, the committee’s recommendation is forwarded to the Faculty Senate. The Faculty Senate’s recommendation is then forwarded to Meet & Confer. Once that body has made its decision, the proposal must have the signatures of the Assistant Vice President of International Programs and Services and, in the case of international travel, the President, in order for the program to proceed.
Attach the Following:
Course Syllabus (Submit a complete course syllabus that includes well-articulated student learning goals and outcomes, the course reading list, and course assignments.)
☐ Approval Form Cover Sheet (signature page)
I. General Information
A. Course Title: Click here to enter text.
(Note: The name of the place of study should appear in the title.)
B. Course Number: Click here to enter text.
C. Course level (100/200/300): Click here to enter text.
(What is the rationale for offering the course at his level? (Note: The intellectual challenge of the course, its scope, and the work required of students must be appropriate for the proposed level.)
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D. Number of credit hours: Click here to enter text.
E. Primary course locations (cities and countries): Click here to enter text.
II. Faculty Director(s) Information
A. Primary Faculty Director
a) Name: Click here to enter text.
b) Department: Click here to enter text.
c) Office phone: Click here to enter text.
d) Email address: Click here to enter text.
e) Training and experience to contribute to this course (if the course topic is outside your academic discipline, describe what training and experience you have to teach this course): Click here to enter text.
B. Second Faculty Director
a) Name: Click here to enter text.
b) Department: Click here to enter text.
c) Office phone: Click here to enter text.
d) Email address: Click here to enter text.
e) Training and experience to contribute to this course (if the course topic is outside your academic discipline, describe what training and experience you have to teach this course): Click here to enter text.
C. When there are two faculty directors:
a) How will you share responsibilities? If the second director is not teaching, describe the role s/he will play in the leadership team. Click here to enter text.
b) What experience do you have working together? Click here to enter text.
c) Which director will teach the course if the enrollment fails to reach the minimum number, or the budget projection makes two directors too expensive? Click here to enter text.
If applicable, please list all other personnel who will be part of the trip and describe their role, specific duties, and how/if each one will be compensated (note: the general guideline for adult accompaniment is no more than two leaders for each course. Additional numbers may increase the course cost for students. Selection of personnel may not violate MnSCU Board policy on nepotism, http://www.mnscu.edu/board/policy/410.html).
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G. Course travel dates: Click here to enter text.
H. Minimum enrollment: Click here to enter text.
(Note: There should be at least 10 students per instructor in order to keep course costs reasonable. If proposed minimum is less than 10, provide a rationale for the lower number and indicate how you will keep the course cost affordable.)
I. Maximum enrollment: Click here to enter text.
J. Targeted audience for recruitment to this course (e.g., Biology majors, first generation students, general audience, first year students, etc.):
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K. How you plan to recruit students:
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L. Will you allow students from other MnSCU institutions to apply to this course?
☐ Yes ☐ No
M. Will you allow community members to register for this experience through ACE?
☐ Yes ☐ No
N. Course revision: Please explain what changes you made based on the experience and student evaluations or other factors.
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O. Pre-departure course meeting dates:
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P. Post-trip course meeting dates:
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II. Health and Safety
A. Describe any health or safety issues that may be relevant for the kind of course you are proposing or the location(s) of the course. (This might include planned course activities, type of transportation, information from the Centers for Disease Control, etc.). Note that no Travel Study course will be allowed to travel to a country under a U.S. State Department travel warning.Click here to enter text.
B. Best practice in study abroad risk management recommends that Travel Study instructors work collaboratively with staff in International Programs to select and interact with appropriate travel agents/providers either in the U.S. or at the course destination.Do you have a specific travel agent/provider with whom you prefer to work?☐ Yes ☐ NoIf so, please explain:Click here to enter text.
C. With risk management factors and fairness to all participants as primary goals, students and leaders are expected to travel as a group to the destination, throughout the program, and return together. (WSU Regulation 3-34). For this Travel Study course, will at least one university employee be accompanying students in both the departure and return portions of the course?
☐ Yes ☐No
If no, please detail the academic or unusual circumstance that require that students travel unaccompanied for this course:
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D. Are there any physical capacities or skills required for this course? (Examples might include ability to walk 10 miles a day over difficult terrain, or ability to endure tropical conditions without air conditioning, etc.)
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If yes, please describe:
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E. A 2015 MnSCU audit of faculty-led off-campus study programs across MnSCU institutions identified important logistics, health, and safety concerns. To ensure you prepare your students well for the experience they will have on your course, plan to hold at least one pre-departure orientation meeting and at least one orientation session after arriving on-site.Please indicate your understanding of and agreement with this recommendation:☐ Yes ☐ No
F. Faculty leaders are discouraged from taking dependent children on WSU-sponsored programs because this may unintentionally hinder the faculty leader’s focus on the WSU students participating in the program. If you wish to travel with dependent children, an additional, non-teaching adult must accompany the group to provide child care. Costs for this person and for dependent children are the responsibility of the faculty leader, and proof of insurance coverage abroad for children and child care provider must be provided to International Programs. Faculty leaders must understand and agree to the expectations for meeting contact hour requirements, participating in all curricular and co-curricular activities and excursions, and providing emergency support for the enrolled students.If you are requesting approval for dependent children to accompany you, please provide specifics:Click here to enter text.
III. Proposed Budget
Once your proposal is approved by the Travel Study Advisory Committee you will be asked to develop a tentative course budget in consultation with the International Programs office. In reviewing course proposals, the TSAC looks for evidence of overall course planning that leads to cost effective options for students.
IV. Course Itinerary and Logistics
A. Who are your on-site contacts, facilitators, and collaborators and what role will they have in enhancing the learning experiences of the students?
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B. Proposed daily schedule. Please follow the template below and be as specific as you can. It is expected that at least two blocks of the day (i.e., morning, afternoon, or evening) will be used for course-related activities. There should be a healthy balance compatible with living and traveling conditions between course activities – including classroom time, excursions, and assignments – and free time. Note that instructors must make a good case for the amount of travel proposed.
Day 1
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Logistical needs:
Group lunch ☐ Group dinner ☐ Bus ☐ Guide ☐ Classroom space ☐
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Day 2
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Group lunch ☐ Group dinner ☐ Bus ☐ Guide☐ Classroom space ☐
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Day 5
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Day 6
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Day 7
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Day 9
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Day 10
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Day 11
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Day 12
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Day 13
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Day 14
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Day 15
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Day 16
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