Pre-Proposal Form
Faculty-Led Short Term Pre-Proposal Form
Thank you for your interest in leading a student group abroad. This pre-proposal form should only be completed after meeting with the Director of Study Abroad and Faculty-led Programs Coordinator.
The purpose of this pre-proposal is to help you begin working through the necessary program details and ensure that you have the initial support of the Chair and Dean to develop the program. Please read the CMU policies for international programsbefore completing this Pre-Proposal Form to ensure that the program details will comply with the policies.
The pre-proposal is due 18 months prior to the start of the program. The final proposalwill be due April 15 of the year prior to the start of the program.
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2. Department:
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3. Email:
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4. Telephone:
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5. Name of the co-leader
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6. Department of the co-leader:
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7. Email of the co-leader:
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8. Telephone of the co-leader:
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9. Course to be developed - Title:
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10. Course designator Number:Click or tap here to enter text.
11. Number of credits:
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12. Which Student population are you targeting:
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☐ Undergraduate
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13. Destination(s) to be visited:
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- City(ies): Click or tap here to enter text.
14. Please describe the academic content of the course in relation to the chosen destination(s)?
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15. Length of program and approximate dates (i.e. 3 weeks in May):
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16. What are the learning goals of this course?
The following are the recommended goals of The Forum on Education Abroad’s Standards of Good Practice for Short-Term Programs:
A.Student Development: The program provides opportunities that encourage student development (e.g., leadership skills, service orientation, maturity, tolerance for ambiguity, growth in cultural awareness).
B.Learning Outcomes: The program fosters discipline-specific and/ or interdisciplinary learning outcomes appropriate to the curriculum, site, and program goals.
C.Language and Intercultural Development: The program provides language and intercultural development opportunities appropriate to its mission.
D.Intrapersonal Development: The program includes opportunities for reflection during and after the experience.
E.Environmental and Cultural Responsibility: The organization fosters faculty, staff and student awareness and minimization of harmful individual and program-related environmental and social-cultural impacts.
F.Assessment: The student learning outcomes and overall student experience are assessed at the program’s conclusion so that subsequent program are improved based on this assessment.
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17. How will cross-cultural learning be facilitated for the students (interactions with locals, homestays, cultural “debriefing” sessions, reflective essays etc.)?
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18. Are there other CMU faculty-led programs offered by your department? Please list them here:
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19. How does this program differ from other faculty-led programs offered by your department?
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20. Will salary be paid by the academic department or college? Is there a minimum number of students required, how many?
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Faculty Leader:
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Approval of Department Chair:
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Approval of College Dean:
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*Please email the completed and signed form to the Faculty-Led Programs Coordinator.
***Once the pre-proposal is approved, the Faculty-Led Programs Coordinator will work with the Faculty Leaders to develop the final program proposal.