Successful program leaders start working on program development 18 to 24 months before taking students abroad.
As you develop your ideas, there are a lot of people at MSU that can give you a hand such as other experienced program leaders, your college representatives, area studies staff, and the OSA team. Please let us know about your program idea and we can help you make these connections.
Program proposals are due as follows:
| Winter Break, Spring Semester and Spring Break programs: | January 31 the year prior |
| Summer Semester programs: | August 15 the year prior |
| Fall Semester and Academic Year programs: | October 31 the year prior |
Use the following points as a guideline as you begin gathering information.
What, if any, first-hand experience do you have in the region / country and, if applicable, host country language?
Which student population are you targeting?
What courses will be taught on-site (MSU courses or host institution courses)?
What is the academic content of this course?
What are the proposed program’s academic and experiential student learning goals?
Do you intend to integrate community engagement, service learning, internships and / or field research for credit?
How will this study abroad program enhance the value of students’ degrees?
How will the academic content relate to the chosen country / location?
How is the proposed length of the program conducive to achieving the stated learning outcomes?
How do the program’s learning goals support college / department strategies for study abroad?
How does the program contribute to your and/or your department’s research agenda (optional)?
What other MSU study abroad programs already exist in the region and in the proposed subject matter area?
Tell us what you know at this point and don’t worry about the details you haven’t worked out yet. This step is to help you connect with resources to support your efforts.
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