An individual faculty member, an academic department, or a group of faculty may propose a new off-campus international or domestic program, which will be designated as a pilot program for its first two years. (If a student wishes to introduce a pilot program, he/she must work with an appropriate faculty member to develop the proposal.) Pilot programs may subsequently become approved international or domestic off-campus programs.
A proposal to IDPC to establish such a program should be the result of information gathering and consultation with various constituencies. Appropriate constituencies may include academic departments, area studies programs and interested students. The Center for International and Cultural Education staff will work closely with faculty members in the process of preparing a pilot proposal.
The proposal must be submitted by February 1 of the academic year prior to the first offering of the pilot program. Download the Proposal Guidelines.
Proposals are evaluated by IDPC, which makes a recommendation to the Director of International and Cultural Education. The IDPC has the jurisdiction to determine whether:
Before the end of the pilot period for a program, IDPC will consider whether it is advisable and timely to implement it as a full program. If IDPC supports the move to a full program, it will recommend the change to the Curriculum Committee and then to the full faculty for final approval. For more information about moving from a Pilot to a Full Program, please contact the Director of International and Cultural Education.
All material on the Information for Faculty pages is derived from the IDPC Program Manual approved by the faculty on May 5, 2008.
