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Faculty Program Proposal

Syracuse Abroad accepts proposals from Syracuse faculty on an annual basis for Summer and Short-Term courses taught the following year.


Proposal Review Timeline:

  • Complete online program proposal form by January 20 deadline

  • Faculty will be notified in June with decisions


Faculty are required to submit a program proposal each year that a program will be considered, but returning programs submit an abbreviated version. There is no guarantee that a program will run every year.

The final proposals, new and returning, will be reviewed as a packet by your Dean and Syracuse Abroad, according to already established criteria. These include:
  • Priorities of the School or College for strategic growth in study abroad/away opportunities
  • Compelling rationale and course content
  • Academic standards consistent with semester courses
  • Viable audience on the SU campus and potentially beyond SU
  • Program fit in context of other offerings abroad
  • Support of SU Center, if offered at a Center
  • Financial viability
  • Health & Safety Outlook
Faculty proposing Summer programs cannot be on leave in Fall or Spring preceding the program. Faculty proposing Short Term programs cannot be on leave the semester preceding the proposed program.


Faculty who are applying for a new program or course:


Faculty who are requesting a previously run program be renewed for the upcoming year:

Submit Proposal For Returning Program/Course