Interested in leading a UCA Education Abroad program?
UCA offers a variety of short-term Faculty-Led Education Abroad programs, as well as, Language Immersion programs each year. Typically lasting 10 days to one month, these programs offer UCA courses taught by faculty who travel with students and teach the course(s) to students abroad.
We will begin accepting proposals from programs taking place between March 2027 and January 2028 in early February 2026.
Timeline for Program Proposals
Faculty interested in proposing a program are encouraged to meet with Office of Education Abroad to discuss plans prior to the proposal deadline. Contact Nicolette Dacke, Director of Education Abroad at ndacke@uca.edu to schedule a meeting.
- Invitation to propose Education Abroad programs for new academic year.
Faculty proposing programs for the first time:
- Submit Abstract: Short Term Study Abroad Programs. Only one form should be submitted per program.
- Submit Short-Term Study Abroad Program Faculty Approval Form. Each participating faculty member should submit a form.
- Individual meetings held with Office of Education Abroad to review program abstract and discuss itinerary. Approval given to move forward with full proposal process.
Faculty proposing programs for the first time AND faculty proposing returning programs:
- Submit Short-Term Program Details form. Only one form should be submitted per program.
- Submit Faculty Data Form. Each participating faculty member should submit a form.
- Read and sign Faculty Leader Guidelines. Each participating faculty member should submit a form.
Faculty proposing programs for the first time AND faculty proposing returning programs:
- Individual meetings held with Office of Education Abroad to review program development and discuss budget.
- Schedule check in meetings with the Office of Education Abroad for the summer.
Faculty proposing programs for the first time AND faculty proposing returning programs:
- Continue to work with Office of Education Abroad and selected provider to polish program itinerary and budget.
Faculty proposing programs for the first time AND faculty proposing returning programs:
- Continue to work with Office of Education Abroad and selected provider to polish program itinerary and budget.
- Programs receive full approval and published online for recruitment.
