Initial Proposal Criteria & Guidelines

During the Initial Proposal Phase:

• Department chairs are to inform the STCC of their rotation, if they have established one, of all study-travel courses their department intends to offer.

• At least one RMC faculty and another faculty or staff member must accompany every study-travel group. Contact OIE or the Provost’s Office for support to identify additional faculty or chaperones, if necessary (refer to “Faculty Instructors & Chaperones” for more details).

• The instructor and/or chaperone(s) must demonstrate in-depth knowledge of, and experience in, the country, as well as be able to identify on-site contacts. At least one instructor or chaperone must have the ability to communicate effectively in the language spoken in the destination country(ies) where English is not in common usage.

Please refer to the Initial Proposal Criteria & Guidelines form for more details (available on our BuzzNet site).