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Beyond The Classroom Matters Catalog

Study Abroad - Global Partner

Description

Description - Describes how students engage, what they do, reflecting the nature and depth of the program/experience.

Students engage in a summer, semester, or academic year program with an independent study abroad organization.
Term

Term - The semester in which the activity occurs

Spring 2017
Category

Category - Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) category with which this engagement activity is most closely aligned, from the perspective of the student in the activity.

Education Abroad Programs & Servicesdefinition

Education Abroad Programs & Services - Education Abroad Programs and Services facilitate and oversee student participation in educational experiences that occur in countries outside the institution's home country.

Campus Label

Campus Label - Type of purposeful activity, as defined across units

Study Abroad
Division

Division - University organization

Academic Affairs
Department

Department - University organization

International Programs
Unit

Unit - University organization

Study Abroad
Special Designation

Special Designation - Engagement has a special designation based on review of educational purpose and intentional design.

GLD-Global Learning
Time on Task

Time on Task - Amount of time that a student engages in this activity (including orientation/training, supervision/feedback, reflection on learning).

400 or more hours
Participation Entry

Participation Entry - Extent to which participation is restricted (e.g., minimum GPA, classification)

Any students with required credentials (such as GPA, hours earned) can participate
Minimum Credit Hours

Minimum Credit Hours - Number of credit hours or years in college required to participate in this activity

30 hours or 1 year completed at USC
Minimum GPA

Minimum GPA - Minimum GPA required to participate in this activity

2.5 - 2.99
Other Requirements

Other Requirements - Additional requirements to participate in this activity

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Expectations

Expectations - How expectations are communicated to students about how they will engage in this program

Group orientation / class session(s)
Active Learning

Active Learning - What students do; the nature or type of the engagement, that is expected to contribute to their learning

Study / Practice intellectual skillsdefinition

Study / Practice intellectual skills - Engage in activity designed to develop knowledge, skills, and disposition regarding intellectual well-being, such as study skills, time management, managing personal affairs


Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge/Skills - Knowledge applied and/or skills practiced by students as they engage in this activity

Intercultural knowledge and competencedefinition

Intercultural knowledge and competence - Apply and/or practice cultural self-awareness, worldview frameworks, empathy, verbal and non-verbal communication, curiosity, and openness.


Integrative and applied learningdefinition

Integrative and applied learning - Make connections among ideas and experiences, synthesize and transfer learning to new, complex situations within and beyond the campus

Interacts With

Interacts With - With whom students directly interact, as they engage in this activity

External agency (employer, college, school, community agency)
Diversity

Diversity - Extent to which student learning about diversity is included in program structure

Not deliberately included in program structuredefinition

Not deliberately included in program structure - Interactions with or observation of diverse others, and/or discussions about diversity may happen by chance, but are not intentionally included in the structure of the program/experience

Feedback

Feedback - How and from whom students receive feedback on their engagement in this program

Group / class session with external supervisor or professional
Reflection

Reflection - How, and with whom, students engage in reflection on their learning while engaged in this activity

(1-1) session(s) with faculty
Program Website

Program Website - For additional information, go to the unit website.

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Rubric

Rubric - Describes specific expectations for student involvement in the activity

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