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DVC Short-Term Academic Study Away Program Information
I. Summary and Background
DVC recognizes the importance of learning and engagement beyond the Contra Costa Community College District. The
District currently offers semester-length programs through the Northern California Study Abroad Consortium. The
Short-Term Academic Study Away Programs (STASAP) described in this document are faculty-developed and faculty-led
initiatives meant to reach a different student audience particularly during the inter-session and the summer. The shorter
format may appeal to students who might not have the time or finances to enroll in a semester program yet still want an
opportunity to study away. DVC faculty will develop proposals with an education vendor that meets the DVC guidelines
and criteria. Faculty interested in creating a STASAP will submit their proposal for review and approval.
II. Proposal Guidelines
Proposals will consist of the application and a short description of course or courses, proposed pedagogy, target
audience, location, rationale, and, if appropriate, how the experience provided by the program will benefit the larger
campus community. Program course load must come from existing department load. Faculty should include with the
Application the Proposed Vendor Contract, and S
pecific Program Details (Exhibit A).
III. Application Proposal and Project Timeline
SUMMER/INTERSESSION
NO LATER THAN:
Academic year prior
to proposed program
.
April 1
April 15
May 1
Summer
IV. Proposal Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be reviewed in the following areas:
• Location is relevant to academic content of course.
• SLOs are evident and achievable for course(s).
• Identified vendor meets DVC guidelines and criteria.
• Faculty can reasonably expect to enroll sufficient students to make the program financially viable.
• Faculty have a well-conceived recruitment and marketing plan.
• Program goals adhere to DVC’s strategic directions.
Please note that the STASAP will provide compensation for course load only. Faculty may negotiate additional benefits
with the educational vendor.
In consultation with STASAP committee member(s), a faculty member develops
the study abroad idea with department support, and finds educational vendor(s)
that meets the DVC guidelines and the criteria described in Distric
t Business
Procedures 8.21.
Faculty member may submit an application to the STASAP committee of the
Academic Senate one academic year prior to departure.
The STASAP committee reviews applications and forwards recommended
applications to the Vice President of Instruction and the Vice President of
Business Services.
The Vice President of Ins
truction and the Vice President of Business Services
review the applications. (Faculty and STASAP Chairperson may be invited to
meet with the Vice Presidents and/or their designees.) Approved
applications are forwarded to the Governing Board.
Governing Board rev
iews contract. Program may be advertised and
promoted following Board approval.
Faculty member will submit a post-program report to the Short-Term
Academic Study Away Program Committee.
Within 2 months
after return