OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONOff-Campus Program Proposal Form

This form serves as the formal proposal request for a Whitworth Off-Campus Program. All program leaders must complete this form, obtaining approval from all relevant chair signatories, and return it to the Whitworth Office of International Education: Rebecca Gahl-Partridge (rgahl-partridge@whitworth.edu), Assistant Director, Off-Campus Programs (509.777.4499).

Forms are to be submitted by May 30 of the academic year TWO YEARS PRIOR to the proposed program term. [Ex: If your proposed program term is Jan Term 2023, your application is due by May 30, 2021] Incomplete forms (i.e. lacking signatures) will not be accepted. It is the responsibility of the faculty leader(s) to obtain all required signatures in accordance with the prescribed deadline.

Program Leader: Department:

Additional Program Leader (if applicable): Department: * ALL proposed leaders must be included in program budget

Proposed Program Name & Course Information: (Ex. Anthropology in Hawaii, SO 200, 3.0 credits)

Location of program (list all expected countries and cities to be visited):

Has this program/course been previously offered? If yes, when was it most recently offered?

*All Off-Campus Programs are contingent upon subsequent COVAC review and approval of any new course(s).Contact your department chair/COVAC for questions regarding the requirements for this process.

Jan Term 20

Other (specify):

Department Chair Approval Additional Department Chair Approval (if applicable)

_____________________________________ Signature

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_____________________________________ _______________________________________ Printed name Printed name

Term/year of proposed program: Fall Semester 20

Spring Semester 20 May Term 20

Please provide information relating the course curriculum to the intended location(s) of your program. How do these locations support global learning and your curricular goals?

Current policy requires a minimum enrollment of 8 students for a short-term program (Jan/Summer) and 10 students for a semester-long program. What is your targeted number of student participants (e.g. 10, 15, 20)? Do you have a maximum number of students that you are willing to accept to your program?

Target: Maximum:

Are you planning to develop a 1-credit “prep course” for your off-campus program (include course number if known)?

Academic continuity: In the event that your program is cancelled due to underenrollment, global health crisis, or otherwise, please describe prospective challenges and mitigations to academic continuity concerns (e.g. how can students still complete this course/degree fulfillment area through other means?)

Other: Please use this space to include any questions that you may have for the Off-Campus Programs staff or to describe any unique circumstances related to your program proposal that require special consideration:

Official review of all proposals will be conducted in the summer by the Off-Campus Programs Advisory Council and Deans’ Council members. Formal feedback and approval will be announced by late summer to all program leaders. *All Off-Campus Program approvals are contingent upon subsequent COVAC review and approval of any new course(s).

Updated APR 2021

Off-Campus Programs Supplemental Questionnaire (College of Arts & Sciences)

This form is a supplement to the OCP Proposal Form and is required for all College of Arts & Sciences faculty. It is not required to submit this form at the same time you submit the OCP Proposal Form. However, both forms must be submitted by May 30th. Completed forms are to be returned via email to Rebecca Gahl-Partridge (rgahl-partridge@whitworth.edu).

Faculty Leader(s) Name: Program Name:

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Approximately how many students does this program typically enroll? (If a new program, estimate desired enrollment)

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Any patterns in types of students participating? (If a new program, leave blank)

Majors?_______________________________ Minors?___________________________ Other?__________________________

Does this off-campus program meet a requirement for a major(s)? Yes No

If yes, please specify all: __________________________________________________________________________

Does this off-campus program meet a requirement(s) for Shared Curriculum/Honors? Yes No If yes, please list all that apply:

Belief Inquiry Group (BIG), Cultural Inquiry Group (CIG) [U-tag] [G-tag], Expressive Inquiry Group (EIG)

Scientific Inquiry Group (SIG), Praxis, Core Specify here:

To Be Completed by Each Faculty Leaders’ Department Chair(s):

Department Chair #1

Taking into account this off-campus program and any other reasonably foreseeable faculty leaves for the academic year in which

this program will run, will your department be able to provide:

A sufficient # of seats for majors & other students during the academic year that this program will run?

Yes No

A normal departmental contribution to shared curriculum seats during the academic year that this program will run?

Yes No

• If no to either of these, what type of coverage is requested for this off-campus program, either to cover departmental

needs or shared curriculum contributions typically made by this faculty member? (Please be as specific as possible -e.g.

3 credit regular faculty overload in Jan, 4 credit terminal degree adjunct in fall, 3 credit senior lecturer, etc.)

• How many faculty members are on sabbatical or mini-sabbatical during this intended academic year? Other leave?

• If requesting a Jan/May swap, has the faculty member worked with the department chair and dean to agree on a course

load that will not result in the May teaching being an overload?

(Reminder: Teaching of a May Term course as a swap for Jan Term should not result in an overload)

Yes No

• Other Remarks:

Department Chair #2 (if applicable)

Taking into account this off-campus program and any other reasonably foreseeable faculty leaves for the academic year in which

this program will run, will your department be able to provide:

A sufficient # of seats for majors & other students during the academic year that this program will run?

Yes No

A normal departmental contribution to shared curriculum seats during the academic year that this program will run?

Yes No

If no to either of these, what type of coverage is requested for this off-campus program, either to cover departmental

needs or shared curriculum contributions typically made by this faculty member? (Please be as specific as possible, e.g. 3

credit regular faculty overload in Jan, 4 credit terminal degree adjunct in fall, 3 credit senior lecturer, etc.)

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How many faculty members are on sabbatical or mini-sabbatical during this intended academic year? Other leave?

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If requesting a Jan/May swap, has the faculty member worked with the department chair and dean to agree on a course

load that will not result in the May teaching being an overload?

(Reminder: Teaching of a May Term course as a swap for Jan Term should not result in an overload)

Yes No

Other Remarks:

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Updated March 2021