Building a New Program

We're glad you’re interested in offering a faculty-directed program through Clemson! This type of program can be a very rewarding experience — not only for your student participants, but for you, the program leader, as well. At the same time, faculty-directed programs require a lot of work, from design and approval to marketing, teaching and traveling. The most successful programs are those in which the program leaders collaborate well with education abroad professionals to ensure consistency of information and timely development of the program’s course.

If you are interested in meeting to discuss creating a new program, please contact your college's program manager.

Faculty and staff who wish to develop and lead an education abroad program must complete a proposal and receive approval through their respective departments, colleges and the Office of Global Engagement (OGE). This process applies to all education abroad programs regardless of duration. Program budgets are developed in the Office of Global Engagement along with other essential components of programming, such as program eligibility and enrollment, pre-departure orientation, obtaining insurance and required release documents.

Please review our flowchart and implementation timeline for developing a faculty-directed program (PDF).

For new programs, proposals are reviewed at the pre-proposal stage by the program director's department chair and the College Global Engagement Committee. Please see the Academic Council’s policy (PDF) for additional information. Pre-proposal applications (PDF) are due 18 months prior to the proposed program start date. Please email fdprograms@clemson.edu to discuss your pre-proposal with our office.

Developing Exchange Program Proposals

If you are interested in developing an exchange program, please review the information for the international agreements process.

Travel to High-Risk Destinations

Program proposals, including travel to a country with a level 3 or 4 Travel Warning from the U.S. Department of State, require an additional review from the High-Risk Travel Advisory Group prior to approval.