- Academic Programs & Support
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- Study Abroad
- Faculty Led Travel Courses
- Faculty-Led Programming
Faculty-Led Programming
As a Faculty member of Western Carolina University, you have the unique opportunity to create a course which integrates seamlessly with the curriculum on Western's campus but provides cultural and environmental immersion abroad. This allows a Faculty-Led Travel Course to relate to student life and campus culture while providing a higher level of interaction between students and faculty.
It's time to plan AY 2025/2026 programs
Review the slide deck from the AY25/26 Faculty-Led Information Sessions
- How to start planning + deadlines
- The faculty experience in ViaTRM
- The student experience in ViaTRM
- Updated forms, policies, and suggestions to manage student program commitment
Miss the sessions in October or have questions about planning a program?
Schedule a one-on-one meeting with us!
There are four types of Faculty-Led Travel Courses:
- Courses taught in domestic locations across the United States and surrounding territories
- Overseas courses taught in foreign countries
- Faculty teaching courses abroad at partner universities
- Language intensive or other courses taught at 3rd Party sites
- Click the "Start Today" button at right to express interest in planning a faculty-led
program.
You aren't commiting to running a trip, this just gets you access to all the planning documents and information! We will only follow up with you if you start submitting documents.
- Accept the Canvas course invitation sent by our office
- Review the application steps and documentation
- Submit the Steps 1 - 3 (Program Proposal, Detailed Itenerary, Policy 100 Form, Proposed Budget) by the application/proposal deadline. See deadlines below.
Questions? Contact us at facultyledtravel@wcu.edu or Find a meeting time that works for you.
Proposed programs must exist completely inside one of these three date ranges.
Fall: First day of class - 14 calendar days following the last day of Fall exams
Spring: 14 calendar days before classes start - last day of Spring exams
Summer: All days inbetween the end of Spring exams and the start of Fall classes
Trips are not allowed to span two seperate designations due to conflicts with course creation, student registration, and financial aid regulations. Date guidelines are not credit dependant, as not-for-credit programs still involve banner course building and student registration. Not certain if your trip will qualify? Please reach out to us for assistance.
Proposal deadlines for Fall 2025 have been updated to accomodate increased faculty
workload following Hurricane Helene. All other deadlines remain unaffected.
| Program Term | Submit Program Application |
|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | January 6, 2025 (was November 30, 2024) |
| Spring 2026 | May 30, 2025 |
| Summer 2026 | May 30, 2025 |
| Program Term | Submit Program Application (all year prior) |
|---|---|
| Fall | Last day of November |
| Spring | Last day of May |
| Summer | Last day of May |
