All CALS faculty and staff must work through CALS Study Abroad (located within CALS Academic Affairs) to offer credit-bearing international experiences for students (undergraduate and graduate). CALS Study Abroad and International Academic Programs (the University’s central study abroad office) partner to provide infrastructure and support necessary to ensure UW policies are met, the health and safety of students, and program success. CALS faculty and staff must contact the Assistant Dean for International and Experiential Learning to discuss relevant policies and procedures regarding their students participating in credit-bearing international experiences.
The purpose of this CALS policy is to ensure, to the fullest extent possible, that the health and safety of UW-Madison students (undergraduate and graduate) are protected and that CALS employees follow University and UW-System standards, policies, and requirements in the development and operation of University-affiliated international travel with students when academic credit is earned.
Examples of a situation where a CALS faculty or staff member must contact the Assistant Dean for International and Experiential Learning, include (but are not limited to):
- CALS faculty or staff are interested in taking a group of students abroad and are awarding academic credit for their participation.
- CALS faculty or staff are working with undergraduate or graduate students who are conducting research or participating in an internship abroad and earning academic credit.
- CALS faculty or staff are mentoring graduate students who are enrolled in academic credit and attending a conference or site visit as part of the academic credit.
- CALS faculty or staff are working with an international institution and are interested in having students receive credits from said institution.