4.1.12 Overseas and Off-Campus Programs

Lewis & Clark offers an extensive program of overseas and off-campus study opportunities. Each year some 15 percent of our undergraduate students participate in approximately 25 programs, either abroad or in selected areas of the United States. A full 50 percent of the present CAS faculty at Lewis & Clark have led study groups going to over 66 countries. The Graduate School also offers overseas study programs.

A faculty member who wishes to lead an already established College of Arts and Sciences overseas or off-campus program or design a new program should first discuss the proposal with the director of overseas and off-campus programs. A formal proposal is then submitted to the director after receiving approval from the department chair, program director, and/or the associate dean. The proposal is then reviewed by the International Studies Coordinating Committee, and input gathered from students and other faculty familiar with the applicant. Final approval of the proposal is granted by the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in consultation with the chair of the International Studies Coordinating Committee. In principle, any faculty member in the institution is eligible to lead an overseas or off-campus program.