Academics and education abroad

Academics and Education Abroad

Advising, Approvals and Articulations

Presenters

• Lisa Loberg - California Lutheran University

• Skylar Lowe - Loyola Marymount University

• Travis Pentz - University of California, San Diego

Academic advising and education abroad

• Academics can affect students' decision to go abroad

• Increased efforts to integrate academic advising into

education abroad

• Different approaches at each institution

Advising for Students

• Academic advising structures

• Advising that happens in the Study Abroad Office

Advising pitfalls and potential solutions

• Territorial issues

• Enhancing the process

• Empowering students

Course approval process

• Nuts and bolts of course approvals

• California Lutheran University

• Loyola Marymount University

• San Diego State University

• University of California, San Diego

Comparisons in course articulations

• CLU

• LMU

• SDSU

• UCSD

Other Things to Consider

•The importance of education abroad as an academic

experience, not just tourism; the program should be

academically relevant, allowing students to learn about

the new culture, location, and their field from a different

perspective

•As EA professionals not only are we battling barriers

like cost and course availability, but also

misconceptions about the study abroad experience

Questions and Answers