RIT Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs are unique and customized to provide invaluable international experiences for RIT students and the RIT community. The unique nature of study abroad requires some customized policies to better equip faculty and staff with tools to create safe and impactful programs. In general, we abide by RIT’s policies and procedures and recommend that you familiarize yourself with the policies below that are especially relevant to study abroad. Failure to comply with these policies could prevent you from leading a program.
RIT Policies
- Travel Policies & Procedures
- Conflict of Interest
- Non-Discrimination
- Title IX
- Continuity of Instruction
General Policies
- Faculty-Led Program Models - guidelines to follow when selecting a program model
- Faculty/Staff Eligibility - employment status requirements and relationship guidelines when working with third-party providers
- Required Faculty Training - outlines faculty training process in order to lead a program abroad
- COVID-19 Risk Mitigation Guidelines
- RIT Global Faculty Expense Subsidy - outlines requirements for RIT Global support of faculty member travel expenses
- Refunding Surplus Fees - overview of circumstances for refunding surplus student fees
- Student Eligibility - basic requirements for student participation
- Summer College Reimbursement - calculation for college subsidy for summer programs
- Faculty-Led Meal Reimbursement - RIT Global’s meal reimbursement policy
- Conflict of Interest - understanding how RIT’s conflict of interest policy relates to study abroad programs
- Faculty Guest Policy - RIT Global's guest policy when leading a program
- Student Guest Policy - RIT Global's guest policy for students participating on faculty-led programs
- Student Program Confirmation & Deposit
- Student Withdrawal & Refund Policy
- Travel Interruption/Cancellation Policy