Types of Faculty-Directed Programs
ASU faculty may propose an international or domestic summer program, Global Intensive Experience (GIE) program, or semester program (A, B, or C session). While many of the processes are similar, here are a few distinctive elements:
| Faculty-Directed Summer Programs | Global Intensive Experience (GIE) Programs |
Faculty-Directed Semester Programs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Duration | 2-9 weeks during the summer | 7- to 12-day program that take place during academic breaks | Dynamically dated program that takes place during A, B, or C session during a semester |
| Course Format | Coursework is taught during program and may include limited pre- or post-program work | The program may be a standalone course or attached to a semester course | Coursework is taught during program and may include limited pre- or post-trip work |
| Compensation | Eligible faculty may receive a summer salary per the program budget | Faculty teach course(s) as part of their semester teaching load and therefore do not receive additional salary |
Faculty teach course(s) as part of their semester teaching load and therefore do not receive additional salary |
| Budget Model | Tuition is rolled into a program fee that students pay | Students pay their ASU tuition as normal and a separate program fee | Students pay their ASU tuition as normal and a separate program fee |
| Enrollment | Minimum of 10 students | Minimum of 10 students | Minimum of 10 students |