New and existing international programs will be evaluated on the basis of Puget Sound’s objectives for study abroad experiences:
Objective 1: To foster intercultural competence, cross-cultural communication skills, and personal development.
Objective 2: To foster global citizenship and appreciation of international diversity and interdependencies.
Priority will be given to programs that substantively incorporate the following policies and practices, which have proven to most effectively achieve the objectives outlined above, as assessed through the rubric below.
The rubric is intended to assess program impact through the following thematic criteria:
- Integration into the Broader Curriculum
- High Impact Program Design
- Practices Associated with Intercultural Development
- Institutional and Breadth Concerns