Asee peer logo

Managing a Required International Experience for all Undergraduate Engineering Students at a 4-Year Public University

Download Paper |

Conference

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana

Publication Date

June 15, 2014

Start Date

June 15, 2014

End Date

June 18, 2014

ISSN

2153-5965

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

Tagged Division

International

Page Count

11

Page Numbers

24.883.1 - 24.883.11

DOI

10.18260/1-2--22816

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/22816

Download Count

351

Request a correction

Paper Authors

biography

Audra N. Morse Texas Tech University

visit author page

Dr. Audra Morse, P.E., is the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the Whitacre College of Engineering and a professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering at Texas Tech University. She leads the Engineering Opportunities Center which provides retention, placement, and academic support services to WCOE students.

visit author page

Download Paper |

Abstract

Managing a Required International Experience for all Undergraduate Engineering Students at a 4‐Year Public University The [College Name] at [Institution Name] implemented a required international requirement for all undergraduate students entering in the Fall 2013 and after.  The international experience requirement may be satisfied by any of the following:  [1] receiving course credit (minimum 3 hours) during a study abroad experience (faculty directed programs, traditional reciprocal exchange agreements, or third party programs); [2] participating in an international co‐op or internship experience; [3] participating in international service activities (such as but not limited to Engineers Without Borders); or [4] other activities such as international ROTC experience, international experience at a junior or community college.  This paper will summarize the strategies employed to build and manage the international experience requirement and as well as highlight the resources required for implementation.   

Morse, A. N. (2014, June), Managing a Required International Experience for all Undergraduate Engineering Students at a 4-Year Public University Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--22816

ASEE holds the copyright on this document. It may be read by the public free of charge. Authors may archive their work on personal websites or in institutional repositories with the following citation: © 2014 American Society for Engineering Education. Other scholars may excerpt or quote from these materials with the same citation. When excerpting or quoting from Conference Proceedings, authors should, in addition to noting the ASEE copyright, list all the original authors and their institutions and name the host city of the conference. - Last updated April 1, 2015