Appalachian Overseas Education Programs (AOEP)
(Faculty-Led Programs)

The OIED would like to encourage Appalachian faculty to consider leading an Appalachian Overseas Education Program in 2009. Our mission is to work together with faculty and academic departments to develop an educational experience abroad for Appalachian students and to assist potential program leaders in developing new programs.
Appalachian Overseas Education Programs (AOEP) offer enriching experiences for both faculty and students. While fostering global awareness and providing students with an opportunity to travel and study abroad, these programs provide rewarding travel opportunities and stimulating professional growth and development to faculty members. During the past academic year, faculty-led Appalachian Overseas Education Programs served over 450 students with study opportunities in Central and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Australian region.
First Time Program Leaders:
Faculty members who would like to lead an Appalachian Overseas Education Program for the first time are strongly encouraged to contact us for a pre-proposal consultation. We will be happy to offer you guidance and answer questions you may already have before starting the process of submitting your proposal. By seeking our professional experience in the field of overseas education, you will gain practical and time-saving advice that will help you explore additional options when designing a new program. We can provide you with programmatic, logistical, and budgetary advice tailored to your program’s unique characteristics, needs, and challenges.
Please make an appointment to discuss your project/ideas with:
Meg Marck-Kennedy at marckkennedy@appstate.edu (262-6692) or
Nathalie Turner at turnernm@appstate.edu (262-8034).
We are looking forward to meeting with you!
Repeat Program Leaders:
Faculty members interested in offering a Repeat AOEP may at this time:
* Download the Accompanying Guide to AOEP Proposals (designed to help you fill out the Proposal Form)
* Complete the Program Proposal Form
* Submit your Proposal Form to OIED, both electronically and as a hard copy with signatures, by September 26

Programs for 2007/2008
For information on how to apply to the following programs , please go to the FORMS/INFORMATION box on the left of this screen .
HOLIDAY PROGRAMS:
SPRING BREAK PROGRAMS:
- Costa Rica (Ecoteer)
- Costa Rica (Rainsong)
- Guatemala (Cultural and Language Issues)
- India (Business Study in India)
- Italy (Reggio Emilia Study Tour)
- Jamaica (IDS/ISL Primary Education)
- Mexico (Mexican Culture and Archeology)
- Panama (IDS/ISL Community and Conservation)
LATE SPRING PROGRAMS:
- Bolivia (Leadership & Culture, Leadership & Social Change)
- South Africa (Apartheid and Post-Apartheid)
- St Croix (HPC - School Counseling)
- Uganda (Social Work: Women and Children in Uganda)
- United Kingdom ( HPC - Comparative Systems of Education and Development)
- Vietnam (Biogeography and Conservation Issues in S.E. Asia)
SUMMER PROGRAMS:
- Austria (Honors - Vienna)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (Religious Pluralism, Dialog, and Disintegration)
- Caribbean (Cruise Line Industry)
- China (Language and Culture)
- China (Philosophy and Religion)
- Costa Rica (Technology, Design & Culture, Biomimicry)
- Croatia (Geology and the Adriatic Sea)
- Ecuador (Mountain Geography and Travel Writing)
- England (Communication - The Beatles and Pop Culture)
- England (Theatre in England, Past and Present)
- France (Technical Photography)
- France, Germany, Austria (The Holocaust)
- Germany (Business and Culture)
- Germany (Gerontology: Aging in Europe)
- Germany (Language, Culture, and Civilization)
- Germany and France (Technology and Global Printing)
- Greece (Philosophy and Religion)
- India (Social Work)
- Ireland (Irish Traditional Music)
- Japan/Taiwan (Business Study in Japan)
- New Zealand (IDS / Recreation Management)
- Nicaragua (Sustainable Technology)
- Russia (Language and Culture)
- Spain (Language and Culture)
- Spain (Business - International Entrepreneurship)
- Wales (Window on Wales)
SUMMER INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS
The Department of Communication offers internships in the following countries:
- Ireland
- New Zealand
- Panama
- Poland
For more information, please contact Dr. Franck Aycock at aycockfa@appstate.edu or 262-2400.
Tuition Rates for Summer Study-Abroad Programs
The program cost does not include tuition. Unless otherwise indicated, international airfare, insurance, and housing are included in all programs. Meals vary with each program. Prices are subject to change pending currency rate and number of participants. Summer School tuition for programs offered during both summer sessions will be charged separately to student accounts mid-April 2008.
2007-2008 summer tuition rates:
- $116 per undergraduate in-state credit hour
- $136 per undergraduate out-of-state credit hour
- $147 per graduate in-state credit hour
- $167 per graduate out-of-state credit hour
