Any program arranged for a university or group to accommodate specific academic and/or programmatic requests. This may be a faculty-led program from any academic discipline or a program arranged to meet the needs of a particular group, such as advanced language students, freshmen, soccer players, etc.

Custom programs can be designed for any of the CEA Global Education destinations. CEA Global Campus locations offer the most flexibility with faculty-led arrangements; however CEA will work with you to create your ideal custom program in any of our locations. We also offer custom program options in Krakow, Poland; contact your Regional Consultant to inquire about any CEA destination.

Program lengths are variable depending on the institution. CEA Global Education is able to create customized programs that last anywhere from 2 weeks to a full academic year.

Student participation is based on CEA Global Education’s general participation requirements: a minimum 2.5 GPA and at least 18 years old. It is up to the host institution to designate who will have permission to enroll in your custom program. Some universities offer custom programs open to all students from the home institution, the home state system, or may open enrollment to the entire nation.

CEA Global Education will make every effort to complete the planning process within your institution’s deadlines. Generally, we suggest that planning start at least one year prior to the proposed program start date so that approval can go through all the proper university channels. See our timeline for suggested programming deadlines.

The purpose of a proposal is to give CEA Global Education an idea of specific parameters and outcomes you are seeking. Any and all detail requests are welcome. We will try our best to accommodate them all, within reason. Customize any aspect of your program, including: duration, transcription, teaching, enrollment, application and billing, social and cultural immersion activities, excursions, housing, meals and more!

Depending on how the academic structure is designed, students have the option to receive credit from CEA’s academic institution of record, the University of New Haven, or from their home institution. Generally, transcripts for faculty-led programs will come from the home institution. For programs and courses developed by our CEA Global Campus staff, transcripts will come from UNH. Dual credit options also are available for credit from the home institution plus UNH or a partner institution.

The academics of your custom program are completely up to you! Institutions may bring faculty from the home institution to conduct classes on site. Or CEA Global Education will work with your institution to approve existing CEA courses as direct or transfer credit, to create new courses to meet your curricular needs, approve new courses for UNH transfer credit, and hire on-site faculty to teach it. Or you can choose to have students take courses from both your faculty member and CEA faculty and receive direct, UNH or dual credit.

The number of credits earned is completely up to you. In general, a standard 3-credit hour course is equivalent to 45 contact hours (Note: The “academic hour” in the U.S. is generally considered 50 minutes, thus equaling 37.5 total teaching hours per 3-credit hour course). CEA Global Education suggests that site visits and excursions be factored into this credit calculation as these experiential learning opportunities are part of why study abroad is such a valuable experience.

The minimum number of students depends on several variables, including destination, number of faculty participating from the home institution, number of courses, etc. Typically custom programming requires no less than 10 or 15 students, however programs usually become more cost effective with more student participants, and we may set a higher target enrollment range. Feel free to submit a proposal to CEA Global Education as soon as possible so our staff can help figure out the parameters for your desired program.

Collaboration with other universities is up to your discretion. Some schools restrict programs to students only from their institution, while others open enrollment to their university system, other schools within their consortium or any student from any institution.

CEA Global Education has standard inclusions that are a part of all programs such as: on-site orientation, social and cultural activities, international medical insurance, cell phones and online enrollment processes. We can customize other program components, including the academics, excursions, housing and additional CEA services, such as marketing, pre-departure orientations and training, to best meet the needs of your institution.

Yes! CEA offers every student a comprehensive international medical insurance plan, which is included with the program costs. After the withdrawal date for your program, when all students participating in your program are paid in full, students will be registered for CEA insurance through one of two providers. This comprehensive medical insurance plan covers a maximum of $250,000 for any illness or accident abroad and does not carry a deductible. Coverage includes most medical expenses, emergency evacuation and a full range of 24-hour medical assistance.

Yes, faculty also may register for international medical insurance through CEA Global Education. Rates vary depending upon age, and this will be at an additional cost to the faculty or the university. But the same comprehensive international service is available, and CEA can assist in making sure faculty are covered for the program duration.

CEA can provide housing for students and staff at all CEA Global Education locations. Pricing differs depending on the area and type of accommodations. CEA will assist in arranging housing accommodations for all faculty attending the program as well, if desired. In most locations, student housing options include home stay, residence hall or apartment-style housing, but additional options may be available. Faculty will be provided housing in the cost of the program for the equivalent of a one-bedroom apartment or single hotel room. Faculty may choose to upgrade housing if they desire, but this will be at an additional cost to the university or faculty directly and will not be included in the per student pricing.

Requests for new program proposals can be submitted online or through your Regional Consultant.