Faculty Resources

Thank you for your interest in the Travel Study Program offered by the Division of Lifelong Learning. If you are interested in offering a Travel Study course, take the first step and fill out our DLL Course Approval Form. Contact Raphael Okutoro at raphael.okutoro@maine.edu or 207.581.4750 with questions. We are here to help you and your students have a safe and successful experience.

Here is the list of faculty forms you need to get started: 1) Faculty Acknowledgement, 2) Course Fee Form, 3) Hazard Review Form.

What are Travel Study Courses?

Travel Study courses are academic offerings and must meet the academic standards, approvals and policies that exist for all classes offered on campus. Faculty course leaders follow all departmental approval processes and guidelines in developing and leading a course, from the approval process to the final evaluation process.

DLL travel study courses fit into one or more of the following criteria:

  • Takes place during Summer University and involves travel, regardless if overnight or day travel.
  • Domestic courses (including academic year) that have a significant travel component, usually including overnight travel.
  • Any course with international travel, year-round (aside from study away or abroad, which are handled through the Office of International Programs).
  • Any course for which DLL is collecting a fee from students and paying for trip-related expenses using our general ledger account.
  • Any course for which DLL is paying a faculty salary/overload from DLL’s budget with a travel component (day trips or overnight).
  • A minimum of 12 student travelers accompanied by two course leaders is required for a class to be offered. If the number of students prepared to travel falls below 12 prior to your departure, DLL reserves the right to cancel the trip. Please note that your budget should not be based on fewer than 12 students.

The Travel Study Handbook includes a brief description of the program, a preparatory checklist, and a set of documents and forms designed to help you achieve a safe and successful travel outcome for you and your students. We are here to assist you with your course. We will make the appropriate travel-related expenditures for your trip, while your responsibility will be to make the necessary travel arrangements. We will seek to ensure that all University and System policies and procedures are followed for the safety of you and your students. Included are the forms that you need to complete and place on file with our office prior to any payment of expenses and deposits. Please reference this travel study update document for new information pertaining to travel study.

Please note that all University travel, including Travel Study, follows UMS Travel Guidance. Please make sure to review the Travel Study Handbook.