Learning Abroad Center

Teach Abroad Comparison Chart

Program Type vs. Program DetailsCreate Your OwnFreshman Seminar AbroadGlobal SeminarUofM CustomizedGlobal Campus PartnerSummer Teach Abroad Opportunity
AcademicsDetermined by program leader/department3 credits
Open only to first-year students
No prerequisites
3 credits
Undergraduate
No prerequisites
Determined by program leader/departmentDetermined by program leader/departmentUsually 3–6 credits, undergraduate, complementary to rest of program curricula
Program
Length
In consultation with the LAC

Spring semester with spring break abroad

or

Approximately 2 weeks abroad over May with Spring Semester

3 weeks
Winter Break or May Session
Determined by program leader/departmentDetermined by program leader/departmentUsually 4–6 weeks
Program LocationIn consultation with the LACIn consultation with the LACIn consultation with the LACBuenos Aires, Chiang Mai, Dakar, Madrid, Montpellier, Nairobi, Quito, and ToledoDetermined by program leader/departmentBuenos Aires, Chiang Mai, Dakar, Madrid, Montpellier, Nairobi, Quito, and Toledo
Program ApprovalLACCollege/department and LACLACLAC and College/departmentCollege/departmentLAC
Overall
program management
LACLACLACCollege/departmentProgram leader/departmentLAC
On-site Logistics 
Support
Arranged by LACArranged by LACArranged by LACArranged by LACArranged by program leader/departmentLAC
MarketingLAC, program leader and department/collegeLAC, program leader and department/collegeLAC, program leader and department/college

LAC: basic webpage

All other: Department

LAC: basic webpage

All other: Department

LAC, program leader and department/college
Student Application Review LACLACLACProgram LeaderProgram LeaderLAC
Financial ResponsibilityLACLACLACDepartmentDepartmentLAC