Studying abroad over the summer can be an exciting time for college students.

While this summer’s trips are already in place, the process to create next year’s summer abroad trips have already begun.

These trips are a chance for students and faculty to learn and grow outside of their normal settings. 

“It’s phenomenal all the way around,” said Tracy Williams, associate director of Center for International Studies.

To get their trip approved, faculty have to go through a two-phase system that starts roughly a year and a half before the actual trip.

The Center for International Studies normally receives 23 to 24 submissions from faculty and will, on average, offer around 18 trips per summer. There were originally 21 trips planned for this summer; however, it was cut back to 19 due to low enrollment. 

“This is our most popular program that we offer,” said Jesica Severson, study abroad coordinator of Center for International Studies.

Faculty members have until June 1 to submit the initial phase and have workshops on March 30, April 20 and May 13 to work on their proposals. 

Next summer’s study abroad programs will be released around October 1, Severson said.

“Every faculty member gets into teaching because they love helping students,” Williams said. “This becomes a really rewarding experience.”

“Fort Worth is a great city but any individual city is just any individual city,” Severson said. “To go to some of these other places and take advantage of those additional resources is really cool.”