Field Trip or Scheduled Off-Campus Activity

Field Trips

The faculty of the University has affirmed that field trips shall be sanctioned as a feature of the instructional program.
Such trips should be anticipated and included in the catalogue description of the related course.
Requests for trips not included in the appropriate catalogue descriptions will be approved only upon careful evaluation and subjects to the procedures outlined below.
Examples of such field trips would be

1. a criminal justice class visiting the Stanley Correctional Institution or
2. a biology class traveling to Carson Park to sample pond water.
   
   

Thus, any trips off campus, including locally, are considered to be field trips.

Scheduled Events

Scheduled events where students represent the University, as in intercollegiate sports or forensic activities, are handled in the same manner as course-related trips.
Events such as these might include a group of students traveling to the US System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity.

Procedures

At least 72 hours in advance of the trip or event, the instructor shall file with the Dean of the College one copy of the Field Trip or Scheduled Off-Campus Activity form. This copy must be signed by the department chair and must contain all information requested concerning the trip or event. If approved by the Dean, a duplicated copy will be distributed to each member of the faculty at least 48 hours prior to the trip or event.