See the world and gain academic credit! Expand your cultural knowledge and bring your friends and family along!
They're not just for students! All of Northark's Short-Term trips are open to the community as well!

About Short-Term Study Abroad

The Short-Term Study Abroad (STSA) program provides a short-term, faculty/staff led immersion travel experience provided to the greater Northark Community through the Academics division. Every year, STSA travels to a different country for two weeks between the Spring and Summer semesters. These travel courses provide an in-depth immersion experience to understand the cultural, historical, artistic and religious contexts of the chosen host country. Pairing the travel course with an optional full-term, spring semester academic course allows participants to further broaden the experience, to focus on specific academic areas of interest, and gain college credit.

The mission of North Arkansas College is to provide high quality, affordable, convenient opportunities for learning and community enrichment. The Short-Term Study Abroad program shares and directly supports that mission. This program provides students the opportunity to go beyond the classroom, to directly engage with diverse cultures, and transform their academic coursework into direct, interactive application. For community members, the program provides a unique continuing education and personal enrichment activity to broaden one's understanding of the world in which we live and today's globalized society.

The STSA "Trip Cycle"

March - Trips are generally announced for the next year (Example: the June 2022 trip would generally be announced in March 2021)
Public Q & A sessions (on campus and via Zoom) are scheduled from April - August and the website is updated with initial information for the trip.
Open registration is held on the STSA website beginning in August / Priority registration for students (or anyone wishing to take Study Abroad attached courses) is available as soon as the Q & A sessions begin.
Payment schedules run from October - March (2 months before trip departure)
The "Before You Go" session to orient travelers to the culture of the host country is held in March
The trip runs during the summer months (typically June).

For More Information on all of STSA's trips:

Visit the STSA Website: CLICK HERE

Contact the STSA Director:

Jackson Murray
jmuray@northark.edu
870-391-3295
Room: L103E (in the Learning Resource Center), South Campus