Guidelines for Credit and Non-Credit Volunteer, Internship Experience and Work (VIEW) Programs Abroad

These guidelines have been developed to support the educational focus of work- and community-based experiences, whether credit-bearing or non-credit bearing, and to assure the safety and well-being of students and their hosts. Volunteer, internship experience and work (VIEW) programs and experiences abroad provide students with experiential learning opportunities outside the traditional classroom context. With the popularity and number of these offerings having grown significantly in recent years, member organizations have turned to the Forum to establish guidelines for best practices that can help inform the development of VIEW programs abroad and the vetting of VIEW program partners.