Programs

Students have five different options that vary in length and academic focus. All options provide students with a learning environment that builds competencies in communication, team work, and in-depth analysis. Listed below are the five options offered:




Corporate Social Responsibility in a Tri-National Arena

This yearlong option consists of a fall and spring semester followed by a 10 week summer professional internship. The goal is to create a learning environment which challenges the student to gain cross-cultural competencies of communication, team work, and analysis and to use these competencies to study real-world companies which are challenged to apply principles of corporate social responsibility in their everyday operations.


By working in a team composed of students from different countries, regions, and linguistic backgrounds, the student will learn firsthand, experientially, what it truly means to understand their business associates in order to manage effectively.

Tri-National Summer Experience

The theme of the Tri-National summer course will be based on “The Reality of Successful Business in the NAFTA Countries.” Students will learn how corporate social responsibility contributes to ethical and sustainable competitiveness. This summer course will be four weeks long during the months of May and June with a planned 10 day learning module in each country. It will be conducted sequentially on three of the campuses of the six member institutions.

Semester NAFTA Certificate Program

This semester is structured around a set of courses which reflect the specialty strengths of each participating school. Students who choose this option will be required to select four courses from a list of courses in the specialty area.

At the conclusion of the semester, the student will obtain a NAFTA Certificate of Completion in areas such as: NAFTA Certificate in Environmental Management, University of Vermont; NAFTA Certificate in Agribusiness, Western Illinois University; NAFTA Certificate in International Marketing at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro; NAFTA Certificate in International Finance at the Universidad Panamericana; NAFTA Certificate in International Management, University of Sherbrooke; NAFTA Certificate in International Management, University of Moncton. This semester option is open only to undergraduate students.

Regular Semester Exchange

Students will have an opportunity to select an individual plan of study for a semester exchange at one of the six partner institutions.

Intensive Summer Language

Students will have an opportunity to participate in an intensive summer language program in French, English, or Spanish.