Assurance of learni Un ABSTRACT Business students are incr abroad programs to enhance their and global perspectives to be mo initiating these programs and the international learning experience and intercultural communication tolerance for ambiguity. Yet, des and beneficial outcomes for stude consistent research on student gro learning objectives. This paper provides a bac on study abroad program assessm scales that have been used for stu a foundation on which to advanc beyond its infancy. Keywords: assurance of learning Research in Higher E Assurance of ing in short-term, study abroad pr Mary L. Tucker Ohio University Nicole L. Gullekson niversity of Wisconsin – La Crosse Jim McCambridge Colorado State University reasingly seeking international experience in sho r intercultural knowledge, intercultural commun ore competitive in the global arena. Intuitively, u e students sojourning abroad believe in the impor es as a way to gain intercultural understanding, im skills, enhance discipline-specific learning, and spite the assertions that study abroad programs le ents, assessment of learning in study abroad pro owth and effectiveness of the programs in meeti ckground of selected empirical research that has ment, outlines a plan for assessment, and lists som udy abroad programs assessment. Thus, this man ce the short-term, study abroad program assessm g, short-term study abroad programs Education Journal f learning, Page 1 rograms ort-term, study nication skills, universities rtance of mprove language d develop greater ead to unique ograms lags in ing stated been conducted me research nuscript provides ment research