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Academic Credit

Students enrolled on ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Abroad programs are considered full-time students during the duration of their abroad study. Grades earned abroad will be posted to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ transcript and will be calculated into the student’s cumulative and ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ GPA. Academic credit earned abroad counts as credit earned in residence.

All courses on faculty-led or hybrid programs have ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ specific course numbers and directly post to the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ transcript. Courses on affiliated semester programs must be petitioned during the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Abroad application process. These courses may appear on the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ transcript as courses with ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ specific course numbers or as Free Elective Study Abroad (FESA) credit. Petitioned courses are reviewed by a designated ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ faculty member credentialed in the discipline in which each course is offered. This faculty review determines how petitioned courses appear on the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ transcript.

Students may request CC credit for courses taught by non-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ faculty on ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ affiliated programs; more information can be found on the Policies & Procedures page under the Academics section.

Students considering study abroad are urged to meet early and often with both their academic advisor and their ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Abroad advisor. This advising input is essential in integrating study abroad coursework into a student’s four-year plan of study.

 

Grade Options

Courses taken on ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Abroad semester programs may not be taken on a no-credit or pass/fail basis. The only exception to this policy is for courses designated by ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s academic departments with no credit or pass/fail as their only grading basis option.

Courses taken on ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Abroad January, May & Summer programs may not be taken for a grade of NC (No Credit), but students may petition for one of these courses to be graded on a pass/fail basis. Students must petition approval for the pass/fail option from the program director and the faculty member teaching the course. The deadline to complete the Undergraduate Pass/Fail Option Declaration form to petition for a course taken on an ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Abroad May or Summer program is the payment deadline for the program; for Jan Term classes, the deadline is no later than the second day of classes for Jan Term. Forms are available in the Registrar's Student Records Form's Library.