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Academic Credit

Students enrolled on ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»úAbroad programs are considered full-time students during the duration of their abroad study. Grades earned abroad will be posted to the ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»útranscript and will be calculated into the student’s cumulative and ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»úGPA. Academic credit earned abroad counts as credit earned in residence.

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

Students may request UC/CC credit for courses taught by non-ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»úfaculty on ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»úaffiliated 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 ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»úAbroad 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 ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»úAbroad 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 SMU’s academic departments with no credit or pass/fail as their only grading basis option.

Courses taken on ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»úAbroad 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 ºÚÁÏÀÏ˾»úAbroad 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.