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Are you currently enrolled in an undergraduate program?
Your first step is to meet with your academic advisor. Let him/her know your plans and ask for advice on getting credit for your study abroad program. Ask about these options:
- Language credits: You may be able to take a placement test upon return from your language immersion program and ‘place out’ of one or several language levels. In most schools you will not have to pay for these language credits.
- Related credits: Ask for a referral to someone in a related department such as Anthropology, Sociology, or International Studies to find out if they will issue credit directly for your work done in the foreign country. They will usually require that a language instructor or professor review your completed work and the evaluation provided by the language institute abroad. Your college or university may give you specific course requirements before you depart. They will then assess your grade and assign a course number. In most cases you will pay your school for these credits.
- Transfer credits: If your school will not issue credit directly, ask about their policies regarding transfer credits from other U.S. institutions. If they accept transfer credits, you can enroll for specific language or culture courses at a different institution (details below), pay for the credits, and upon completion of the course work transfer those credits to your home college or university. Credits may be earned for language study, homestay immersion program, and volunteer work. The type of credit and how many credits you receive depends upon the length and type of program you select.
You must study abroad for at least four weeks to qualify for academic credit.
You are solely responsible for the providing the accrediting institution with the appropriate documentation they request both before and after your program. It is important to discuss this with your university before you leave the country.
Are you a Gap Program student not affiliated with a college or university?
If you do not know what college or university you will attend, or even if you do not currently plan to attend a college or university, we suggest that you consider applying for transfer credits for your studies abroad. Enroll for specific language or culture courses at one of the institutions listed below. You will pay for the credits, and if you decide to enroll in a college or university in the future you may be able to have those credits transferred and applied toward your degree. Credits may be earned for language study, homestay immersion program, and volunteer work. The type of credit and how many credits you receive depends upon the length and type of program you select.
Seattle Central Community College (SCCC)
Program Locations: SCCC credits may be earned for study at any Andeo program location.
Course Names/Numbers (5 quarter hour credits for 4 weeks/ 10 quarter hour credits for 8 weeks)
- EDU 291: Using the World as a Classroom
- SCI 296: Natural History: Tropical Ecosystems in Costa Rica
- SCI 297: Tropical Ecosystems
- SSC 297: Travel/Study Experience
- HUM 290: German Language Enhancement through Experiential Activities
- HUM 291: Spanish Language Enhancement through Experiential Activities
- HUM 292: French Language Enhancement through Experiential Activities
- HUM 293: Italian Language Enhancement through Experiential Activities
- HUM 297: Japanese Language Enhancement through Experiential Activities
- ITL 197/198: International Cooperative Education
All course fees should be paid directly to SCCC.
For course descriptions, syllabi, fees and an enrollment form, visit this site.
New Mexico State University
Program Locations: Andeo programs in Costa Rica(CPI), Ecuador, Peru and Barcelona.
Course Names/Numbers
Spanish 111-112 (beginning), 211-212 (intermediate), 305 (topics in Hispanic Civilization), 325 (advanced conversation), and a graduate-level 551 course (Advanced Studies in Hispanic Civilization and Cultures).
More Info
Students contract with the course instructor who uses a WebCT course for orientation and language skill evaluation to determine placement level. Course progress is monitored by e-mail correspondence, WebCT assignments, and at the end of the formal instruction the student returns to WebCT to take an exam and fill out a final evaluation.
For course descriptions, syllabi, fees and an enrollment form, visit NMSU’s website here.
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