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Academic Credit

Students enrolled on Íæż½ã½ãAbroad programs are considered full-time students during the duration of their abroad study. Grades earned abroad will be posted to the Íæż½ã½ãtranscript and will be calculated into the student’s cumulative and Íæż½ã½ãGPA. Academic credit earned abroad counts as credit earned in residence.

All courses on faculty-led or hybrid programs have Íæż½ã½ãspecific course numbers and directly post to the Íæż½ã½ãtranscript. Courses on affiliated semester programs must be petitioned during the Íæż½ã½ãAbroad application process. These courses may appear on the Íæż½ã½ãtranscript as courses with Íæż½ã½ãspecific course numbers or as Free Elective Study Abroad (FESA) credit. Petitioned courses are reviewed by a designated Íæż½ã½ãfaculty member credentialed in the discipline in which each course is offered. This faculty review determines how petitioned courses appear on the Íæż½ã½ãtranscript.

Students may request UC/CC credit for courses taught by non-Íæż½ã½ãfaculty on Íæż½ã½ãaffiliated 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 Íæż½ã½ãAbroad 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 Íæż½ã½ãAbroad 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 Íæż½ã½ãAbroad 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 Íæż½ã½ãAbroad 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.