Get approval for courses from your advisor before you go abroad.
Each full-credit course you take abroad is worth 4 NU semester credits*. Depending on the program, students can earn between 12-20 NU credits. In order to maintain full-time status at NU, students must take a minimum of 12 NU credits, however, some programs require a minimum of 16 or 20 NU credits. In those cases NU students must follow the rules of the host school. Therefore, always check with the program advisor abroad before you drop a class.
*Does not apply to Cambridge, Beijing or Tokyo programs. Please ask OISP staff for further information.
On your NU transcript, it will show where you studied abroad and the NU equivalent courses to what you took abroad. The grades will be factored into your GPA. NU does not permit students to take an incomplete while abroad. All coursework must be completed before your departure unless specifically required by the program or professor abroad. Grades will not be posted until OISP receives your journal and Petition for Course Substitution.
Study abroad waives the College of Arts & Sciences Diversity requirment. Classes taken abroad may fulfill major, minor or other core requirements with the approval of an academic advisor. All study abroad students must file a Petition for Course Substitution which is given to you in your pre-depature materials. Study abroad may also fulfill the experiential education requirement with the approval of the experiential education advisor.
Students may designate one course pass/fail per semester. However, it cannot fulfill a major, minor or core requirement. If you choose to take an elective course pass/fail, you must email studyabroad@neu.edu the course name and number before your program ends.
For students planning to graduate immediately after a study abroad program, OISP cannot guarantee that your grades will be posted in time to stay on the commencement list. It can often take several months to get the final transcripts from abroad. To help expedite the process, tell your professors and program contact abroad that you will need your transcript mailed to OISP by NU's grade deadline. Also discuss this with your NU academic advisor.
