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REGISTRATION & COURSES ON
SEMESTER AWAY COURSES
Students on a semester away program typically
take 4-5 courses equaling 12-16 credits. Once
accepted into a semester away program both by
Augustana and by the program partner, students
will work with the IOP Office, their Academic
Advisor and Augustana academic departments to
pre-approve coursework from the semester away
program. While the student is away they will be
registered only for the appropriate credit load of a
generic “placeholder” course, such as “SWEDEN”
or “JAPAN”. When Augustana receives the
transcripts from the partner university or
organization, the appropriate courses are
designated, based upon the pre-approved transfer
equivalencies, and credit is given for all courses in
which students have received a grade of C or
higher (or equivalent).
Students receiving GRADES & CREDITS FOR SEMESTER
internship credit on a
semester away program Despite the fact that students remain enrolled at
will register for the Augustana (with placeholder credits registered
appropriate number of during the semester away), all semester-based
credits of CORE-INTR, study away coursework is treated as transfer
as designated by the coursework due to the transcript being generated
CORE Career by a partner university or organization. It is
Development Office. required that students have the external partner
Students, in send a transcript or grade report directly to the
consultation with their Office of the Registrar. Transcripts sent to the
academic major student and hand-delivered will not be accepted.
department, may also
opt to designate up to 4 As cited above, upon receipt of the official
credits of INTR within transcript or grade report from the program
their departmental partner, credit will be provided for all pre-approved
major, rather than the coursework completed with a grade of C or higher
generic CORE-INTR (or equivalent on the partner university’s grade
designation. To do so, scale). Any course for which a student does not
students must usually receive a grade of C or higher (or equivalent) will
complete additional not be transferable and will result in a grade of NC
assignments at the (no-credit) for the equivalent amount of credits in
behest of their major the placeholder course. These NC credits will not
department advisor. count towards graduation requirements.
INTR credits are capped
at 12 . Many internship Only credits transfer back to Augustana, course
away programs may grades do not, so no course on a semester away
also offer academic program will impact or adjust student GPA.
courses as part of the However, as the semester programs are treated
program and these can as part of the Augustana curriculum, students
be added to the credit earning transfer credits through an Augustana-
load for the term to approved study away program in their senior year
increase the term’s will not be considered to be in violation of the rule
credit profile from 12 to requiring that the final 24 credits of study be
15 or 16 credits. conducted at Augustana.
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