Before going abroad, you and your departmental advisor will complete an Academic Approval Form to identity the credits for completing the study abroad program. Students who plan ahead and work closely with their academic advisors usually get full credit for classes they take abroad.

For students who have completed an Academic Approval Form, listing their overseas courses and SDSU equivalents, this form will be forwarded to the office of Evaluations and will be used to determine course equivalencies.  For coursework not approved beforehand, students will need to submit a "Petition" form available at their major department along with supporting documentation to request substitution credit.

Resident Credit - this is credit that applies towards your "residency requirement" here at SDSU. Even though these units were taken abroad, the following types of programs typically award resident credit: SDSU Exchange, ISEP Exchange, CSU-IP, SDSU Faculy Led Programs, many College of Extended Studies Programs.

Transfer Credit - units taken on a non-SDSU program are typically awarded "transfer credit." SDSU and your department have limits on the amount of trasfer credit students can apply towards their degree.

***Students need to check with their department and an Academic Advisor to find out how the units they take abroad will be counted at SDSU***