Education Abroad Transfer Credit Policy

Prior to studying abroad or participating in any international program, students must obtain approval for their selected program from the Office of International Programs. The deadline for all summer and fall programs is March 1, and the deadline for all spring programs is Oct. 1. Please see the Education Abroad section for policy on study abroad eligibility. An education abroad advisor will verify that the student’s international university of choice has the appropriate accreditation standard so that the University can transfer academic work back to UT. The education abroad advisor will facilitate a Transient Credit Request form, an Internship Agreement Form or any other applicable paperwork with the necessary signatures to ensure the transferability of coursework. In addition, the following provisions must be satisfied:

1. The student must be eligible to return to the University.
2. The student must earn an equivalent grade of “C” or better in any undergraduate course. Graduate students must earn a “B” or better. Courses with grades earned below these equivalencies will be ineligible for transfer credit.
3. Satisfactory/unsatisfactory credits shall not be acceptable, except in the event of a course equivalent to a UT course in which satisfactory/unsatisfactory is the only grade option, such as an internship.
4. With the exception of the Honors Program Oxford Semester, UT may not post grades for foreign coursework on the UT transcript.
5. The student may not take courses outside the University for writing-intensive credit.
6. Students on all education abroad programs are registered in IST 000 for any term abroad. Upon receipt of an official transcript, UT will post any earned coursework in place of the IST designation. Regardless if transcripts received are from a U.S. school of record or an accredited international institution, education abroad transfer credit will not be awarded if students have not been pre-approved and met the conditions described in this policy.
7. The Education Abroad Transfer Credit Policy applies to all University of Tampa students. If a student leaves The University of Tampa and later applies for readmission to the University, international credit will only transfer back to UT if the student previously received approval from the Office of International Programs for their time abroad or if the student holds citizenship in the country from where they are attempting to transfer credits (i.e., home country study).

NOTE: Students must apply to and be approved by the Office of International Programs on or before established deadlines for any international program (study abroad, internships, volunteering, research, etc.). Failure to receive approval from the Office of International Programs by the stated deadlines will result in the student’s ineligibility to receive academic credit for any coursework completed abroad toward their UT degree.

See the Office of Graduate and Continuing Studies section for policy on graduate credit earned on a transient basis.