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Process of credit transfer

BEFORE STUDY ABROAD

Every student is responsible to clarify the recognition of academic achievements before studying abroad. This preliminary clarification is done – after confirmation and acceptance of an exchange placement – via the FLIP portal,  "International".

Please note the following:

  • Before your semester abroad, inform yourself about the courses offered at your host university that you can take during your semester abroad.
  • Basic information of the process of credit transfer will be provided at the information session in April. If you study at a university abroad as a free mover, please contact the Dean of studies office in advance.
  • The faculty has a simplified process for the recognition. For modules from partner universities that have already been recognized in past – in the last four semesters – no additional confirmation from a chair is required. 
  • If a course is not on the list of accredited modules, the possibility of recognition must be reviewed by the relevant chair. A syllabus, a module description (content, course structure, wordload, type and duration of the examination, a list of accompanying literature) is required.
  • Consider which module in your degree program could be credited to the module from abroad. Compare the content of a module from abroad with modules in your degree program description. Please refer to the FSB, applicable to your degree programme. In your module handbook (in FLIP), you can use the search function to find suitable modules or chairs.
  • A module from abroad can be recognized either as an equivalent for an existing module or as a so-called "placeholder." An equivalent course means, that there is a high overlap in terms of level, contents and scopes. Theses courses can be recognized  1:1 to an existing module of your degree programme. If a course is recognized as an equivalent, you can no longer take and transfer the corresponding module to the faculty. "Placeholders" are modules such as  "(Selected) Topics in..." .
  • The chair will then review the credit transfer options. Please plan your course selection carefully, as the clarification in FLIP is limited to six modules.

List of accredited modules

The Examinations Office publishes a list of modules and sub-modules from other universities abroad that can be recognised in a simplified procedure. The list includes modules that have been recognised here at the faculty in the past. Please check whether the module is still offered at the partner university AND whether it is listed in your respective degree programme.

If your course is on this list, you do NOT need to obtain additional confirmation from a chair in order to have the course recognised. However, it is necessary to list the course in FLIP.

AFTER STUDY ABROAD

  • After your study abroad, the application for credit transfer can be submitted via FLIP.
  • The application for credit transfer is complete in case of a) all modules to be credited  are listed with the status "accepted" and b) the transcript of records has been uploaded by the student.
  • The transcript of records will usually be made available to you by host university 4-6 weeks after all exams have been completed.
  • Your application, including the transcript of records, will be reviewed by Examination Board and the Dean of Studies and forwarded to the Examination Office.

For further information please contact Ms Briglmeir, ausland@wiwi.uni-wuerzburg.de