Credit recognition
Studying abroad as a free mover is a fantastic opportunity, but ensuring your credits are recognized by your home university is crucial to avoid losing valuable time. At wearefreemovers, we streamline this process for you, whether you are attending a partner or a non-partner university.
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The importance of credit recognition
No doubt that studying abroad is great. However, what might not be as great is losing one semester or a year of study because of your free mover experience overseas. How can you prevent that? By getting two very important documents: the learning agreement and the transcript of records. These papers guarantee credit recognition toward your home university’s program of the courses followed abroad.
Learning agreement
The learning agreement is a standard document given to every student leaving for short-term mobility. Its purpose is to be a written proof of agreement on your study abroad program between the two institutions: the one you temporarily leave and the one you join.
It is made by a list of exams/courses you will take at the selected study abroad institution. Those courses are the equivalent of some others that you were supposed to follow at your home institution, which are written on the document, too.
It states that you will take those courses abroad instead of some others at your home university. So, once you come back, those courses will be fully counted into your native study program.
Transcript of records
The transcript of records is a recognition that you have completed some courses at an institution.
It might be obtained from your current institution, as a proof of your academic career, or even at the end of your free mover semester, as a certificate of completion of your study abroad journey, hence:
- Before Mobility: The transcript of records should be requested at your home institution and provided to the free mover’s destination of choice. We can assist you with that. Usually, it might be downloaded from your online student profile at your alma mater or requested physically at your academic offices.
- After Mobility: Once you complete your semester abroad, you will be given a transcript of records from the host institution. Just bring this home (physically or digitally), and submit it to your academic offices.
That’s it!
And boom! Your courses should be converted into the equivalent ones at your home institution, given that the courses listed on the transcript of records are the same as the ones listed on the learning agreement.
