Applying & Going

Courses & Credit

All transfer credits taken abroad must first be approved by the student鈥檚 academic department and given a USF equivalent course code. Students can use our to see if the courses they wish to take abroad have already been granted a USF equivalency. Students can search by program, country, foreign course code, or even USF course equivalent. The is a database of courses that have already received equivalencies, but if there is a course a student wants to take that is not in the they may still be able to do so. Students should make an appointment with the USF Global Learning for more details.

Directions:

Electronic Course Selection Forms (eCSF) 鈥� Direct Credit Directions (Faculty-Led Programs)

Form Submission: 

  1. Before filling out the form:
    1. Review the courses that are being offered.  These can be found on the program brochure page or the .
    2. Make sure you have your Academic Advisors name and email.  In some case you may only have a group mailbox of your academic advising team.
  2. Click the link to the eCSF form - this can be found on the program brochure page.
  3. Login using USF Single sign-on.
  4. Enter your U-Number (UID) and current Major.
  5. Select the EAO Program and Term from the drop-down lists.
  6. IMPORTANT: Carefully read the instructions in the greyed-out box.  Failure to follow the instructions will result in the form being voided and having to re-submit.
  7. Select the courses you would like to take, being sure to follow the instructions outlined above.
  8. Fill in your academic advisor鈥檚 name or group name and email (CAS students can find their advising groups here).
  9. If you have any comments for your academic advisor regarding your selections, please enter them in the "Notes to the Advisor" box.
  10. Carefully review everything you have entered so far.
  11. Review the Acknowledgment and enter your full name in the "Digital Signature" box.
  12. Click Submit.  The submitted form will be sent to your academic advisor (or group) for review.  You will also get a confirmation email. 
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After Form Submission:

  1. After the form has been reviewed by academic advising you will get an email with a link to view, open the link.
  2. If the form says "Your request has been approved...": 
    1. Copy the URL from your course selection decision page.
    2. In a new browser window open your Study Abroad and click on the questionnaire "Electronic Course Selection Form".
    3. Paste the URL from the course selection decision link into the questionnaire and click "Submit".
  3. If the form says "Your academic adviso could not compete the review...":
    1. Review the notes the academic advisor placed on the review form.  Follow the directions that the advisor wrote.
    2. If the advisor recommends selecting a different course, you will need to submit a new form (step 1 above) based on their recommendations.
    3. They may request that you make an appointment with them to review.
    4. If you have questions regarding the notes, please reach out to your academic advisor. 

Course Approval Forms 鈥� Transfer & Exchange Credit Directions (Exchange, Affiliate and Non-Affiliate)

The CAF is a paper form and is used for exchange, affiliate and non-affiliate programs.  In some instances, the Affiliate program CAF may be pre-filled.  For both Exchange and Affiliate programs, many of the courses offered by the host institution may already have USF equivalencies that have been approved by academic departments, and can be found in our .

Here are the steps to complete the Course Approval Form (CAF):

  1. Meet with your academic advisor to discuss your intent to go abroad. You should determine the kinds of classes you are looking for abroad (General elective? Within major elective? Etc.) and what kinds of courses will be degree applicable.
  2. Use the Global Learning Course Search to see what classes have been approved in recent years. If any of the classes available on this database work for you, then your Global Learning advisor can normally sign for the USF course equivalent on the course approval form for those courses. .
  3. Collect all syllabi/course outlines for your desired overseas courses and submit them along with the Course Approval Form (CAF) to your Global Learning program advisor. The Global Learning advisor will contact the corresponding departments at USF with the overseas course syllabi to request a USF course number. This process may take a good deal of time, so you are advised to begin the process several months before departure. Your major academic advisor may assist with classes within your home department (EXCEPT for students in the College of Arts and Sciences, who should send the courses to their Global Learning office program advisor first to be evaluated through a centralized process).
  4. Once the USF course equivalencies are signed on the Course Approval Form (CAF), you must meet with your major academic advisor to discuss how the courses will impact degree progression. Only your major academic advisor can determine if a course counts towards degree requirements.
  5. Your major academic advisor will indicate on the Course Approval Form (CAF) if the courses meet a graduation requirement by checking the Grad Req.?* Yes or No boxes. Then your major academic advisor will include any advising notes and finally sign the bottom of the form. There have been cases where we have petitioned Undergrad Studies to approve a course taken abroad as satisfying an Enhanced General Education requirement. Study Abroad is also a HIP. Therefore, we en