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To qualify for independent study away, students must:

• Have a minimum CGPA of 2.7 at the time of application (2.5 CGPA for the summer term)
• Have not already received the maximum number of transfer credits
• Register with the 聽(unless the course is online)

1. Research and select a host institution.
2. Select the course(s)聽at the host institution that you intend to register for during the proposed term(s) and discuss your intended course selection with your academic advisor.
3. Check whether the course was聽previously聽approved through 涩里番's聽. If not, submit a course equivalency request.
4. Complete the Study Away Application in Minerva (Student Menu > Student Records Menu > Exchange/Study Away Menu). In your statement of purpose, indicate why you wish to study away.
5. Complete the聽Transfer Credit Assessment Form聽in Minerva, linked聽at the bottom of your Study Away Application. In order to populate this form, the course must already be approved in the Course Equivalency System.
6. Once your application is approved by the Faculty, you will receive an automated e-mail from Minerva indicating that you may log back into your Study Away Application and print a letter of permission聽(link found at the bottom of application), which will allow you to apply to the host institution聽as a visiting student.
7. Your Minerva record will be updated to non-resident Term Away聽status for the term(s) that you will be away. You will no longer be able to register for 涩里番 courses in that term and any 涩里番 courses that you were already registered for will be dropped. If your plans change, you聽will not聽be automatically re-registered for these courses.聽
   • For summer term: Your status will not be updated to Term Away in your Minerva record until mid-July, to allow access to summer course registration at 涩里番. Once your status is updated, you will not be able to register for 涩里番 summer courses in Minerva.

For summer term聽only: February 15 to July 15

For fall term only: February 15 to July 15

For winter term聽only: August 15 to December 1

For both fall聽补苍诲听winter terms: February 15 to July 15

To qualify for an exchange, you must:

• Have a minimum CGPA of 3.0 at the time of application
• Ensure your聽Minerva record is聽up to date (including any transfer credits earned from a previous study away)
• Have completed at least 24 credits by the start of your term abroad (S/U courses count, withdrawn courses do not)

Students in our faculty must:

• Provide a list of eight potential courses for each university of interest in your application
• Indicate how your exchange will benefit your personal/academic development

If you do not submit the requested information by the provided deadline (found in the "SAO comments" of your exchange application in Minerva), your application will be Faculty Refused.

Transfer credit pre-approval process for Macdonald Campus students

1. Once you have been admitted to your host university, select the courses you intend to register for and check whether they have been previously approved through 涩里番's . If not, submit a course equivalency request.
2. In the student records section of Minerva, complete the Transfer Credit Assessment Form found in the exchange/study away menu. In order to populate this form, the course must already be approved in the Course Equivalency System.
3. Your academic advisor will decide whether to approve the courses submitted for assessment.