Transferring Credit from Study Abroad

Please work with your program to request or confirm that an official electronic transcript is sent directly to GLO at global@northwestern.edu. If your program is unable to provide an electronic transcript, please contact Laura Barron at l-barron@northwestern.edu or your GLO adviser for assistance.

Please note: It typically takes study abroad programs and foreign universities about two months to send the official transcript to Northwestern GLO. If your study abroad credits have not been posted on CAESAR after two months, contact your study abroad program to see if they have sent the transcript to our office.

Programs with Delayed Transcript Processing

Participants of CASA Barcelona Fall quarter programs, Arcadia-King's College, and IFSA-Argentine Universities Program should expect their transcripts to be delivered to Northwestern GLO approximately three to four months after program completion.

You are required to complete a program evaluation, which should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. Your study abroad transcript will not be forwarded to the Office of the Registrar until you complete a program evaluation.

Your evaluation will be treated confidentially, unless you indicate otherwise, and your honest assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of your program will provide us with important feedback to improve the program for future students.

If you are seeking to fulfill major, minor, or distribution or other school requirements, you must follow the credit transfer process for your school.

If you studied abroad through Arcadia University or IES Abroad, you will receive access to an unofficial transcript through the program provider. For help obtaining an unofficial transcript for other programs, contact Laura Barron at l-barron@northwestern.edu.

Retain as many of your course materials as possible, regardless of what kind of credit you are seeking for your courses. Many schools/departments will need to see class descriptions, syllabi, papers, readings, and other course materials from your classes abroad as part of their credit petition process.

For Exchange Programs: Learn more about minimum requirements, grade equivalencies, and credit conversion..

You are required to complete a program evaluation, which should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. Your study abroad transcript will not be forwarded to the Office of the Registrar until you complete a program evaluation.

Your evaluation will be treated confidentially, unless you indicate otherwise, and your honest assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of your program will provide us with important feedback to improve the program for future students.

If you participated on a Northwestern program that offers direct Northwestern course credit, you do not need to petition for credit for study abroad courses. You are enrolled in regular Northwestern courses (i.e., courses with Northwestern course numbers with an "-SA" section number) while abroad. All courses and grades appear on your Northwestern transcript and are figured into your GPA.

If you participated on a Northwestern program where some or all of the credit posts to your Northwestern record as transfer credit and if you are seeking to fulfill major, minor, or distribution or other school requirements, you must follow the credit transfer process for your school. You will need the unofficial copy of your study abroad transcript as part of the credit petitioning process. 

Retain as many of your course materials as possible, regardless of what kind of credit you are seeking for your courses. Many schools/departments will need to see class descriptions, syllabi, papers, readings, and other course materials from your classes abroad as part of their credit petition process.