University of Minnesota's Role as a School of Record

Criteria for acting as a School of Record

The following criteria are used in determining the appropriateness of acting as school of record (SOR) for a select number of educational partners:

• The program must be one the University of Minnesota actively uses and supports for University of Minnesota students
• The program must be one the University has confidence in and experience with, as well as a stake in the academic content and quality of the programs
• The program must have appropriate oversight mechanisms in place, including but not limited to advisory boards or councils and review processes.
• Approval and ratification by the Learning Abroad Center Advisory Committee (the Learning Abroad Center’s campus oversight committee, consisting of collegiate and university-wide academic leadership and faculty members).

School of Record Process & Oversight 

 The following is required for the duration of the SOR partnership:

• Ongoing, active participation by faculty and staff from the University of Minnesota in oversight of programs through periodic holistic reviews and development of curriculum.
• A permanent position for the U of MN on the academic and/or advisory board.

These processes have been developed in consultation with the Forum On Education Abroad’s Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad.

Current Partners

The University of Minnesota currently acts as School of Record for the following partners:

CET Academic Programs

• CET
• School of Record for CET

DIS Study Abroad in Scandinavia (DIS)

• DIS
• School of Record for DIS

The School for Field Studies

• The School for Field Studies
• School of Record for School for Field Studies

ISEP

• ISEP
• ISEP School of Record Partnership

ISDSI

• ISDSI
• ISDSI's School of Record

Sea Education Association (SEA)

• SEA
• SEA's Academic Approach

There is an administrative fee for the School of Record service managed by the program provider. This fee covers University of Minnesota student record creation, non-degree registration at the University during the term abroad, and official University records/transcripts of their study abroad coursework. Students are instructed to order and send their official University of Minnesota transcript to their home institutions at the end of the program for the purpose of credit transfer. The transcripting process can take up to, but no longer than, 4-6 weeks after the Learning Abroad Center has received the study abroad grades from the provider.