Academics

Meet with your major/minor adviser to get courses abroad approved for major or minor degree requirements. Visit Major Advising Pages (MAPS) for more suggested programs and advising tips for your major or minor. 

Use the U Credit Abroad Search to find courses that have already been approved for liberal education requirements. You may also submit any course not yet evaluated for approval. 

U Credit Abroad Search

Tip: Save some of your Lib Eds for study abroad! Imagine fulfilling your Arts & Humanities credit while studying a Renaissance painting in Florence. 

Study abroad is a great way to complete second language requirements. Talk to your college or department to see how you can integrate language study to your program abroad. 

Tip: An intensive language program is a great way to fast-track your language learning! 

Internships abroad may be able to fulfill an internship requirement for many colleges and departments as they are credit-bearing. Talk to your major advisor to consider this option. 

Tip: Take the work out of finding an internship! When you intern abroad through the LAC, internship placements are found on your behalf based on your skills, experiences, and interests. 

1. Research course options by checking the academics tab while exploring program pages. Most programs list the coursework available and sometimes even include major or lib ed equivalencies. Other programs provide instructions for searching course catalogues on the affiliate or host university’s website. 
2. Meet with an LAC adviser to dive deeper into coursework on your specific program. 

1. Schedule an appointment(s) and meet with your college, major, or minor adviser(s) in each area you plan to complete requirements. 
2. Bring relevant course information (like syllabi or course descriptions) to your appointment(s). Discuss with your adviser the classes you're interested in taking and identify which requirements they may fulfill.
3. Document course approvals using the Academic Planning Form, your college/department’s form, or via email. Save a copy of the approvals in an easily accessible format for future reference. For example, you can upload a copy of your Academic Planning Form to your LAC checklist. 

1. If you become interested in a course once you are in-country that was not included in your original academic plans, but might be applicable to your degree requirements, gather course information and email your adviser for review. 
2. Hold onto course materials (e.g., syllabus, exams, papers, reports, and at least a photocopied table of contents of any key textbooks) for all of your classes so they are accessible once you are home.

1. You will be notified via email when your study abroad courses have been posted to your UofM transcript. This typically happens 4-6 weeks after the program ends, but can take longer depending on the program type. 
2. Connect with your adviser(s) to have your previously approved coursework marked off on your APAS report. Share the course approval documentation you completed prior to departure to facilitate this process.
3. Liberal education requirements approved in the U Credit Abroad Search will be automatically marked off on your APAS report. 
4. If you took a course that was not previously reviewed by your adviser(s) or department(s) and you want it to count towards degree requirements, you may need to provide course information (syllabus, course description, etc.) in order to seek approval.