Role in Gaining Approval for Programs
Students who wish to receive academic credit from Duke for programs not approved by Duke for study abroad will need to file a formal petition for approval with the Faculty Committee on Global Education prior to the study abroad leave. Petition packets are given to students by advisors in the Global Education Office, only after consultation. Petition deadlines are posted online. The petition includes the approval form for courses the student plans to take. The signature of the DUS on the form(s) for the Approval of Study Abroad Transfer Credit Courses indicates to the Committee on Global Education that the department would approve the program and the courses, provided the student earns grades of C- or better for the courses offered in the program.
Once the petition of the non-approved program has been approved, students must, upon completion of the program, bring back all course materials, syllabi, exams, and papers. Only after students obtain a program evaluation letter from the GEO and submit it together with all course materials to the responsible DUSs who will review their work, will the courses be entered on the student's Duke transcript. The DUS's comments on the evaluation form usually do not affect the individual student's credit, but rather assist the Dean and Committee on Global Education in determining whether future students should be given permission to participate in this program.
