Yeungnam Credit Transfer

How many classes should I take?

Courses at Yeungnam are measured in “credits” which are comparable to the number of credits at ODU. Students are required to take a minimum of 12 credits each semester. An ODU student spending a semester at Yeungnam would typically take 4 courses but could take up to 5.

What grades do I need to earn?

Yeungnam University uses the following system for grading. It is similar to a U.S. grading system.

A+: 4.5 grade points A: 4.0 grade points B+: 3.5 grade points B: 3.0 grade points C+: 2.5 grade points C: 2.0 grade points D+: 1.5 grade points D: 1.0 grade points F: Failed; Unacceptable Performance

Students must receive at least a “D” to receive credit at ODU. Any course where a final grade of “F” is received will not be transferred back to .

How do I find courses at Yeungnam University?

1. Go to the Exchange Students at Yeungnam website for a list of courses offered in English: http://ic.yu.ac.kr/indexSub.jsp?linkUrl=3_4.html

2. You will see links for recent fall and spring semesters. If you are planning on attending Yeungnam in the spring semester, select the spring list. If you are planning on attending in the fall, you will select the fall list.

3. Clicking either link will download a pdf of the list of classes that were offered in English for that semester.

- The first column of the list identifies what level the course is offered at. For example, the “2” identifies that the Korean and class is a second year course and would be comparable to a 200-level course at ODU. The “3” identifies a third year or 300-level course. - The second column is the name of the course. - The third column identifies the number of credits you will receive for the course. Most courses will carry 3 credits.

How do I get these courses approved?

Before departing for a study abroad program, it is the student’s responsibility to be academically advised and receive approval (with appropriate signatures) for the transfer of credit earned abroad toward an Old Dominion University degree.

You will need to review the courses available at the host university for the term you will be abroad and list the courses you would like to take in the first column of the Transfer Credit Evaluation form (available in the Office of Study Abroad).

You should then meet with the chief departmental advisor (CDA) of any Old Dominion University department you are seeking to take courses in while abroad. For example, if you plan on taking courses in and , you will need to visit the chief departmental advisor for each of these departments. When you meet with them, you should provide them with the detailed course information that you have printed from the host university’s website and the Transfer Credit Evaluation Form.

The advisor will evaluate each course that falls under their department and fill out the second column of the form with the course equivalency at Old Dominion University. Their signature on the Transfer Credit Evaluation form indicates pre- approval of that course to transfer back to Old Dominion University upon successful completion.

Once the courses have been approved by the individual departments, you should discuss your proposed course load with your academic advisor to ensure your course of study will fulfill major, minor, and/or other requirements at ODU.

You must earn the equivalent of a passing grade for each study abroad course in order to receive credit at ODU (see above for information on the grading scale used at the host university). Each course which has been pre-approved and for which the student receives an acceptable grade will appear on your Old Dominion University transcript as transfer credit. The grades for these courses will not appear on the transcript and will not be calculated into your grade point average at ODU.