Yonsei Credit Transfer

How many classes should I take?

Courses at Yonsei 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. Most courses are 3 credits, but intensive Korean language courses are 6 credits. An ODU student spending a semester at Yeungnam would typically take 4 courses.

What grades do I need to earn?

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

A+: 4.3 grade points A0: 4.0 grade points A-: 3.7 grade points B+: 3.3 grade points B0: 3.0 grade points B-: 2.7 grade points C+: 2.3 grade points C: 2.0 grade points C-: 1.7 grade points D+: 1.3 grade points D0: 1.0 grade points F: Failure

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 http://portal.yonsei.ac.kr/main/indexe.jsp. You should use Internet Explorer if possible.

2. Click on the "Course Catalogue and Syllabus: Undergraduate and Graduate" link.

3. You can enter a number of search options on this page in order to find the courses you need.

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1 Make sure you select “Undergraduate Programs” under “major” 2 Selecting “Underwood International College” in the second dropdown box will pull up a list that only includes courses taught in English. Selecting another college will provide a list of courses offered by that college (i.e. College of ) but these are regular university classes that may or may not be offered in English. It is possible to register for these courses if space is available, but most ODU students will take courses offered by Underwood. 3 The third dropdown box allows you to select the department you are interested in taking courses in. 4 Select the semester that you are intending to study at Yonsei. You may need to select the most recent year (instead of the current year) in order to get a complete list of courses. You should also note that “1st Semester” is the spring semester at ODU, while “2nd semester” is the fall semester at ODU. 5 If you are searching in a college other than Underwood, make sure you select the “English Course Only” option 4. The resulting list of courses should meet your search criteria.

5. The following information is available for each course:

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1 The year that the course is taught during a Yonsei degree which is a 4 year degree. This is a second year course and would be equivalent to a 200-level course at ODU. Most students will take 3rd and 4th courses which would be equivalent to 300- and 400-level courses at ODU. 2 Clicking on the colored arrow icons will provide more information about the course: Is the course description Is the course syllabus 3 Most Yonsei courses are 3 credits. 4 Course title 5 Make sure each course you are interested in has a  in this column which indicates that the course is taught in English.

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.