Academics & Career

Academics

Students on Direct Credit programs should check SIS for their grades upon completion of the program. Make sure that you understand how the courses will be counted towards your UVA degree!

If you participated in a Transfer Credit program, ensure that you have ordered an official transcript to be sent to your School Registrar or Transfer Credit Evaluator. Note:

  • How quickly your transcript is issued to UVA depends on a number of factors, but expect that it will take at least a month or two after your program ends. Contact your program provider or host institution to understand their processing timeframe, and make sure that you don't have any financial holds with your program as that can delay the process.
  • The credits you earned abroad will be added to your UVA student record once UVA receives an official transcript from your host institution or program provider. Once your transcript is processed, the credits you earned will be listed on your UVA transcript as “credit received” in accordance with your transfer credit approvals. Your program transcript must match your transfer credit approval forms for your credit to be processed, and students must earn a minimum grade for credits to transfer to UVA. Grades for transfer credit courses do not appear on your UVA transcript, and they are not factored into your UVA GPA, but be mindful that others may see them in the future when you apply to graduate school or other advanced degree programs. Your unofficial UVA transcript will show the specific courses you took abroad, while your official UVA transcript will not.
  • Applications to graduate school, to jobs, etc. may require transcripts from your foreign institution or program, so you may need to request your study abroad transcript in the future. 

Career

Trying to figure out how to incorporate your experience abroad into your résumé, or how to talk about it to potential employers? Consult these resources to start:

Visit our page on Education Abroad & Career Readiness to learn about the career benefits of Education Abroad and additional resources for students.