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Education Abroad Course Approval Process

Direct enroll, exchange and affiliate program participants must get courses approved by MSU prior to departure. (This is not required for faculty-directed programs.)

It is your responsibility to identify which courses you wish to take abroad.  This is done by gathering relevant course materials from the host university for MSU approval (host university course codes, course descriptions, syllabi, etc.).

To begin exploring which courses may be available during your education abroad program, please consult your host university course catalog. Catalogs can be located under the 'Academics' tab of the program page on Via Global.

To see a sample of how some courses have come back to MSU, you may visit the following pages. Please note these lists are for reference only and are not indicative of all courses available on a given program.

It is recommended that you request approval for more courses than you plan to take abroad in case some are not offered during the semester you plan to participate, or you are denied access to the course.

A Course Approval Form (CAF) with relevant instructions will be provided to you as part of your pre-departure forms in Via Global.

Failure to submit a Course Approval Form may result in taking courses that will not fulfill graduation requirements.

CHANGES: Course registration can sometimes continue into your first weeks onsite. If you change your schedule or register for courses not previously listed on your CAF, you will need to submit an additional CAF.  It is your responsibility to be sure these additional courses are submitted for approval.


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