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What are direct-enroll courses?
Calvin students who participate in a study-abroad semester take two types of classes: classes taught by Calvin professors (STXX) and classes taught at a host university or institution (direct-enroll). Direct-enroll credits are transfer credits that Calvin students earn from other institutions. Calvin students can earn Calvin core, major, minor, cognate, and elective credit from both Calvin-taught and direct-enroll classes.
In order to ensure that these credits transfer properly, any student who will be taking direct-enroll classes must fill out the course selection form below and submit it to the registrar.
Once you are registered in direct-enroll classes during your semester abroad, you will see STXX 390 on your Academic Progress page. This is used as a placeholder to make sure all your credit hours are accounted for and you maintain your status as a full-time student.
When your direct-enroll transcript arrives, the STXX 390 course credit hours will be changed to zero and the number of Calvin-equivalent credit hours will be listed. Your grades for these classes are treated like regular transfer credits: the Calvin-equivalent letter grade will be generally recorded on your transcript, but will not be factored into your GPA.
Requesting course approval
Note: You only need to submit the “Course Selection Form” for courses taught by host universities, not for courses taught by Calvin faculty.
- Print out and complete the course selection form. Make sure it has been signed by your advisor.
- If you are requesting credit for core classes:
- See the list below of pre-approved core equivalencies. If your class is already on that list, then credit for those core classes will be automatically applied.
- If your class is not on that list, then attach a course description to your form. The registrar will evaluate the request and determine whether credit can be applied.
- If you are requesting credit for program (major/minor/cognates) classes, seek approval from your major/minor program advisor. Submit their signed approval along with your course approval form.
- Bring all of your materials to the Assistant Registrar, Rachel Cush (rvc2@calvin.edu), in the Center for Student Success.
Pre-approved core equivalencies
Pre-approved core equivalencies Below are core equivalencies that have been pre-approved for students in the past. This list is not comprehensive and is continually growing each semester. *Religion Credit: One religion core must be taken at Calvin. For more information, contact the Assistant Registrar.
Liverpool Hope University
Arts & Rhetoric:
- Contemporary Practices in Art and Design
- Dance in Critical Contexts
- Explorations in Fine Art
- Intro to Fine Art
- Social Comment Cinema
- Themes and Issues in Art & Design History
- Topics in Contemporary Theatre
- Intro to Drama
Humanities:
- England Under Henry VIII
- From Romantic to Victorian Literature
- Intro to Buddhism
- Intro to Judaism
- Intro to Prose Fiction
- Intro to Textual Legacies Part 2
- Intro to Textual Legacies Part 3
- Major Authors and Publishing History
- Old, Middle and Early Modern English
- Philosophical Aesthetics 2: From Kant to Croce
- Judaism in the Shadow of the Shoah
Social & Behavioral Sciences:
- Education and Social Justice
- Educational Psychology
- Politics, Economics, and Educational Research
- Understanding Education Policy
- Analyzing Concepts of International Relations
- Key Thinkers 2
- Psychological Criminology
- Explorations in SEN: Exploring Professional Values and Attitudes
- Security, Peace and Conflict
- World Regions: Understanding the World
Mathematical Sciences:
- Intro to Probability and Statistics
Foundations of Christianity II:
- New Testament Epistolary Literature
- The First Theologians: An Intro To Early Christian Thought
- Christianity Encounters the Modern World
- Theology in an Age of Enlightenment
The Arts:
- History of French Cinema
Language:
- Language courses for the major will need to be approved by an advisor.
Foundations of Information Technology:
- INFS 214: Introduction to Computing
Philosophy:
- PHCL 102: Philosophical Questions
Persons in Community:
- POLI 458: Politics of Identity in Ghana
- PSYC 200: Introduction to General Psychology
- PSYC 462: Political Psychology
- SOWK 346: Women and Children’s Rights and Protection
Societal Structures"
- UGBS 201: Microeconomics and Business
- POLI 112: Political Institutions
- POLI 346: African and the Global System
- POLI 358: Conflict and Society in Africa
- POLI 366: Politics and Civil Society in Ghana
- SOCI 204: Social Structure of Modern Ghana
Literature:
- ENGL 224: Survey of English Literature II
- ENGL 314: Introduction to African Literature
- ENGL 414: The Romantic Movement in English Literature
- ENGL 436: Masterpieces of World Literature
- ENGL 438: Masterpieces of American Literature
- UGRC 233: Our African Heritage through Literature
The Arts:
- CLAS 318: Roman Art and Architecture
- THEA 212: Play Analysis and Interpretation I (II or III also accepted)
- THEA 214: History of Medieval Theatre and Drama
- THEA 436: African Plays and Playwrights
- MUSC 338: Traditional Music in Ghana
- MUSC 344: Music of Southern Africa
- MUSC 346: Process of Art
Rhetoric in Culture:
- ENGL 322: The English Language in Communication
History:
- HIST 111: Earliest Civilizations
- HIST 112: Selected Topics in World History
- HIST 435: Aspects of World History
Health/Fitness:
- UGRC 225: Intro to African Studies/African Dance (or for Global/Historical core)
Language courses:
- To be determined
From Karoli Gaspar (KG) and Corvinus University (CU)
Rhetoric (Arts and Rhetoric):
- Communication in Fold Culture and Music (KGU)
- Visual Communication (CU)
Humanities:
- History of Civilizations (CU)
- History of Modern Europe (CU)
- 19th & 20th Century Hungarian History (KGU)
- British and American History 2 (KGU)
- Medieval Hungarian History (KGU)
- Communism in East Central Europe (CU)
- Philosophy (CU)
- Selected Topics in NA Literature (KGU)
- Holocaust Literature (KGU)
- Selected Topics in Modern British Literature (KGU)
- Survey of English & American Literature (KGU)
- Topics in American Literature (KGU)
- Hungarian History, Literature, and Culture (KGU)
- Dialogue between Greek Philosophy and Theology (KGU)
Social/Behavioral Sciences :
- Hungarian Language Culture and History (KG)
- International Relations and Institutions (KG)
- SOC 450 The New East-European Uncerclass (CU)
- ECO 131 Microeconomics (CU)
- Urban Sociology (KG)
- Cultural Anthropology (KG)
Arts (Arts and Rhetoric):
- Films and History (CU)
- ART 300 Contemporary Literature, Film, and Visual Arts (CU)
- ART 302: Fields and Sciences: Reading the Arts, Culture and Design (CU)
- Intro to Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama (KGU)
- Hungarian Art and Cultural History (KGU)
Universidad Catolica San Pablo
Arts and Rhetoric:
- Oratoria
- Comunicacion II
- Introduccion a la Comunicacion
- Artes Plasticas
- Art Appreciation
- Musica
Humanities:
- Introduccion a la Filosofia
- Apreciacion literaria
- Historia de la Cultura Occidental I
- Historia de la Cultura Occidental II
- Ethics
Foundations of Christianity I:
- Teologia
Social/Behavioral:
- Psicologia general
- Political Science
- Economia general
- Sociologia, Microeconomia
Rhetoric in Culture:
- Introducción a la cartografía (Geography department UniOvi)
- Análisis e interpretación del paisaje (Geography department UniOvi)
- Historia y concepto del Patrimonio cultural (Art History department UniOvi, could also count for The Arts)
- Sociedad y cultura españolas (Casa de las lenguas)
Philosophical Foundations:
- Introduccion a la Filosofia (offered through Art History department UniOvi)
Persons in Community:
- Psicología (through Psychology department UniOvi)
- Atropología social (through Educación social department UniOvi
- Psicología del trabajo (through Relaciones laborales degree UniOvi
- Culturas y lenguas modernas (though Modern Languages department UniOvi)
Societal Structures:
- Introducción a la ciencia política (Political Science department UniOvi)
- Economía global (Economics department UniOvi)
- “Sociología” (offered through Geography department UniOvi)
The Arts:
- Arte española (Casa de las lenguas)
- Introducción a la musicología (Music department UniOvi)
- Análisis y técnicas de la obra de arte (Art History department UniOvi)
- Historia y concepto de Patrimonio cultural
- Historia del arte iberoamericana (Art History department UniOvi)
- Mercado, crítica del arte y comisariado de exposiciones (Art History department UniOvi)
Mathematics:
- Análisis matemática (Mathematics department UniOvi)
- Estadística (Statistics department UniOvi)
The Natural World:
- Biología evolutiva (Biology department UniOvi)
Other:
- Introduccion lingüística al estudio del inglés (English 370 cognate)
- Corrientes actuales del la lingüística (substitutes for SPAN 340/341 only for those with a provably tight schedule)
- Adquisición del lenguage y logopedia (substitutes for SPAN 340 for education students with a provably prohibitive schedule)
- Sociolingüística del español (has worked as an elective for a linguistics degree)
- Sociología de la educación (substitutes for Education 205)
Elective credit (some courses taken previously):
- Introducción a las finanzas
- Psicología de la educación
Many other courses available at uniovi.es
- No direct-enroll core equivalencies are currently available.