Direct-enroll courses: definition and process
Calvin students who study abroad take two types of classes: Classes taught by Calvin professors (STXX), and classes taught at a native 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.
STXX 390- Direct-Enroll; [program name]
Once you are registered in direct-enroll classes during your semester abroad, you will see STXX 390 on your Academic Evaluation Report (AER). 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.
Once 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: If you are only going abroad for interim, or if all your semester abroad classes will be taught by a Calvin professor, then you do not need to submit this form.
- 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 Transfer Advisor, Rachel Cush (rvc2@calvin.edu), in the Center for Student Success.
Late course selection
Due to the nature of enrollment in some off-campus programs, you may not be able to select courses prior to your arrival. If this is the case, you may request an urgent evaluation by e-mail once you arrive.
- Download and fill out the electronic transfer credit pre-approval form.
- If you are requesting credit for core classes, follow the instructions above.
- If you are requesting credit for program (major/minor/cognates) classes, email your advisor and get their permission in email form. CC or forward the form and approval email to the Transfer Advisor, Rachel Cush (rvc2@calvin.edu).
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.
*CCE credit
Each program manages CCE credit differently. Non-Calvin programs will need to arrange CCE credit prior to the semester.
*Religion Credit
One religion core must be taken at Calvin. For more information, contact the Transfer Advisor.
China, Honduras: Justice, Washington D.C.
No direct-enroll core equivalencies currently available
Semester in Britain
From York St. John module list
- Rhetoric in Culture
- Writing the Media
- The Medium is the Message
- History
- Empires
- Europe in the Age of Nationalism
- The Age of Anxiety:Culture and Society in the USA
- The Power of the Past in Early Modern Britain
- Religion I Theological Studies
- Foundations of Christian Theology
- Theology: Action and Reflection
- Religion I Biblical Studies
- Story of the Bible
- New Testament Studies
- Note that Nursing, Engineering, and Accounting can't utilize transfer credit for their Religion core.
- Persons in Community
- Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology
- Identity, Discourse and Ideology
- Societal Structures
- Introduction to Economics
- Literature
- Reading Texts 2
- Contemporary Writing
- Gender and Writing
- Introduction to Literary Studies II
- Romantic Period Writing
- Shakespeare and his Contemporaries
- The Arts
- Film and Its Audience
- The Age of Revolution
- Film and the American Imagination
- Theatre in Social Context
- The 21st Century Audience
Semester in France
- The Arts
- History of French Cinema
- Language
- Language courses for the major will need to be approved by an advisor.
Semester in Ghana
- 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)
Semester in Honduras: Spanish Studies
- Language courses
- To be determined
Semester in Hungary
From Karoli Gaspar (KG) and Corvinus University (CU)
- Rhetoric in Culture
- Oral Presentation Skills (KGU)
- Communication in Fold Culture and Music (KGU)
- Visual Communication (CU)
- History
- History of Civilizations (CU)
- History of Modern Europe (CU)
- 19th & 20th Century Hungarian History (KGU)
- British and American History 2 (KGU)
- Hungary in Medieval Europe
- Communism in East Central Europe (CU)
- Philosophy
- Philosophy (CU)
- Religion I
- Foundations of Faith (KG)
- Persons in Community
- Hungarian Language Culture and History (KG)
- International Relations and Institutions (KG)
- SOC 450 The New East-European Uncerclass (CU)
- Societal Structures
- ECO 131 Microeconomics (CU)
- Hungarian Society as Reflected by Films (KGU)
- Literature
- 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)
- The Arts
- Films and History (CU)
- ART 300 Contemporary Literature, Film, and Visual Arts (CU)
- ART 302: Fields and Scences: Reading the Arts, Culture and Design (CU)
- Intro to Modern and Contemporary Irish Drama (KGU)
- Hungarian Art and Cultural History (KGU)
Semester in Peru
Universidad Catolica San Pablo
- Rhetoric in Culture
- Oratoria
- Comunicacion II
- Introduccion a la Comunicacion
- Philosophy
- Introduccion a la Filosofia
- Religion: Theological Foundations I
- Teologia
- Persons in Community
- Psicologia general
- Societal Structures
- Political Science
- Economia general
- Sociologia, Microeconomia
- Literature
- Apreciacion literaria
- Art
- Artes Plasticas
- Art Appreciation
- Musica
- Historical Foundations
- Historia de la Cultura Occidental I
- Historia de la Cultura Occidental II
- Elective credit(hours toward graduation)
- Ethics
Semester in Spain
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