Course Equivalency Evaluation

Lafayette-Led Interim Programs

• All Lafayette-led interim program courses are pre-approved by the appropriate Lafayette department. Students do not need to do anything to have their Lafayette-led interim course(s) approved.

Lafayette-Led Semester Programs

• For Lafayette-led semester programs (e.g. Lafayette in Bonn, Costa Rica, London, or Madrid), students will complete the course approval process through their study abroad portals.
• The Lafayette faculty leader’s course is preapproved for credit, but students should still submit it through the Qualtrics form provided by the Registrar’s Office (link in last bullet).
• Unless instructed otherwise, students submit for evaluation by the appropriate Department Head all other courses they will/may be taking with the program through the Qualtrics form provided by the Registrar’s Office (link in last bullet). Courses must have a Department Head’s approval in order to transfer back to Lafayette.
• For programs taken within the 2024-25 academic year, use this form.
• For programs taken within the 2023-24 academic year, use this form.

Affiliated Semester Programs

• For affiliated semester programs (e.g. BU Sydney Internship, IES Argentina, IFSA-Butler University College London, etc.), students will complete the course approval process through the Qualtrics form provided by the Registrar’s Office (link in last bullet).
• Students submit and get approved by the appropriate Department Head all courses they will/may be taking with the program through the below link. Courses must have a Department Head’s approval in order to transfer back to Lafayette. To gain approval, students should upload the course syllabus/syllabi when they complete the form.
• For programs taken within the 2024-25 academic year, use this form.
• For programs taken within the 2023-24 academic year, use this form.

External Interim Programs

• For non-Lafayette-based winter or summer programs, students will need to obtain the transfer credit petition from the Registrar’s Office or the Registrar’s Website.
• Complete the top portion of the form with the appropriate information.
• Students will write in and get approved by the appropriate Department Head all courses they will/may be taking with the program. These courses must have a Department Head’s signature in order to transfer back to Lafayette. To gain the appropriate signature, they should print out the course syllabus/syllabi and meet with the appropriate Department Head at the Course Approval Session event (see below for information). If students do not know what the appropriate department is for a given course, please contact the Registrar’s Office for guidance.
• After completing the course approval section of the form, students will sign the form and then have their Academic Adviser(s) sign the form.
• Once the form is complete and ALL signatures are obtained, students will submit the form directly to the Registrar’s Office.