Registration and Credits

As a UO student, when you participate in a GEO or GEO-sponsored study abroad program, you will receive University of Oregon residency credit. The UO Office of the Registrar will register you for your study abroad/ internship credits, thus you do not need to register yourself on DuckWeb.

UO Course Equivalency Process

Step 1: Find the list of classes offered on your study abroad program. For GEO Center and faculty-led programs, this is available on the GEO website. For exchange, direct enrollment, or provider programs, see their external websites.  

Step 2: Check if the classes have already been approved. All previously approved study abroad courses appear in an online database from the UO Office of the Registrar: Course Equivalency Database. Your course title and number must match exactly what is listed in the database to qualify as an equivalency.

Step 3a: If a class is already on the approved list: For each course, you will see how it applies to UO degrees in terms of course level, core-ed requirements, and major/minor requirements. If you would like to request to apply credits towards major/minor requirements other than what is listed, speak with your departmental advisor. All study abroad programs of ten weeks or more satisfy the Global Perspectives requirement.

Step 3b: If a class is not on the pre-approved list: Email the course syllabus to the relevant academic department at the UO to establish a course equivalency. For instance, for a Political Science course, reach out to the UO Political Science department (undergraduate coordinator, faculty, departmental staff, etc) to learn who should be receiving the syllabus for evaluation. For this process please follow the detailed instructions provided in the GEO Study Abroad Course Equivalency Form.   

Step 4: Speak with your academic advisor. Make sure you find out how your study abroad credits will apply to your degree requirements and graduation plan.