Study Away

Grades and GPA

All attempted and/or earned credits and grades received via a Trinity-administered or (beginning January 2019) Trinity-approved study away program will be posted to the student’s Trinity transcript, regardless of grades earned. All grades for these courses will be calculated into the grade point average and included in determining rank-in-class and academic standing, such as faculty honors, academic probation, and honors at graduation.

Transfer Credit

Students participating in a Trinity-administered or a Trinity-approved study away program must obtain pre-approval to receive transfer credits toward major, minor, and general education distribution requirements. The Registrar's Office provides a Study Away Credit Approval Form for this purpose. For detailed instructions, see Post-Matriculation Transfer Credit.

Internships

An internship that is an integral part of the study away program will transfer as 1.0 Trinity course credit as long as it is valued at three or four semester hours at the host institution and has an extensive academic component. Internships completed away from Trinity are included in the total number of internship credits allowed towards the degree (please refer to the requirements for The Bachelor's Degree).

Changes in Courses

Once students arrive at their host program, changes in their approved study plan may occur. Students must submit changes on a new Application for Transfer Credit and forward the application to their Trinity faculty adviser with the new course descriptions attached. Students may print a Transfer Credit Application from the Registrar’s Office website. A copy of the application for transfer credit showing approval of newly proposed courses will be mailed to the students’ home address.

Last Semester or Academic Year Away

Students who wish to spend the last semester of undergraduate study (or all of the senior year) away from Trinity must secure the permission of their major department chair and, through the registrar, the permission of the dean of the faculty. All transfer credit requirements for students studying away for their last semester must be completed by the senior grade submission deadline. Further instructions and deadlines are available from the Registrar's Office.

Hartford Consortium for Higher Education and the Twelve-College Exchange

All approved courses taken through the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education or the Twelve-College Exchange will be posted to a student’s Trinity record, regardless of grade earned. Courses graded lower than C- will be treated as similarly graded courses at Trinity. Grades for these courses will be included in calculations of GPA, rank-in-class, and other academic standing.

Students participating in the Twelve-College Exchange Program must complete the Transfer Credit Application and receive advance approval for all courses.

Students need not complete a Transfer Credit Application to enroll in courses in the Hartford Consortium for Higher Education; a special consortium registration form is available in the Office of the Registrar. Consortium registration is not available during the summer; students enrolling in summer coursework at a school that is a member of the Hartford Consortium must complete a Transfer Credit Application.