Education Abroad Office

Course Equivalencies Rules & Guidelines

Guidelines

1. If possible, always try to keep the course with the suggested department or in the department that makes the most logical sense.
2. Once you decide on the department, pay attention to the level at which the course is taught. If the course level is missing, the Education Abroad Office should be able to help the student get that information. This is important because we want upper level classes to earn upper level credit at UToledo. (1000 and 2000 together) (3000 and 4000 together).

• • If there is an exact UT course equivalency, despite level differences, use this first. For example, if the away course is History of Argentina and Chile (200 level), we would still want to use HIST 3220 History of Argentina and Chile if the course content makes sense to do so. If the course looks watered down and not up to the rigor of a 3000/4000 level course then you may want to consult with the chair of the department.
  • Many times you will be forced to use the Special Topics number because we do not have a specific course at UToledo, like Italian Food. This course would get HUM 2980 Special Topics: Italian Food.
  • Many departments have a special topics number at the 2000 and 4000 level which makes matching the levels easy. However, not all departments have both numbers, so it becomes trickier.
  • Equivalents can be created from more than one UToledo course.

Rules

1. All language courses above 2150 must have approval from the academic advisor in that language or the chair of the department.
2. All credit hours must match.

Recommendations

• Keep a record of all the evaluations you give so that you can give the same evaluation in the future.

updated: 7/27/2022