You will receive UM credit toward graduation for all of the courses that you pass abroad on a UM program administered by the Office of Study Abroad. The grades and credits you earn from the host university will be converted to UM grades and credits and a grade report will be sent to Enrollment Services of the UM Registrar and will become part of your permanent UM transcript. The grades will be factored into your cumulative GPA. Your transcript will state that the courses were taken at the host university and the country in which the university is located.
There is an established grading scale for each university partner. To request a specific grading scale, please email us at studyabroad@miami.edu.
The host university will send a formal transcript to the Office of Study Abroad after the completion of your program. The timeline for issuing grades differs at each exchange institution; some take longer than others to provide this information. As soon as your official grades are received by UM, the Office of Study Abroad will have the courses, credits and grades put directly on your UM transcript. In general, the procedure for reporting your grades is as follows:
The UM grade appeal process does not apply for study abroad grades earned at foreign institutions. Students may follow any available appeal process at the host institution. Students may follow the normal UM grade appeal process for courses taught by UM professors.
If you meet the requirements for eligibility as described in the University of Miami Undergraduate Studies Bulletin, you may choose the credit only option for one of your courses.
In instances where approval has been granted for work to be completed after the normal term, an “I” will be posted on your UM transcript. The course must be completed with a passing grade before the end of one calendar year. An “I” not completed will be changed to an “F”.
If you withdraw from a course while abroad and it appears on the formal transcript that is sent from the host institution to the Office of Study Abroad, it will be transferred to your University of Miami transcript with the “W” symbol to designate the withdrawal. Be sure to go through the necessary channels at the host institution to drop any courses that you initially register for at the start of the semester.