Course Away

• Please allow two weeks after submitting a fully completed request for review
• Only one request may be submitted at a time
• Ensure that you have changed the file name as outlined in the submission process
• As soon as the review of your request has been completed you will receive a response via shared file from an academic advisor

• Once enrolled at Bentley, students can transfer in (through Course Away) up to 10% of their Bentley program from other institutions. Please note: Students must complete a minimum of 60 credits at Bentley to meet graduation requirements.  Students are responsible for ensuring they understand and adhere to the Course Away credit maximum

• IMPORTANT: SUMMER COURSE OVERLOAD POLICY effective Summer 2020 

  Students may enroll in no more than 13 credits of summer course work, 16 if their current GPA is at least a 2.7. This includes summer credits earned at Bentley*, regardless of course delivery mode, transfer credits earned at another institution through the Course Away process, or a combination of Bentley and Course Away (transfer) credits. Students taking courses for credit beyond this limit may not apply the additional course credit to their academic program. *Summer courses are defined as courses taken between the end of the Bentley spring semester until the beginning of the Bentley fall semester in any given calendar year. Bentley summer courses include May intensive.                  

• IMPORTANT: PREREQUISITE WAIVER PRACTICE effective Summer 2020

  If a student's intended course away is needed to meet the co-or prerequisite for a course at Bentley, the prerequisite waiver form must be accompanied by documentation confirming that the student is registered for the course away. The prerequisite waiver form and the proof of course registration must be submitted to the Office of the Registrar at registrar@bentley.edu. Without this documentation, you will not be permitted to register for the Bentley course with the applicable co-or prerequisite.

• Courses must be approved in writing by Academic Services in advance of the course being taken

• Students take courses elsewhere at their own risk. Academic Services cannot guarantee that course content is 100% comparable to its Bentley equivalent. Students should exercise care as to whether they think courses taken elsewhere will offer the proper foundation for their subsequent coursework at Bentley

• Full-time day students are permitted to take courses away only during interim periods between semesters (i.e. during Summer and Winter Session). Therefore, course away start and end dates must be within Bentley’s intersession period. Please note: Permission to take courses outside of Bentley during Fall or Spring semesters will only be granted for students with extenuating circumstances and for compelling reasons. Requests to take courses during Fall or Spring semesters must be accompanied by an Academic Petition

• For seniors intending to graduate in May and who are approved to take courses away in the Spring semester, official transcripts must be received in time to be processed prior to graduation. (Please see the Registrar’s office for deadlines and special instructions)

• Undergraduate Academic Services reviews courses students wish to take at institutions outside of the U.S., but in their home country. Students taking courses at institutions outside of the U.S., but not in their home country, must submit the request and corresponding course syllabi to the Cronin Office of International Education for review

• Upper-level business department courses must be taken at an AACSB-accredited college or university. A listing of AACSB-accredited institutions can be found at www.aacsb.edu. Please submit a full course syllabus for review

• Students opting to take a course at another institution must ensure they meet the prerequisites established by that institution

• Courses must be credit-bearing courses comparable to 3 or more semester credits, and may not duplicate previous coursework. Please note: CEU (Continuing Education Unit) courses are not transferable

• All courses transfer to Bentley as 3 credits, with the exception of lab sciences which transfer as 4 credits

• A maximum of 6 total credits may transfer into a major and 3 total credits may transfer into a minor

• GB courses may not be taken away. In addition, the following courses may not be taken away:

• Course Focus Requirements may not be transferred in

• Course Away approvals apply to undergraduate program requirements only. Students considering graduate study at Bentley should consult their program requirements to assess if classes taken elsewhere meet graduate admission standards

• A minimum grade of 2.0 (C) must be earned for the course taken away to be eligible for course away credit. Please note: Only the course away credits (TR) will appear on your Bentley transcript rather than the actual grade

• To receive credit for approved courses, you must request an official transcript from the outside institution and have it sent to the Office of the Registrar at registrar@bentley.edu. If the transcript needs to be sent via mail, it should be directed to: Bentley University/Office of the Registrar- Rauch 111- Course Away/175 Forest Street/Waltham, MA  02452.  Transcripts for summer courses away are due by October 15 of the same year; transcripts for winter courses away are due by March 15 of the same year

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