Studies completed during your exchange will be included in your degree at UEF. Credit transfer is not an automatic process – you must apply for it yourself after the exchange.
Tip: You can use the Studies in Internationalisation module for transferring credits after your exchange!
How the credit transfer works
- Prepare a Learning Agreement before your exchange or at the latest at the beginning of the exchange. The Learning Agreement is a plan for the courses you will take and how they will be credited towards your degree. For more information about the Learning Agreement, see Studies during exchange.
- Request a transcript of records from the host university at the end of your exchange.
- Contact your departmental coordinator after the exchange and request credit transfer based on your transcript of records and approved Learning Agreement.
- More information about credit transfer and recognition of prior learning is available in Kamu.
Important: International Mobility Services do not handle credit transfer of exchange studies – make sure to contact your own departmental coordinator.
Credit transfer methods
Exchange studies can be credited towards your degree in two ways:
- Inclusion: Your exchange studies are included in your degree as they are – for example, as elective studies, a minor subject, or supplementary courses.
- Substitution: An exchange course substitutes a specific UEF course. If you plan to apply for substitution, discuss this with the teacher of the course to be substituted in advance – the responsible teacher always makes the final decision on substitution.
The most suitable credit transfer method may vary depending on your field of study and the phase of your studies. Your departmental coordinator can advise you on the best approach.
Remember: All studies completed during your exchange must be included in your degree at UEF.
Tip: If you plan to apply for substitutions, plan them when preparing your Learning Agreement – discuss with the teacher of the course to be substituted in advance. In the Erasmus+ digital study plan, you must also include a plan for how your exchange studies will be credited after the exchange.
Grades from exchange studies
Grades from courses completed abroad are often registered as pass/fail in credit transfers, as grading scales vary significantly between countries and universities.
Converting credits
- In Europe, the ECTS system is widely used, so a credit at a European university (e.g. in Spain) is directly comparable to one UEF credit.
- Outside Europe, credit definitions may vary – depending on the country, one local credit may correspond to several UEF credits.
Tip: Convert credits to ECTS when preparing your Learning Agreement – this will speed up the credit transfer process after your exchange. Your departmental coordinator can assist you with credit conversions.
Good to know: the ECTS system in brief
At UEF, credits are based on the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). One credit corresponds to approximately 27 hours of student work, and a full year of study (60 credits) corresponds to approximately 1,600 hours of work. This workload includes lectures, exercises, seminars, exams, and independent study.
UEF uses two methods of course evaluation:
- Pass/fail
- Numeric grading on a scale of 0–5 (5 being the highest)
The ECTS system and Diploma Supplement (an English-language appendix to the degree certificate) are used by all UEF faculties.