The Course Approval Form is the key academic tool that determines your ability to study abroad for credit. Semester study abroad students cannot leave home without it. Any students taking summer classes abroad for credit must also complete the form (*open in Adobe Acrobat after download).

Download Course Approval Form

STOP: Attention to detail is CRITICAL. The name and HU course number must be accurate to ensure transcript processing. Please reference the HU Catalog for course information. Additionally, the name and course number of the overseas class MUST match what is listed on your overseas transcript EXACTLY.

There are 4 parts to this form:

Part 1: Captures all of your information and program information.

Part 2: Captures courses that have been previously approved (if any).

Part 3: Captures courses that have not yet been approved; by obtaining faculty or department chair signatures for the class they teach or department the course falls under.

Part 4: Captures the signature of your Academic Advisor or Dean once they have reviewed the completed form and determined all prerequisites have been met and your ability to stay on track for graduation, given your selected courses.

The Course Finder Database below, allows you to search for study abroad courses that have been previously approved as equivalents for specific Howard University courses. You can search by country, provider, major, course number, or keyword.

This is by no means an exhaustive list of the courses you can take while abroad. This database is constantly expanding as new courses are approved and new programs are added. If you wish to take a course that is not listed in the database, you need to contact the person in the appropriate academic department to determine if the class is equivalent to a course offered at Howard University (see video for complete instructions).

**** Language Courses Require Language Department Chair Verification of Student’s Language Level****