Global Course Compass

• The minimum number of units per term is three and the maximum is four.

• IMPORTANT: Course levels abroad do not necessarily correspond with course levels at OSU. If course level is important to your course selection, submit each course for pre-articulation using the transfer articulation reevaluation form as early as possible in your planning.

• Macquarie is a four-year institution. Undergraduate units begin with 1000, 2000, 3000, or 4000. Graduate units are 8000 and 9000.

• To review current course restrictions, visit the study abroad page and scroll to the What You'll Study section. 

• When you submit your application to Macquarie, you'll select 5-6 units you might like to take. You must select more than the 3-4 you'll end up taking so that you have back-ups if a unit is not approved. Your choices will be reviewed, the Admissions Officer will inform you of the outcome via email.

• Official registration for Macquarie units will occur either right before your departure or after you arrive on campus. You will be able to select 3-4 units from your pre-approved list.

Remember courses abroad count as OSU credits and grades count towards your OSU GPA.

To explore if Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading could be an option for you, talk with your academic advisor. To request S/U grading for courses abroad, you'll need to secure approval from your academic advisor and submit the S/U request form in your OSU GO portal before 70% of the course is complete.

• For official determinations on how education abroad courses will be transcribed at OSU, submit each course using the transfer articulation reevaluation form

• No need to wait! We recommend submitting courses as early as possible in your planning - even while exploring programs! ​​​​​

• Since course articulation can affect your degree progress and planning, it's important to work closely with your academic advisor to understand how your courses abroad will fit into your academic plan.

• Visit the OSU GO Education Abroad Course Articulation Database to view courses that previous OSU students have taken.
• The database is not a comprehensive list of all courses available and may list courses that are not offered during your program cycle. Check out the host institution tools below fo up to date course offerings.
• Previous articulations are a guide for how a course may appear on your OSU transcript. Given updates to course content, articulation standards, etc., how a course is articulated on your transcript may look different. If a course you plan to take abroad is essential for completion of degree requirements, submit the course information through the form above.