Study Abroad

Request for Course Abroad Approval

When submitting a request to the director of WGS for a course that was taken abroad, it is necessary to establish if the course meets Wake Forest and WGS standards. In order to do so, the following information is required:

Completed course approval form (obtained from Center for International Studies)
Full syllabus of the course with:
Name and title of the professor teaching the course and a contact number
Number of contact hours per week
List of required textbooks
Required assignments (number of papers and required length)
Number of exams
Number of presentations (where applicable)
Learning objectives and methodology
Number of weeks the course will be taken
Number of credit hours assigned to the course

The request should be submitted as quickly as possible so that it can be reviewed and a decision made in a timely manner.