General Information Regarding Study Abroad

Northwestern University Registrar’s Office does not grant any kind of credit for courses taken abroad in subjects that we do not teach here at the undergraduate level. Unlike many foreign institutions, American universities, with Northwestern included, do not offer an undergraduate law degree. Therefore, if you wish to receive credit toward your Northwestern degree, please make sure that the courses are taught at the level of Northwestern’s law-related courses, cover similar types of materials, and utilize similar tools.

We suggest the following programs that will probably be considered credit-worthy by Northwestern, as well as applicable for LS elective credit:

1. Institute d’Etudes Politique de Paris (Sciences Po), France
Sponsored by Northwestern Exchange, FWQ, WSQ, FY

2. Emerging Legal and Economic Structures (Beijing), China
Sponsored by Northwestern, Summer

3. Mexico in Transition (Mexico City), Mexico
Sponsored by Northwestern University and Universidad Panamericana

Check out the Study Abroad Office for more information on programs.

Important Reminders

Northwestern University credit for courses taught abroad is never guaranteed. Final course approval, for all kinds of credit, will be given after you return from abroad upon review of an official foreign study transcript.

Make sure to bring back with you as many of your course material as possible, regardless of what kinds of credit you are seeking for your courses. If the Registrar’s Office has doubts regarding the creditworthiness of a course, then you may ask a faculty member in the appropriate field to review your course materials.

To fulfill the LS adjunct major or minor requirement, all foreign courses with legal content are to be reviewed and approved by the LS Program Director. You may also want to talk to the Legal Studies Program Assistant, Magaly Cordero before going abroad since she has information on approved courses taken by students who have studied abroad in the past.