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Study Abroad | Seoul
Fall 2025: Academics

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AcadEmics Overview

AIFS Abroad offers a unique global educational experience for students on this program, with the following academic options available.

We have supplied a list of popular course offerings with downloadable syllabi through the program webpage and your student portal, but this is not a comprehensive list, and they may/may not be offered every semester.

To see the comprehensive list of course offerings and to find the most-up-to-date courses, please search the Sogang University Course Catalog. You may select from any of the courses being offered for exchange students.

Follow these instructions for navigation:

1. Select 1st or 2nd Semester (1st= Spring, 2nd = Fall).
2. Use the default search condition “Program.”
3. Under Academic Level/Program use the first dropdown box to search “the Undergraduate School” and then the second dropdown box to search by the subject.
4. Check the box for “Courses for Exchange Students.”
5. Click “Search.” You may have to click the search button more than once to refresh the results.
6. To access the syllabus for each course, click on the “Inquiry” button listed under the Syllabus column.

*Please pay attention to any courses that require a pre-requisite. You may not be able to take those courses.

    Program Options

    Program Name Early Start Available Credits Notes
    Korean Studies, Liberal Arts and Business
    Early Start Available: No Credits: up to 15

    Full Curriculum means that students can choose any under grad course taught in English available on the Sogang University’s curriculum subject to prerequisites. Students with a high level of proficiency in the Korean language will be able to select from the full course catalog subject to pre-requisites.

    Courses are typically 45 hours and therefore equivalent to 3 U.S. semester credits. Semester students take 4 or 5 courses for 12 to 15 credits.

    No AIFS participant is permitted to take a course without receiving a grade. Pass/Fail options are not available.

    Biology

    Business

    Business Management

    Chemical Engineering

    Chemistry

    Computer Science

    Economics

    English

    Foreign Language

    Graphic Design

    History

    Korean Studies

    Management

    Marketing

    Mathematics

    Mechanical Engineering

    Physics

    Psychology

    Academic Credit & Transcripts

    Credit Transfer

    As a part of the AIFS Abroad application for semester programs, you will complete a Course Approval Form, which will be signed off by your study abroad office staff and/or faculty at your university.

    For J Term/Summer programs, no such approval form is needed; however, students are still responsible for ensuring credit can be brought back from their overseas program.
    In any case, we recommend getting additional courses approved in case you need to change courses while abroad.

    Overseas universities do not use the credit system employed by American institutions. AIFS Abroad students must make special arrangements to transfer credits, but since AIFS Abroad courses are given at recognized universities or the AIFS Abroad Centers (which are transcripted by Fairfield University), there usually is no difficulty in arranging transfer credit toward U.S. degrees provided the proper procedure is followed.

    European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

    Many of the European institutions that AIFS Abroad works with award credits under the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). ECTS enables cooperating institutions to measure and compare a student’s performance and facilitates the transfer of credits from the European institution to the U.S institution.

    Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)

    Language levels are defined according to the CEFR and will be listed on your transcript on completion of the program. CEFR organizes language proficiency into six levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) which can be regrouped into three broad levels according to the needs of the local institution: Beginner: A1, A2/U.S. Level 100; Intermediate: B1, B2/U.S. Level 200-300; Advanced: C1, C2/U.S. Level 400

    Transcripts

    When you complete your program, an official transcript is sent to your home institution directly from AIFS Abroad or the host university. Another official transcript may be retained by AIFS Abroad in Stamford, but this is not the case for all programs. Please contact transcripts@aifs.com to find out how to request additional transcripts. 
     
    Generally, your school should receive your transcript 60 days after completion of the program. (Cannes Semester programs, Perth, Sydney, Dublin, Limerick, and Wellington Programs exception: Transcripts issued and retained by the host universities. Transcripts for the Cannes Semester programs are issued by Chapman University.)
     
    Transcripts may come without an English-language translation, so participants will need to organize translations with their home university.

    Academic Records

    Credit assessment methods in overseas universities may not be comparable to those in U.S. universities. Grading may involve exams, papers, individual projects, class discussion or some combination of these. Although academic institutions abroad may grade on a variety of scales, admissions counselors and registrars at U.S. institutions are familiar with international grading systems and can convert grades.

    Course Selection

    AIFS Abroad Program Advisors are available to assist you in the process. The following procedure is recommended:

    Read course descriptions for the selected program and select courses. Obtain approval from your academic or study abroad advisor for the preliminary courses selected. Final approval of credit transfer for completed courses is at the discretion of the Registrar or appropriate official at the home institution. Students must ascertain that courses taken meet their individual academic program requirements. Recommended credits in this catalog are based on 15 classroom hours per semester credit.

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