Credit transfer
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Students studying abroad at a partner university will submit assessment to the host instituion, be marked for it, and return to King's with a transcript showing their marks.
As partner universities use a range of different marking schemes, these marks will then be converted back into UK-style grades and added to student records.
The modules below are used to record this process, which is known as Credit Transfer. They will be added to student OneSpace records once the new academic year is underway. Students should check their OneSpace record if they are unsure which module(s) form part of their registration.
Students from the Modern Language departments not studying at a partner institution during the year abroad can find details of alternative assessment towards the bottom of this page.
As partner universities use a range of different marking schemes, these marks will then be converted back into UK-style grades and added to student records.
The modules below are used to record this process, which is known as Credit Transfer. They will be added to student OneSpace records once the new academic year is underway. Students should check their OneSpace record if they are unsure which module(s) form part of their registration.
Students from the Modern Language departments not studying at a partner institution during the year abroad can find details of alternative assessment towards the bottom of this page.
5AAYEX01 Exchange Placement Abroad
60 KCL Credits (30 ECTS*)
For Modern Language department students spending a full year at a single partner university, or non-Modern Language department students spending a single semester at a partner university.
From 2011/12, Modern Language department students will not be registered on 5AAYEX01. Instead, they will be registered on 5AAYEX02 and 5AAYEX03.
N.B. Students in their final year will take 6AAYEX01 instead.
For Modern Language department students spending a full year at a single partner university, or non-Modern Language department students spending a single semester at a partner university.
From 2011/12, Modern Language department students will not be registered on 5AAYEX01. Instead, they will be registered on 5AAYEX02 and 5AAYEX03.
N.B. Students in their final year will take 6AAYEX01 instead.
5AAYEX02 Exchange Placement Abroad
30 KCL Credits (15 ECTS*)
For Modern Language department students spending the first semester at a partner university.
For Modern Language department students spending the first semester at a partner university.
5AAYEX03 Exchange Placement Abroad
30 KCL Credits (15 ECTS*)
For Modern Language department students spending the second semester at a partner university.
For Modern Language department students spending the second semester at a partner university.
5AAYEX04 Exchange Placement Abroad
120 KCL Credits (60 ECTS*)
For non-Modern Language department students spending the full academic year at a partner university.
For non-Modern Language department students spending the full academic year at a partner university.
6AAYUNC01 Semester Abroad at UNC
45 KCL Credits (22.5 ECTS*)
For final year Comparative Literature students spending a single semester at the University of North Carolina.
*If your host univeristy does not use ECTS, contact the Study Abroad Office to find out the value of local credits in relation to King's credits / ECTS or consult the partner institution pages.
For final year Comparative Literature students spending a single semester at the University of North Carolina.
*If your host univeristy does not use ECTS, contact the Study Abroad Office to find out the value of local credits in relation to King's credits / ECTS or consult the partner institution pages.
Module choice information
Modern Language department students are advised to take a minimum of 22 ECTS* of transferrable credit each semester. King’s will choose your best marks for each semester to a total value of 15 ECTS* per semester to count towards your final mark.
From 2011/12, Modern Language department students must take a minimum of 22 ECTS, with the exception of Portuguese students.
Non-Modern Language department students are advised that they must take a full semester's courseload each semester. If you are unsure of what constitutes a full courseload, please contact the Study Abroad Office.
Marks will be converted using the approved Translation Schemes, which can be found at the bottom of this page.
All students must complete a Learning Agreement / Study Plan. These will be used to officially record the modules being studied. The Study Abroad Office will request the return of these in order to have them signed-off by your departmental Study Abroad Tutor here at King's.
From 2011/12, Modern Language department students must take a minimum of 22 ECTS, with the exception of Portuguese students.
Non-Modern Language department students are advised that they must take a full semester's courseload each semester. If you are unsure of what constitutes a full courseload, please contact the Study Abroad Office.
Marks will be converted using the approved Translation Schemes, which can be found at the bottom of this page.
All students must complete a Learning Agreement / Study Plan. These will be used to officially record the modules being studied. The Study Abroad Office will request the return of these in order to have them signed-off by your departmental Study Abroad Tutor here at King's.
Regulations for module choice
Modules that you plan to include in your credit transfer provision must:
Modern Language department students on a compulsory year or semester abroad may not:
Contact the Study Abroad Tutor in your department to have your module choices validated if you are unsure whether or not they are suitable for credit transfer.
- relate to your degree programme at King's
- be of a comparable standard to your year of study at King's, i.e. first year, introductory or otherwise low-level modules cannot form part of your credit transfer provision.
Modern Language department students on a compulsory year or semester abroad may not:
- transfer credits for modules taught and examined in languages other than the official language(s) of their host country.
- transfer more than 7.5 ECTS for language learning (including grammar classes and translation classes). Linguistics and phonetics classes are not categorised as language classes for the purposes of credit transfer.
- from 2011/12, this regulation is being amended to 50%, rather than 7.5 ECTS, with the exception of Portuguese students.
- transfer back modules that relate to the other side of their degree programme without the permission of the Study Abroad Tutor in their department. For example, French and Classics students may only include Classics modules in their credit transfer provision with prior permission.
Contact the Study Abroad Tutor in your department to have your module choices validated if you are unsure whether or not they are suitable for credit transfer.
Alternative assessment
Students acting as English Language Assistants, on work placements, or studying at a non-partner institution do not participate in credit transfer. They are set alternative assessment by their home department(s). Please see the links below to the Modern Language departments' year abroad assessment pages:
Additional, programme-specific information about the year abroad can also be found via the links above as well as those below, depending on your home department:
Additional, programme-specific information about the year abroad can also be found via the links above as well as those below, depending on your home department:
Attached files
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2010-11 Summary of Approved Translation Schemes
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