Study Elsewhere

Students planning study elsewhere in the U.S. should consult the Academic Dean. The student should then work out a program and present it to his or her advisor and other appropriate faculty members for approval.

In order to be considered for transfer credit, courses must be completed with a grade of C or better, and an official transcript must be received by GCDS from the host institution, which must be a regionally accredited, degree-granting institution. Official transcripts should be sent to the Registrar's Office. This transcript will be retained by the school. All transfer credit must receive Academic Dean approval. Students should keep all materials from their work away, including, e.g., course syllabi, exams, papers, notes, projects, and portfolios, in the event that post-approval is required from an academic department at GCDS. It is the student's responsibility to clarify in advance any concerns regarding the amount of transfer credit which may be awarded.

The GCDS transcript will not indicate the transfer credits received or the name of the host institution. Students applying elsewhere are often asked to provide official transcripts from all institutions at which they have been enrolled. In such cases, the student will need to request a copy of their transcript from the study-away institution to be sent to the institution, as GCDS will not furnish copies of another institution's official record.

Credit cannot be granted until the student has successfully completed the work and has had an official transcript sent to the Registrar's Office. Students who take a semester or year for study elsewhere must meet with the Academic Dean and Head of the Upper School to request a leave of absence.