Recognition for Bachelor Students majoring in Social and Cultural Sciences
1. Before going abroad
Students majoring in Social and Cultural Sciences (BA) have to arrange with Nicole Klück (Department of International Affairs, AM 209) the courses they would like to take at universities abroad to verify if they are recognizable.
Tip: The answers to many questions regarding recognition can be found in the FAQ. All documents can be found in our download section.
There are two ways to check the recognizability of courses
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For a stay abroad in Europe with Erasmus+, fill out the Online Learning Agreement (OLA). This will be automatically forwarded to us after completion. After the creditability of the courses has been checked and, if necessary, something has to be discussed with you again and adjusted, the OLA will be forwarded to the partner university. You can view the processing status in the OLA portal at any time. If, contrary to expectations, the partner university does not accept this digital version after you have completed the OLA, the (old) paper-based Learning Agreement will be available to you.
Important note: It is no longer possible to switch from paper-based to OLA during your stay. - In case of a stay outside Europe, please fill in the following Learning Agreement (to check for recognition) and send it by e-mail (processing time approx. 2-4 weeks).
3. Arrange course recognition in person or by email with Ms. Klück during her office hours.
ATTENTION: Please note her office hours!
4. In order for us to be able to process the questions regarding recognition quickly and transparently for you and us, we need as much information about the courses as possible. Please provide us with the following information in addition to the (online) Learning Agreement:
- Seminar title and announcement text/seminar content.
- bibliographical references
- URL to the seminar announcements
- Examination results (for term papers or essays with page numbers if possible)
- Module for which the course is to be recognized at Viadrina (e.g. cultural history, social science, etc.)
- Level of study (e.g. Bachelor or Master, the year from which the course can be taken)
- Number of semester hours per week (how many hours per week does the course take place?)
- Number of ECTS
Please orient yourself through the courses that were offered at the partner university during previous semesters. Up-to-date course catalogues sometimes can still not be found on their homepages. Course changes can still be made during your stay abroad.
In order for your stay abroad to be recognized in accordance with § 8 of the "Fachspezifische Ordnung des Bachelor of Arts Kulturwissenschaften" (22.10.2014) you need to complete at least one course which will be recognized with at least 6 ECTS credits.
Be sure to deal in detail with the questions answered in our FAQ!
2. During your stay abroad
Should there be course changes during the beginning of your stay abroad, Nicole Klück should be advised of them via email.
In order to be able to check whether the courses are recognizable, the following information should be included in the email:
- Seminar title and announcement text/seminar content
- Bibliographical references
- URL to the seminar announcements
- Examination results (for term papers or essays with page numbers if possible)
- Module for which the course is to be recognized at Viadrina (e.g. cultural history, social science, etc.)
- Level of study (e.g. Bachelor or Master, the year from which the course can be taken)
- Number of semester hours per week (how many hours per week does the course take place?)
- Number of ECTS
3. After returning from abroad
For your credits to be recognized after returning from abroad, the following documents must be submitted to the Department of International Affairs by e-mail or in person:
- A filled-out version of Form B (Application for the Recognition of Abroad-earned Credits) for BA students majoring in the Social and Cultural Sciences, or a filled-out version of Form B (IKG) for BA students majoring in Intercultural German Studies.
- A transcript of records (which contains a list of all abroad-earned credits and grades) as well as any term papers
- Proof of academic level or academic year in which the credits were earned and the number of contact hours per semester as well as the information from points 1 and 2
Please note that Nicole Klück is responsible for the recognition of Bachelor students. Master students can get their credits recognized from their respective program heads or coordinators.
As soon as the recognition of the achievements has taken place, we will inform you and you can pick up the completed recognition form in AM 207. Please bring this document to the examination office, where the achievements will be entered into the ViaCampus. Before that, the achievements will not appear online.