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Programs > Quarter length or longer > Unaffiliated Programs

While the Office of International Education (OIE) offers more than 150 DU Partner Programs, it is sometimes appropriate for a student to participate in an unaffiliated program if its location, enrollment capacity, minimum prerequisites, or academic offerings cannot be reasonably matched by a DU Partner Program. In other words, the unaffiliated program selected by a student may not duplicate a study abroad program already offered by DU.

Click here for a brief side-by-side explanation of unaffiliated programs and DU Partner Programs.

Unaffiliated programs must be preapproved by DU in order for the credit to transfer. Transcripts must be issued by an accredited institution in order for credits to be accepted by DU. Unaffiliated programs may be sponsored by another U.S. university, a study abroad program provider, or direct enrollment in a university abroad. Credits from language schools are not accepted. For this reason, students planning to participate on an unaffiliated program must first complete a Unaffiliated Pre-approval form to make sure that DU will accept credit from the program.

Students may not enroll in the University of Denver's "Stop-Out Program" in order to study abroad. All students participating on DU Partner Program or an unaffiliated credit-bearing study abroad programs will work with the Office of International Education (OIE). Credit earned abroad while on "Stop-Out" will not transfer to DU.

If you participate in an unaffiliated program, you will pay all fees directly to the program sponsor/university. You will be registered at DU in a zero-credit study abroad placeholder course, and will pay a $150 Study Abroad Administrative fee (2011-12 undergraduate cost) plus the DU Technology Fee.

Researching International Options

In addition to the resource materials in our Advising Center, you may wish to utilize the following web resources to identify unaffiliated opportunities.