Townsville, Australia
James Cook University
       COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

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Things to remember...

• If you find a course in the program material that is not listed below, stop by the International Office. We will provide you with the forms necessary to obtain the Allegheny course equivalency.

• Courses taken on this program are listed as James Cook University transfer credit on the Allegheny transcript; we will ONLY accept courses JCU grades of with C (pass with credit), D (pass with distinction) and HD (pass with high distinction). We will not accept PC (pass conceded) or P- (pass minus) or grades below P-. Effective Spring 2005: P (pass) will not be accepted. Satisfactory is not accepted as it is given for an ungraded subject. JCU grades are NOT factored into your Allegheny GPA.
  

• In general 3 credit courses at James Cook University will count as 4 credit courses at Allegheny. This is based on the "full-load equals full-load" comparison for international education. It is anticipated that you will take 4 courses at JCU.

• Courses that have multiple equivalencies indicate cross-listings only; courses cannot be counted twice for graduation requirements.

• James Cook University awards most of its bachelor's degrees after 3 years of study (most of the world does this, except for the US). Students enrolling in a degree program at JCU generally do not have general studies courses, but focus almost exclusively on their major. This means that many of their 2000 and 3000 level courses are equal to our advanced level courses. Be prepared with alternate courses if you find them too difficult!!!!!

• REMEMBER the different seasons!!!!!! Term 1 at JCU runs from February through June and Term 2 runs from July through November. Make sure you pick courses that are offered in the semester you're planning to study at Townsville you want to be! To be sure, check the catalog or the website: http://www.jcu.edu.au/app/studyfinder/index.cfm?year=2008&form=no&title=All%20Subjects

• To view the Academic Calendar: http://www.jcu.edu.au/div1/registry/Academic%20Calendar%202008%20.pdf

• The term "subject" in Australia is used for the same word as "course" in the US, and the term "course" in Australia is used for the same word as "major" in the US.

• Not all ES courses satisfy natural science requirements!!!! Check the AC equivalency to see under which division the courses fall (NS = Natural Science division; SS = Social Science division; H = Humanities division).

0TE = will satisfy requirement for either minor or major in department, or distribution requirement
2TE = major/minor elective credit at 200 level 3TE = major/minor elective credit at 300 level
4TE = major/minor elective credit at 400 level 0TG = counts toward graduation, but not toward major/minor