Lancaster 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 Lancaster University transfer credit on the Allegheny transcript; only courses with a grade of "C" and above will transfer; program grades are NOT factored into your Allegheny GPA.

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

• Courses at Lancaster may be one-, two- or three-term courses. The fall term is called the "Michaelmas term" and the spring terms are called "Lent" and "Summer". Check the catalog carefully to see when the courses are offered. You must be at Lancaster for the entire time the course is taught. For example, if a course notation is ML, this indicates that the course is taught over the Michaelmas and Lent terms, and students studying at Lancaster for one semester only are not eligible to take the course.

• Some courses are offered at St. Martin's College, a Lancaster affiliate. We do not recommend students take courses at St. Martin's as they are taught on a different campus and require students to take a bus to campus. St. Martin's courses are listed in the catalog after Lancaster courses and are clearly labeled in the following subjects: art, biology, computing, religious studies, English, geography, music, mathematics, community and youth studies, multi-media.

• Lancaster Courses ARE NOT ALL 4 CREDIT COURSES, even though they may fulfill the requirements of a 4 credit course at Allegheny. Courses listed in the Lancaster catalog at 8 semester credits will transfer to Allegheny as two four-credit courses. Make sure you read in the catalog or on-line how many semester credits the course is worth!!!!

• Most Bachelor's degrees at Lancaster are earned in 3 years - therefore many of the 100 level courses may be equivalent to our 200 level courses and many 200 and 300 level courses at Lancaster are equivalent to our upper level courses. When discussing Lancaster with your advisor, make sure you take into account the differences in educational systems!

• Here are some handy websites about Lancaster:
  Being an American student at Lancaster
  Course descriptions ("courses" at Allegheny are "subjects" at Lancaster")
  Program dates
  City of Lancaster
  

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 or distribution requirement