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Transfer Credit
Study Abroad
Obtaining concentration credit for courses taken abroad is a two-step process: (1) preliminary approval of your course selection before you go and (2) final approval when you return to Brown with your coursework and transcript. All students, including those on Brown-run programs, must obtain formal IR concentration approval upon return to Brown. If you fail to obtain formal concentration approval, you will not be able to count your study abroad toward the IR concentration and will instead have to fulfill concentration requirements with courses taken at Brown. For instructions, see the IR concentration/Study Abroad.
Transfer Student
The university determines the number of transfer credits Brown accepts when you are admitted as a transfer student. But the IR Program decides whether and how to apply your transfer credits toward the IR concentration. In order that your degree be truly a Brown experience, we require that at least 10 of the 14 IR requirements be completed at Brown. You must meet with the IR concentration advisor who determines which credits may fulfill requirements. Note: The IR Program cannot apply credit taken at another institution until it appears on your Brown transcript. See the IR Concentration/Transfer Students.