Policy 
Restrictions due to Travel Warnings
- UNH policy prohibits study abroad in countries for which a State Department travel warning is in effect.
- No UNH credit or transfer credit will be awarded and financial aid is not available.
- For a list of travel warnings, please consult www.state.gov/travel.
Eligibility
To study abroad, you must:
- Be in good standing with the Student Conduct System
- Have earned at least 32 credit hours, at least 12 of which must have been earned at the University of New Hampshire at the baccalaureate level.
- Have a minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the time of application to and at the time of departure for the study abroad program. Study abroad programs provided by UNH or other approved institutions may have higher minimum GPA requirements.
- Have a declared major. Transfer students, including transfer students from the Thompson School of Applied Science (TSAS) are not eligible to study abroad during the first semester of their baccalaureate program at UNH.
Students enrolled in the degree programs of the Thompson School of Applied Science may participate in approved study abroad programs appropriate for two-year degree candidates. TSAS students must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Must have earned 32 credits, at least 12 of which must have been earned at the University of New Hampshire at the associate degree level.
- Must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the time of application to and at the time of departure for the study abroad program. Study abroad programs provided by UNH or other approved institutions may have higher minimum GPA requirements.
Pre-departure Requirements
Before departure, you must:
- Attend the mandatory Registration Workshop (held weekly - Tuesdays at 1pm).
- Complete all registration paperwork by the assigned deadline.
- Attend the mandatory Study Abroad Orientation (held once per semester).
UNH Study Abroad Administrative Fee
There is an administrative fee charged to all students who are registered for a UNH study abroad course. This fee maintains a student’s status as full time at UNH while taking courses abroad, ensures transfer of credits that can be applied towards UNH degree requirements, and if eligible allows for application of some financial aid. It also contributes to a broad range of services available to students before, during and after the abroad program. The fee is $300 for study abroad programs and $200 for exchange programs.
Transfer of Credit
- Only a course with a grade of C (or its equivalent) or better will be accepted for transfer credit from another institution.
- Credit will not be awarded for courses that review or repeat those taken at UNH or another institution per the University’s Repeated Course Rule.
- You may transfer credit from another institution that has a UNH-approved study abroad program. The grade received in transferred course work will appear on your official transcript, but will not affect the UNH grade point average.
- Credit will not be awarded for language study which is part of a study abroad orientation.
- A course taken for 3 semester hours at another institution will be worth 3 credits in transfer to UNH. Courses measured in quarter hours, term hours, or course units will be converted to semester hours to determine the UNH credit award. The conversion process may affect whether a course will meet UNH standards for General Education or major requirements; a course must be valued at least 3 semester hours to be used to satisfy general education, major, or minor credit.
- Any UNH student who is ineligible for participation in a UNH-managed/UNH-approved study away program and who enrolls in a non-UNH study away program may not transfer credits earned in that program to his or her UNH degree.
Individual Study Abroad Policy
If after reviewing all the UNH Managed, Approved and Exchange programs, you cannot find a program that meets your academic requirements, there are a few options:
- Review them again because the other 2 options below involve significantly more individual work and responsibility.
- Petition to the Center for International Education (CIE) to have a non-approved program granted a One-time Approval.
- Programs that are less than four weeks in duration cannot be considered for a Study Abroad One-time Approval Petiton. Learn more about short-term study abroad.
- Officially Withdraw or take a Leave of Absence from UNH for the semester or year abroad.
- Click here for more details. This information can also be found on the Documents and Forms page.