International - UNCW Credit Conversion Guide
Please contact Kara Pike Inman, Director of Education Abroad at pikek@uncw.edu,
or Tel: 910-962-3685, if you do not see the conversion scale you need below.
Africa
Country
South Africa
Name of International Institution
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
International
Credit/Unit
Type
credits
Common
International
Credit Value
6
10 to 12
20
UNCW
Credit
Value
2
3
5
University of Cape Town
100-level Course (45 contact hours)
200-level Course (60 Contact Hours)
300-level Course (60 Contact Hours)
400-level Course (60 Contact Hours)
3
4
6
6
500-level Course (80 Contact Hours)
8
Americas
Name of International Institution
University of the West Indies
University of Belize
Galen University
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Universidade Federal de Minais Gerais
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
International
Credit/Unit
Type
credits
credits
credits
credits
credits
credits
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
contact hours
credits
Common
International
Credit Value
3
3
3
4
4
4
15 Contact
Hrs.
3
Korea
Name of International Institution
Capital Normal University
Nagoya Gakuin University
Osaka Kyoiko University
Mie University
Hiroshima University
Naruto University of Education
Kyung Hee University
International
Credit/Unit
Type
credits
credits
credits
credits
credits
credits
credits
Common
International
Credit Value
1
3
1-2
1-2
2
1
3
UNCW
Credit
Value
1
3
1-2
1-2
2
1
3
Thailand
Mahidol University International College
Trimester
credits
4
3
Country
Barbados
Belize
Brazil
Chile
Ecuador
UNCW
Credit
Value
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
3
Asia
Country
China
Japan
Europe
Country
Name of International Institution
International
Credit/Unit
Type
Common
International
Credit Value
UNCW
Credit
Value
Most countries and host institutions in Europe publish credit details by the European Credit Transfer and
Accumulation System (ECTS). ECTS credit values equate to UNCW credit values 2:1, with simple rounding
of decimal points. Common value conversions appear below:
ECTS
2
1
ECTS
3
2
ECTS
5
3
ECTS
6
3
ECTS
7.5
4
ECTS
10
5
Select programs or institutions may alternatively or additionally publish credit values in a national or schoolspecfic value, for which conversions appear below. When completing a Transient Study Form, be sure to note
whether the credit value is ECTS or other.
NC Consortium Semester in Paris Sorbonne
Credits
3
3
France
Semester in Santander (UNCC)
UNCC credits
3
3
Spain
Univ. of Valencia
10
5
6
3
högskolepoäng
Jonkoping University
7.5
4
Sweden
(higher ed.
University of Gothenburg
credits, HECs) 6
3
Marmara University - Istanbul
Contact OIP if ECTS Values Unavailable
Turkey
United
Keele University
credits (CATS) 10
3
Kingdom
credits (CATS) 15
4
Roehampton University
credits
10
3
20
6
Swansea University
credits
10
3
15
4
20
6
University of Hertfordshire
credits
15
4
University of Hull
credits
15
4
University of Southampton
credit points
15
4
University of Stirling
credits
20
5
Oceania
Country
Australia
New Zealand
Name of International Institution
Charles Sturt University
Curtin University of Technology
Edith Cowan University
James Cook University
Macquarie University
University of Canberra
University of Newcastle
University of Sydney
University of Western Sydney
University of Wollongong
Victoria University of Wellington
University of Waikato
Massey University
International
Credit/Unit
Type
credit points
credit points
credit points
credit points
credit points
credit points
credit points
credit points
credit points
credit points
Each Subject
(aka Paper)
Common
International
Credit Value
8
25
15
3 or 4
3 or 4
3
10
6
10
6
18 to 24
15 to 20
15 but can
vary by dept.
UNCW
Credit
Value
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4