Credit Conversion Table for
ESSEC Business School
in Cergy, France
Developed by the Coggin College of Business at the
University of North Florida to assist students studying abroad
European
Credit Transfer
System (ECTS)
hours
Equivalent US
credit
Most courses taken abroad fall between the
following range of ECTS credits
4 – 7.5
3 US hours
Courses outside of this range will be converted
based on ECTS/ 2 = US credits. Credits will be
rounded up to the next whole number.
EX: 2.5 ECTS/2 = 1.25 (rounded to 2)
Upon your return to The University of North Florida, and receipt of an original transcript, the
grades earned while studying abroad on this exchange program, your foreign credit will be posted to
your UNF account as TRANSFER credit.

Grades will be translated based on the conversion scaled posted on the Coggin site for
each program. They will be averaged into your overall GPA, the same as other collegelevel coursework taken outside of UNF.

Foreign credit hours will be converted to US credit hours based on the scale posted
above.
Students receiving financial are encouraged to meet with UNF’s Financial Aid office prior to
departure and after grades and credits post, as they may affect scholarship eligibility.
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