Inter-Institutional Courses

Policy

A Duke undergraduate regularly enrolled as a degree-seeking student and paying full fees can sign up for one course at UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Charlotte, or UNC-Greensboro; NC Central University; or NC State University each semester through an inter-institutional agreement that exists between these institutions and Duke. You can take a course through the inter-institutional agreement only if:

it is not being offered at Duke during the same academic year;
it is equivalent to a full, 1.0 cc Duke course (no partial credit);
you take it for credit (no audits); and
you take it for a letter grade (no Pass/Fail option).

Under the same conditions, one inter-institutional course per summer may be taken at a neighboring institution participating in the agreement provided that the student is concurrently enrolled at Duke for one full course credit.

Grades for inter-institutional courses will appear on your transcript and will be factored into your grade point average. If approved by the appropriate director of undergraduate studies at Duke and by your academic dean, the courses may count toward Areas of Knowledge. You may also request Modes of Inquiry codes for courses taken after May 10, 2004. Information on inter-institutional courses can be found at the Registrar's Web site.

Procedure

A. Approval of Enrollment in Course

Fill out an inter-institutional approval form [PDF, 256KB] and have it approved and signed by the director of undergraduate studies in the Duke department in which the course would fall. Then have the form signed by your academic dean.

B. Approval of Area of Knowledge Codes

Complete the form Request for Area of Knowledge Coding for Inter-Institutional Course [PDF, 10KB] and take it, along with the form mentioned in section A above, to the director of undergraduate studies and your academic dean. Approval of Area of Knowledge codes, if appropriate, is usually done at the same time you have the course itself approved (see A above).

C. Approval of Modes of Inquiry for Inter-Institutional Courses taken after May 10, 2004

To apply for a particular Mode of Inquiry, complete the Inter-Institutional Course Modes of Inquiry Request Form [PDF, 82KB]. Attach appropriate documentation and submit the form to the Transfer Course Coding Committee in 011 Allen Building by the deadline noted on the form. (Completion of the form and provision of documentation does not guarantee that the request will be approved by the committee.)