Getting Academic Credit for the OSEA Training Programs


There are two ways you can obtain academic credit from the OSEA Programs.
· Participants can transfer OSEA Credits to their Home University or
· Participants can receive OSEA Credits directly on their home university transcript through what is often called Concurrent Enrollment or Direct Credit

Transferring OSEA Credit
OSEA courses are accredited by the Facultad de Ciencias Antropológicas (FCA) of the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UAdY) , which provides each student with an official transcript. The UAdY is recognized throughout the US by universities and colleges, which facilitates transfer of your OSEA/UAdY credits. You also receive an official OSEA transcript with its seal.

Upon completion of an OSEA program, you receive a package that contains one set of official transcripts -- one OSEA and one FCA-UAdY. These are your copies to keep. You also receive in this package an signed and sealed envelope that contains a second set of identical, official transcripts. Although this envelope is addressed to you, do not open it but deliver it to your registrar unopened to your university registrar (typically the person responsible for validating and accepting transfer credits).

OSEA credits are based on contact hours in seminar contexts, experiential learning hours during structured non-classroom learning (e.g., field trips), and fieldwork research or field practicum activities. Please review the OSEA credit equivalency chart for details and feel free to share this information with your academic advisors.

Remember, OSEA’s advisors are always happy to advise on the proper transfer of the credits you will earn abroad.

OSEA Credit Equivalency chart