Study Away Course Credit If you are attending a Non-UGA Program or UGA Exchange Program, the Transfer Credit Approval Form (TCAF) serves as your pre-approval for transfer credit brought in from your education abroad experience. Upon completion of this form, Global Education will notify the Registrar, Financial Aid and Student Accounts of your approved Global Education program details. This form maintains your active enrollment for the time you will be abroad. It is your responsibility to notify Global Education of any changes to your course work while abroad and be familiar with the residency requirements for your degree. History Study Abroad Scholarship Information Experiential Learning Requirement To succeed, students in the 21st century must be able to tackle real-world problems and use critical thinking and problem solving skills to solve multifaceted problems that do not have simple solutions. Thus, the University of Georgia will require all undergraduate students to engage in hands-on, experiential learning within a domestic or global setting as a graduation requirement. All history majors automatically satisfy this requirement with the HIST 4990 Senior Seminar, but there are a variety of other courses that can also be used to fulfill this requirement, such as internship classes (HIST 4800), CURO research, Service learning courses, Study Away programs etc. History, Design, and the Museum in Washington, DC This intensive Maymester Program introduces students to the field of museum studies through lectures and site visits to collections in Washington, DC. Students will enroll in two 3-credit courses: HIST 4026/6026 Public History in Washington, DC and TXMI 5710/7710 TXMI Study Away Introduction to Design History and Museums in Washington, DC. Both courses count as electives for the museum studies certificate program but are open to all students. program information Museum Studies Maymester in Atlanta This intensive 3 credit Maymester program will introduce students to museum methods and practices using Atlanta’s museums as our classroom. Students will attend a three-day workshop on campus before spending a week in Atlanta visiting museums and historic sites. Site visits will be a combination of lecture and on-site study. Site visits will also include meetings with staff to discuss their work. Students will enroll in HIST 4024/6024 Topics in Museum Studies (Atlanta) (3 credits). This course will count as an elective for the Museum Studies Certificate program. Program information
