SPACE Agreement

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WHAT IS THE SPACE AGREEMENT?

SPACE stands for Study Plan And Course Equivalency. The SPACE Agreement is like a contract between you and BSU. It does two things—the first is that it formalizes a study plan between you and your academic advisor—you're both on the same page about what courses you’re planning to take while away. The second is that it establishes course equivalencies—what those courses will actually transfer back as at BSU.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

You complete the SPACE Agreement before you depart for your program abroad so that once you're away, you just follow the agreement and complete your courses. Once we get your transcript at the conclusion of your program, we will automatically apply the BSU equivalents to your BSU transcript according to what is on the SPACE agreement, as long as you earn the equivalent of a C or better in the course.
 

STEP 1: CHOOSING HOST COURSES

STEP 2: CONFIRMING BSU COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

STEP 3: GETTING A SIGNATURE FROM YOUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR

SUBMITTING THE SPACE AGREEMENT

Time to submit! Ask your advisor to email the signed version to studyabroad@bsu.edu and CC you, and we'll get it added here for you. Or if you have the signed version, submit it here or email it to studyabroad@bsu.edu yourself. The Study Abroad Office will eventually share the SPACE Agreement with your academic advisor and every academic unit represented on the form, for all parties' records. 

BSU COURSE REGISTRATION

Registration for study abroad courses is handled by the Study Abroad Office. Please do not attempt to register yourself for your BSU equivalent courses. We will register you for a placeholder course according to the number of credit hours you request. Once your transcript has been received and processed after your program, the placeholders will be removed and the equivalent courses will be retroactively added. 

COURSE CHANGES

It is your responsibility to ensure that study abroad course equivalencies on the SPACE Agreement correspond to the courses that appear on your host transcript. If you enroll in host courses not previously approved on the SPACE Agreement, it is the your responsibility to contact your academic advisor and the person authorized to establish a BSU equivalency to approve any changes within 5 days from the start of classes on-site. You must re-submit approvals secured during the program using the SPACE Agreement to the Study Abroad office.