Academics

Your academic experience abroad is going to be very different from home. Working under the policies and processes of the local institution, you may find a lot less structure, or a lot more.

Course Selection & Enrollment

  • For assistance in selecting courses, see your faculty or college advisor. (Note: You may earn elective, distributional, minor or major credit depending on your major and college.)
  • You may need to look at courses from a previous semester (i.e.: the most recent spring semester if you want to select classes for a future spring abroad) 

Modules span over a full academic year at Harper Adams. If you are attending for only one semester, you will only be assessed on your learning outcomes for the material reviewed during the semester you are there. For continuity, Fall semester exchange is the best option, however, the Spring is also possible. Students will take 11 weeks of classes and 4 weeks of a research project. It is also possible to take modules with the Master's program. 60 credits at Harper Adams are equivalent to 15 US credits. 

Students staying for one semester will enroll in 8 classes or 6 classes and a research project. At least half of your classes should be from one subject area. Students should choose 2nd-year courses (also called honors courses or level 5 classes). Harper Adams focuses on the following academic areas:

  • Agriculture: Animal Science, Land and Farm Management, Crop Management, Environmental Management, Mechanization
  • Agricultural Engineering: Marketing and Management; Off-road Vehicle Design with Marketing and Management; and Food Engineering
  • Animals and Veterinary Nursing: Animal Health and Welfare; Animal Management; Animal Behavior; Animal Science; Bio-Veterinary Science
  • Food Science: Food and Consumer Studies; Food, Nutrition and Well-being; Food Studies
  • Agri-Business: Business with Marketing; Agri-business; Food Supply Chain and Management
  • Rural Enterprise and Land Management

Students interested in research projects can join an ongoing research projects offered by a Harper Adams Faculty member. Examples of previous research projects are work on Animal Nutrition, Animal Health or Dairy Research. Students can also do pre-veterinary research. 

A credit hour equivalency and grading scale conversion chart is available for reference.   

Courses Taken In Previous Semesters

Below is a list of courses taken in previous years for reference and not a list of course offerings. There is no guarantee of course availability. Courses are listed in alphabetical order by the subject and course code. The majors that students were in while abroad are in ( ). 

  • Anaestheia and Surgery (AnSci)
  • Animal Medicines (AnSci)
  • Degree Review Project (AnSci)
  • Farm Animal Health (AnSci)
  • Fundamentals of Physiology (AnSci)
  • Medical Nursing (AnSci)
  • Musculoskeletal Dysfunction (AnSci)
  • Nursing Support for Disease Diagnosis (AnSci)
  • Principles and Application Diagnostic Imaging (AnSci)

Course Load & Credits

  • Take the equivalent of 15 Cornell credits for a full semester, even if it is possible to take fewer and still graduate on time
  • Decisions on the final allocation of credit are made upon successful completion of the course (must earn grade equivalent of a “C” or higher—all courses must award a letter grade).
  • For more information on courses and credits from abroad, including policies regarding start/end dates, refer to the Academic Policies page on the Education Abroad website. 

Transcript & Grades

  • Grades will appear on the Cornell transcript in the same format as they are recorded on the original transcript generated by the host institution. Grades are not factored into the Cornell GPA.
  • For information on how grades appear on the transcript and frequently asked questions, including transcript dates for graduating seniors, please refer to the Transcripts and Credits page on the Education Abroad website.

  • You are responsible for ensuring that the Office of Global Learning – Education Abroad receives an official original transcript. Most institutions send transcripts directly to Cornell, but you may need to request that they send it.

    If possible, have them send the transcript via a secure means (password protected, Box/Dropbox, etc.) to abroad@cornell.edu. Do not use a default email address for Cornell University. 

    Alternatively, your program can mail your transcript to B50 Caldwell Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, 14853.