Academics

DTU Course registration

After you receive your DTU Acceptance Letter, you will be able to sign up for courses when the course registration period begins. Course registration for the autumn semester takes place in July and August, whereas course registration for the spring semester takes place in December and January. Please note that there is no guarantee of participation in the courses you have registered for. If a course is overbooked (too many students sign up), full degree students will have first priority.  Please review this webpage for more Course Information about DTU.

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

  • To find information on specific courses, go to DTU's course catalogue.  Remember to filter Teaching Language to English, and filter for fall or spring term.
  • This program offers language and area studies courses as electives. Language study may be required by your college. Check your college requirements.
  • 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) 

Course Load & Credits

  • Study the language of the host country: Universities in Denmark are NOT permitted to offer Danish language courses to students. Therefore, for DTU only, Cornell does NOT require students to take a Danish culture course as a substitute for a Danish language course. On other Cornell-approved Denmark programs (DIS, University of Copenhagen, and Copenhagen Business School) a Danish culture course remains a requirement. For all other programs taught in non-English countries, taking a language course remains a requirement.
  • Take the equivalent of 15 Cornell credits (= 30 ECTS at DTU) 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 must request your program to send the transcript to Cornell.

    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.