LSAC GPA for study abroad (IFSA-Butler)

dcdcdcdcdcdcdcdcdcdc Alum Member
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Hi all,

I studied abroad via a popular US program run out of Butler University in the United States (IFSA-Butler) [http://www.ifsa-butler.org/for-alumni/transcript-information.html]. I though that, since Butler University is a US institution and was issuing a US transcript, LSAC would accept these credits as part of my undergraduate record.

Has anyone had success with IFSA-Butler specifically, or with other study abroad programs in general?

Many thanks!

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  • johanna586johanna586 Alum Member
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    Good question... I also studied abroad through IFSA Butler, but I guess I had thought that since the grades were on my unofficial transcript, they would be included in my undergrad transcript. Could be completely wrong though.

  • johanna586johanna586 Alum Member
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    @dcdcdcdcdc said:
    Hi all,

    I studied abroad via a popular US program run out of Butler University in the United States (IFSA-Butler) [http://www.ifsa-butler.org/for-alumni/transcript-information.html]. I though that, since Butler University is a US institution and was issuing a US transcript, LSAC would accept these credits as part of my undergraduate record.

    Has anyone had success with IFSA-Butler specifically, or with other study abroad programs in general?

    Many thanks!

    Did you ever get an answer to this? I just got my transcript and my study abroad grades are not included... (which is unfortunate because it would help my overall GPA). Might be worth calling LSAC.

  • dcdcdcdcdcdcdcdcdcdc Alum Member
    382 karma

    Their view is that the credits are issued by a foreign institution and are only converted by Butler, so the credits are not included in the GPA calculation. My undergrad transcript included the study abroad information, but this was removed by LSAC for calculating the GPA.

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