Forum-Nexus Study Abroad programs provide participants the opportunity to earn college credit toward their degree while taking courses at prestigious and fully-accredited European universities and experiencing a different and exciting cultural and economic environment, Each Forum-Nexus course is designed to comply with curricular guidelines of U.S. universities in order to facilitate the transfer of credits. All participants are responsible for contacting the Study Abroad office in their school to make sure that all procedures pertaining to the transfer of credits from foreign institutions are followed appropriately. Forum-Nexus Study Abroad will assist participants through the necessary steps that they will need to take with their home university to ensure that all credits are properly accepted and received by their home universities. Participants in the Forum-Nexus programs enroll in two 3-credit courses and earn a total of 6 credits, based on 45 contact hours per course. Detailed course syllabi are available for download online.