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American University of Central Asia - ɫ - Fall 2024

Fall 2024

The information on OSUN Online Courses for Fall 2024 is available on the ɫ websiteunder theOnline𲵾ٰپDz𳦳پDz.

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Fall course registration starts on April 15, 2024. Registration for OOCs occurs on a rolling basis through August 15.

If you are interested in taking an OSUN course in Fall 2024, please get acquainted with the following eligibility criteria, as well as general information and rules you have to follow before you start the registration process.

ɫ students must useto register forOSUNcoursesoffered by ɫ.Please note thatOSUNcourses offered at ɫ are treated as regular ɫ courses. If 2, 3, 4th- year (study year at the start of courses) students register forOSUNcourses offered by ɫ, their maximum semester load is still 33 credits (regular load).

Eligibility criteria:
  • Full-time students;
  • Sophomore, junior, senior years of study;
  • Cumulative GPA: 3.0 (minimum);
  • “C+” grade or higherforbothFYS IandII;
  • Fulfilling prerequisite requirements, if any.

General information and rules:

  • Allcoursesare offeredonline.
  • Allcoursesare in the local time of the university offering acourse, so students need to check with Bishkek time.
  • Since space for eachcourseis limited, seats will be offered on a first come first served basis.
  • Since space for eachcourseis limited, students are allowed to take up to 6 ECTS (ɫ) credits forOSUNcredits.
  • It is each student's responsibility to receive approval of their advisor to take anOSUNcourse of their interest and ensure it covers the necessary graduation requirement for them.
  • Submitting a course application on theOSUNportal implies that a student received advisor approval to take that course.
  • Students takingOSUNcourseswill be allowed to take up to 36creditsthis includes both ɫ andOSUNcoursecredits - in the fall semester 2024 in order to be able to take these courses. This means that if students would like to take an OSUN course, they need to leave free credits so that their total credits of ɫ and OSUN courses for Fall 2024 do not exceed 36 credits.
  • In order to be eligible to receive anOSUNstudent mobility grant award, applicants must have participated in or be enrolled inat least oneOSUNOnlineCourse.

NOTE:the 36-credit rule will only apply to students taking Fall 2024 OSUN courses outsideof ɫ.See an example and explanations below for more clarity.

  • Allcoursesare free and no separate payment is required as long as students’ total semester load (ɫ andOSUNcredits) is no more than 36 credits. Please takeOSUNcourse credits into account when calculating your total credits for the semester, otherwise you will be required to pay for the overload if you exceed the maximum number of credits allowed – 36.
  • Students will receive grades forcourses. Thegrade received for theOSUNcoursewill affect overall GPA.
  • Students no longer have to transfer OSUN courses into ɫ by submitting the transfer form. OSUN courses will be added to each student's ɫ transcript manually by the Registrar's Office after the end of the add-drop period in September 2024. Grades for courses will be added based on official transcripts that ɫ will receive from the OSUN course host institution.
  • OSUN courses that are indicated as 8 ECTS credits on the OSUN website will be added as 6-credit courses to students' ɫ transcripts.

For example:

A student wants to take the maximum load of 36 credits in Fall 2024, and register for the OSUN course titled Civic Engagement course offered by Bard College, which is 6 ECTS credits. The steps to take would be:

  1. To register for ɫ courses through the ɫ's study.auca.kg for no more than 30 credits and make sure there are no time conflicts between the student’s ɫ courses and an OSUN course, in this case - Civic Engagement course;
  2. If there are no time conflicts, register for the 6 ECTS-credit Civic Engagement course on theand wait to be accepted. When accepted, students receive a notification email.
  3. To submit the course commitment form on the OSUN portal and wait to receive access to course materials and wait for the OSUN course to be added to ɫ transcript in September 2024 after the end of the add-drop period by the Registrar’s Office.
  4. Please note that the course host institution might request additional information from students(a copy of the passport, a request to submit a specific form, etc.) in order to officially enroll them in the course offered at the host university.

How to register for anOSUNcourse:
  • ɫ students must useto register forOSUNcoursesoffered by ɫ.
  • To register forOSUNcoursesoffered outsideof ɫ, students have to apply on the.

If you have any questions, please contact Victoria Shchekaturova at osuncourses@auca.kg

American University of Central Asia
7/6 Aaly Tokombaev Street
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic 720060

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