Requirements:

Students may apply to participate in their sophomore, junior, or senior year, with a declared major* and 2.5 cumulative UNH GPA or higher**, with priority given to students with above 3.0.  

*Undeclared students are eligible to be considered by petition and must have at least 12 earned UNH credits at time of study away.

**Students with a GPA between 2.0-2.5 are eligible to be considered by petition. 

Internal Application:

• Please complete a UNH Study Away Student Eligibility Application, to confirm that you are in good academic, financial, and judicial standing, and that you will represent UNH in a positive light. The form must be completed by the deadline of November 15th to be considered for Spring 2026.

• International Students must get authorization from the Office of International Students & Scholars to participate in Semester in the City.

Credit: 

You will receive the same number of credits you would at the University of New Hampshire as a full-time enrolled student, which is 16 credits (Enrolled in INCO 505A,  INCO 505B, & INCO 505I). You'll also fulfill your Social Sciences Discovery requirement.  In some cases, all or some of the credits will also count toward academic major or minor requirements and/or core distribution requirements. View the list of pre-approved majors that accept Semester in the City credits. Be sure to speak with your academic advisor or department chair, even if your department is not on this list.