Can I receive academic credit at my home university for an ICPSR Summer Program course?

This is a decision only your home department can make. The ICPSR Summer Program does not provide official academic transcripts from the University of Michigan. For participants in our General Sessions, we can provide a grade letter memorandum, which is a document from the ICPSR Summer Program stating the instructor’s evaluation of your work and performance in their course. A General Session course is the equivalent of a 3-credit hour graduate-level course at the University of Michigan. Many of our participants use their grade letter memorandums to obtain academic credit for ICPSR Summer Program courses at their home institutions. Typically, participants make prior arrangements with their academic advisor or home institution faculty to register for a readings course or independent study at their home institution. Please note that we can only provide information about the appropriate letter grade; the academic credit must be assigned by your home institution. You should check in advance with you own academic advisor to make sure that this option works for you.

University of Michigan students may choose to register for our General Session courses for official academic credit toward their degree. University of Michigan students who choose this option do not pay the ICPSR Summer Program registration fee. Instead, they pay tuition directly to the University of Michigan through Wolverine Access. The hourly tuition rate is set by the University of Michigan registrar. University of Michigan students interested in receiving official academic credit should email [email protected] for additional information and instructions.

We are unable to provide grade letter memorandums or academic credit for our topical workshops.