Arabic Language & International Studies

Credits earned vary according to the policies of your home institution. Our enrollment policy and possible visa implications require you to maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by your home institution, during your program.

Upon completion of the program at the WorldStrides Global Campus in Meknes, students will receive a transcript from WorldStrides Higher Ed School of Record, the University of South Florida (USF).

The USF transcripts will reflect transfer credit for coursework taken at the WorldStrides Global Campus in Meknes. The contact hours for language courses will not be reflected on the transcript; however, they are listed below to assist with credit transfer. Please be in touch with your home university regarding credit transfer.

Students on a Semester + Community Engagement program have the option to receive 1 additional credit from USF. This course will appear on the same transcript as the study abroad program at the WorldStrides Global Campus. Students will receive a letter grade and transcripts will be sent to their home university 2–3 months after the program ends.

Select courses offered for this program have an optional honors experience. Click a course to view details for more information to learn how to enroll.

Course availability is based on enrollment numbers. You should seek pre-approval for alternate courses in the event that your initial course choices are closed. Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.

You'll be required to select alternate courses in the event of top course choices conflicting on the timetable, course cancellations, or registration issues. Be sure to get your alternate courses pre-approved by your academic advisor.

All students participating in a community engagement program will be enrolled in our community-engaged learning course. This online course will provide you with a framework to reflect on your experience, learn about social issues affecting your host community, and demonstrate your professional and cultural competencies achieved during your time abroad.

Language courses are modular. You have the ability to enroll in two sequential Arabic language courses. If you wish to progress through one full level of language (ie. Beginning Arabic I and II) you may do so and earn up to a year’s worth of credit hours. Please note that you cannot progress through two different levels (ie. Beginning Arabic II and Intermediate I).

We offer course level recommendations for the courses listed below. The courses listed below are identified by prefixes and numbers. The course prefix is a two- or three-letter designator for an academic discipline. The course number is a three-digit designator for the course level. The first digit indicates the year for which the course was designed: 1 indicates first year, 2 indicates second year, 3 indicates third year and 4 indicates fourth year. The last two numbers are used for cataloging. These recommendations are intended to help with the determination of course equivalencies at U.S. home institutions.

Enrollment in Arabic language courses is determined by the results of a language placement exam administered by the WorldStrides Global Campus in Meknes. Please note that your performance on the placement exam may not reflect the number of semesters of language instruction you’ve already completed at your home university.

If you are trying to place into any level of language beyond beginning, it is recommended that you prepare for the language placement exam by reviewing previous coursework.

Students taking Arabic language classes are required to purchase their textbooks for Arabic prior to departure. To determine which book you should purchase for your Arabic course, please refer either to the course descriptions below or to your pre-registration form. Textbooks for other courses will be acquired on-site.