Academic creditAcademic Credit
Most of our students are undergraduate and graduate students from universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia, and many of them receive academic credit for the course they complete with us. This page explains how it works.
What the Institute provides. Every course has a written syllabus with learning outcomes, a day-by-day schedule, the number of instructional hours, the assessment method and the grading scale (A to F). At the end of the course each student receives a Certificate of Completion stating the course, dates, instructional hours and final grade and, on request, a detailed Student Evaluation Report signed by the Course Director, with the breakdown of the grade, the attendance record and a narrative evaluation.
How to obtain credit. The Sanisera Archaeology Institute is an independent, non-profit institution and does not itself award credit. Credit is granted by your own university, usually as independent study, field school, internship or study-abroad credit through your department of Anthropology, Archaeology, Classics or History, or through your study-abroad office. The usual steps are:
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Download the syllabus of the course you intend to take and show it to your academic advisor or department chair before you register.
- Ask for written pre-approval of the credit (number of credits and course code under which it will be transcribed). Most departments apply a scale of about 20 instructional hours per semester credit: 80 hours = 4 credits, 100 hours = 5, 120 hours = 6.
- Complete the course. We assess your work through your daily field journal, your recording sheets and a final presentation, together with your daily participation.
- Request your Certificate of Completion and Student Evaluation Report at the end of the course and submit them to your department. We will send the documents directly to your registrar or advisor if required.
Estimated academic credit by course
Estimate based on about 20 instructional hours per semester credit. The number of credits is decided by your home university.
| Course | Title | Instructional hours | Estimated semester credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 006 | Dig in the Roman City of Sanisera | 101.5 | 4-5 |
| 008 | Digging Anthropology in the Sanisera Necropolis | 101.5 | 4-5 |
| 010 | Digging Remains and Biological Anthropology in Sanisera | 101.5 | 4-5 |
| 018 | Advanced Osteological Analysis in Sanisera | 101.5 | 4-5 |
| 050 | GIS, AutoCAD and Digital Illustration | 50 | 2 |
| 053 | Bioarchaeology in the Crypt of San Mateo, Jerez | 80 | 4 |
| 060 | LIDAR, Photogrammetry, GIS and AI in the Pyrenees | 80 | 4 |
| 061 | Archaeological Tour in Egypt | 84 (64 contact hours + 20-hour course paper) | 4 |
| 062 | Zooarchaeology at Sanisera | 84 | 4 |
| 063 | Ancient Harbours of Menorca: GIS, LIDAR and Bathymetry | 80 | 4 |
| 064 | Dig the Spanish Civil War and Medieval Belchite | 85 | 4 |
Combine two courses and double your credit
Many students take two courses in a row, for example two consecutive sessions in Menorca or a session in Menorca followed by the crypt of Jerez. Two courses usually add up to 8 semester credits or more in about a month:
| Combination (examples) | Instructional hours | Estimated semester credits |
|---|---|---|
| 006 + 008, or 008 + 018 (Menorca, two sessions in a row) | 203 | 8-10 |
| 010 + 018 (biological anthropology, then advanced osteology) | 203 | 8-10 |
| 006 + 053 (Roman city, then the crypt of Jerez) | 181.5 | 8-9 |
| 053 + 062 (crypt of Jerez, then zooarchaeology) | 164 | 8 |
School of Record. The Institute is working towards an agreement with an accredited US institution to act as School of Record and issue official transcripts for our courses. This page will be updated when the agreement is in place.
Request forms
If you are a student and your university is not listed below, use this form to request the documents your department or study-abroad office needs to approve credit (syllabus, instructional hours, letter from the Director). We answer within 48 hours.
If you are a department or study-abroad office and want to approve credit for your students, or to list our courses as an approved field school, use this form and we will send you the syllabus, the assessment criteria and a sample Student Evaluation Report.
Department Credit Request Form »
Universities whose students have earned credit for our courses
A selection; students from more than 40 universities have obtained credit. If your university is not listed, write to us: we will prepare the documents it needs.
Students from the following universities and departments have obtained credit for our courses. Each approval was granted individually by the department concerned; if your university is not on the list, follow the steps above.
Questions. Write to info@archaeology.institute with the name of your university and department and we will send you the syllabus, a sample certificate and a sample evaluation report.
Sanisera Archaeology Institute for International Field SchoolsObispo Severo 13, 3rd floor, 07760 Ciutadella de Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Director: Fernando Contreras Rodrigo
E-mail: info@archaeology.institute
