General Guidelines

Residency Requirements - Engineering students must complete at least 50 credit hours of coursework on the U-M Ann Arbor campus, and complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of advanced (300-level or higher) technical courses as required by the degree program, while enrolled in the College of Engineering. The College of Engineering Bulletin describes this requirement.

Degree Requirements - A course can be transferable, but your advisor determines how it fulfills degree requirements. Any questions related to your degree/program requirements must be taken to your program advisor.

Grade requirements - Courses must be taken on a graded basis. A letter grade of C or better must be recorded on an official transcript for credit to be considered. Keep in mind that with external transfer credit, grades do not transfer, only credit hours.

Tuition - Credit is applied to the term the course is taken (or the first active term of enrollment). Take note of how your credits will affect your class standing. Upper division tuition is charged to students who have a CTP of 55 or greater. Once credit has been posted to your record, it cannot be removed to adjust tuition.

External Course Credit (completed coursework from another institution)

Dual Enrollment - You may receive transfer credit for courses taken at a college or university while enrolled in high school.

To receive transfer credit for Dual Enrollment, students must have an official college/university transcript sent to the College of Engineering Credit Evaluation office, and have their high school counselor complete the College of Engineering Dual Enrollment Form.

Home schooled students completing coursework at a college or university may be awarded transfer credit. To be considered for transfer credit, home schooled students should follow the same procedure as dual enrollment credit.

Online / Distance Learning Coursework - Online course credit is limited to a maximum of 12 credit hours per student. A College of Engineering student seeking to take an online course must submit a Transfer Credit Approval Form prior to enrolling in the course. Please note that online MATH courses do not transfer.

In general these are courses that do not transfer - Any online MATH course, physical education / wellness, welding, CAD, drafting, graphics, robotics, pre-engineering courses, computer operation (ie using Microsoft applications), SWC, ELI, Independent Study and any course receiving a grade of C- or below.

Processing time - All students should note that it can take 4-6 weeks for transfer credit to be processed. You will receive an email after credit has been posted.

Test Credit Guidelines

Advanced Placement (AP) - AP Credit is awarded according to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions AP Guidelines.

If you took an AP exam and did not have scores sent to U-M Ann Arbor, you must contact College Board to send your scores. AP scores must be received directly from the testing agency. Copies of scores are not accepted.

International Baccalaureate (IB) -  IB Credit is awarded according to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions IB Guidelines. To receive credit for IB examinations, an official transcript must be sent from the IB office (New York, Geneva, or London). Student copies of IB scores are not accepted.

International Advanced Standing Credit (A-level) - Advanced standing credit for A-level exams will be granted only for subjects with a grade of C or better. A maximum of 8 credits per subject will be awarded.

Credit is not awarded for O-level exams.

Placement Examinations - No credit is granted for Math and Chemistry placement exams given during orientation. No credit is granted for placement exams administered at other institutions.

Guest Credit / Out-of-Residence Credit

Current U-M students wanting to take a course at another college or university will need to complete the Transfer Credit Approval Form if one (or more) of the following statements is true:

• You intend to take a course online (even if it is listed on the Course Equivalency Database)
• You have checked the appropriate listings and the course you wish to take is not listed
  
• You are planning a non UM sponsored study abroad experience

For courses that require evaluation please provide the following materials in English:

1. The UM course you are seeking credit for (what should the course be evaluated as)
2. Course Description (from external institution's course catalog)
3. Syllabus (an outline of the course, specify what topics were covered in the course, and list of the supplemental materials / textbooks used).

In order to receive transfer credit for EECS courses taken at other institutions, the following information is required in English:

1. An official explanation of the grading scale is required (if the scale is different than A, B, C, etc.)
2. The name of the institution and an English web site (if possible). A useful phone and e-mail contact at the institution is also highly desirable.
3. The number of credit hours given for the class at the institution, the time period (start date to end date for the class), the number and duration of class meetings per week.
4. A syllabus for the class.
5. A list of the text book or books including titles, authors, publisher, and edition. ISBN numbers are desirable.
6. As much of the course work as possible (examinations, homework assignments, projects, laboratory assignments, etc.). Course notes are also useful but not essential.

If none of this material is available, the transfer credit will be denied without review.

In order to receive transfer credit for BIOLOGY courses taken at other institutions, DO NOT use this form. Work directly with the Biology Department to get coursework reviewed. Additional information and a link to their system can be found at http://www.lsa.umich.edu/biology/transfercredit.

Course material should be sent electronically as a .pdf (one .pdf per class, multiple courses as one email) to engincredit@umich.edu.

Be aware of the guest school's credit system. 1 credit hour at a quarter or trimester system school is equivalent to 2/3 of a semester hour.

Some guest schools may require certification of your student status. Contact the Office of the Registrar to request this certification.

After completing the course, you must have an official transcript sent to the College of Engineering Credit Evaluation office. It can take 4-6 weeks for the credit to be posted on your U-M transcript. You will receive an email AFTER the credit is processed.