Transfer Credit

1) Visit the Transfer Credit Equivalency Guide for US institutions, or for international institutions

2) Choose your host institution by highlighting the state and institution.

3) Enter the subject (PSYCH, STATS, etc) in the UM Dept/Subject category.

If the course is not listed (or if the institution is not listed), this means no other UM student has transferred the course. In this case, you will need to get approval from the UM Admissions/Credit Evaluations Office by filling out a form and submitting it online (Transfer Information & Residence Policy>Transfer Credit Equivalency Request Form). Once you receive the evaluation from Admissions, follow instructions in Step 2 below.

1. If a course transfers as a specific/equivalent course (ex. Psych 280), no approval is needed
2. If a course transfers as Departmental Credit (Psych “dept”), you will need approval from the department to use the course to meet a specific major requirement. First, check the Psychology Department's Transfer Course/Study Abroad Database. If the courses is listed, proceed to Step 3 below.

If the course is not listed, complete the Course Petition Request Form for EACH course your want evaluated. A detailed syllabus must be included in the petition. A detailed syllabus includes:

        (1)  Instructor’s name
        (2)  Term class was offered
        (3)  Prerequisites (if any)
        (4)  Brief description of course
        (5)  Textbook and/or list of assigned readings
        (6)  Assessment/description of each assignment
        (7)  Daily/weekly schedule of topics covered
               Note: If any of these are pieces are missing, evaluation may be delayed.

For a Statistics course that transfers as Stats, Math, or Psych "Dept" credit
1) If the course is equivalent to Stats 250, no further evaluation is necessary.

2) If the course is not equivalent, it must be evaluated by the Psychology Department through the procedures noted above. Courses that are not equivalent to Stats 250, but are very similar, may be accepted as meeting the Stats pre-requisite for the Psychology or BCN major. Students with approved non-equivalent Stats credit will also need to complete a brief, ungraded Statistics Tutorial (in addition to the transfer course) before they will be eligible to declare a Psychology or BCN major. Students should verify their course is approved before completing the tutorial. Once the Psychology or BCN major is declared, an advisor will need to enter an exception to apply the transfer credit to the Stats 250 requirement on the student’s audit.

1) Have the institution electronically send the official transcript to the UM Office of Undergraduate Admissions (transcripts@umich.edu).
2) The Credit Evaluations Office will post your credit to your UM transcript 6-8 weeks after receiving the transcript.
3) If your credit transferred as Psych "dept.", email psych.saa@umich.edu to have an advisor apply it to your major requirements.

1) Visit the Transfer Credit Equivalency Guide for US institutions, or for international institutions

2) Choose your host institution by highlighting the state and institution.

3) Enter the subject (PSYCH, STATS, etc) in the UM Dept/Subject category.

*If the course is not listed (or if the institution is not listed), this means no other UM student has transferred the course. In this case, you will need to get approval directly from the Department of Psychology. Follow instructions in Step 2 for “Departmental Credit” below.

**All credit is subject to approval by the UM Office of Admissions

1. If a course transfers as a specific/equivalent course (ex. Psych 280), no approval is needed.
2. If a course transfers as Departmental Credit (Psych “dept”), you will need approval from the department to use the course to meet a specific major requirement. First, check the Psychology Department's Transfer Course/Study Abroad Database. If the courses is listed, proceed to Step 3 below.   

If the course is not listed, complete the Course Petition Request Form for EACH course you would like evaluated. A detailed syllabus must be included in the petition. A detailed syllabus includes:

        (1)  Instructor’s name
        (2)  Term class was offered
        (3)  Prerequisites (if any)
        (4)  Brief description of course
        (5)  Textbook and/or list of assigned readings
        (6)  Assessment/description of each assignment
        (7)  Daily/weekly schedule of topics covered
        Note: If any of these are pieces are missing, evaluation may be delayed.

For a Statistics course that transfers as Stats, Math, or Psych "Dept" credit

1) If the course is equivalent to Stats 250, no further evaluation is necessary.

2) If the course is not equivalent, it must be evaluated by the Psychology Department through the procedures noted above. Courses that are not equivalent to Stats 250, but are very similar, may be accepted as meeting the Stats pre-requisite for the Psychology or BCN major. Students with approved non-equivalent Stats credit will also need to complete a brief, ungraded Statistics Tutorial (in addition to the transfer course) before they will be eligible to declare a Psychology or BCN major. Students should verify their course is approved before completing the tutorial. Once the Psychology or BCN major is declared, an advisor will need to enter an exception to apply the transfer credit to the Stats 250 requirement on the student’s audit.

1. The preferred and most efficient way of sending transfer credit documents to the UM Office of Admissions Credit Evaluation Office is through The Common Application or The Coalition Application
2. Psych Dept transfer courses can only be applied to your major after you have declared. See our How to Declare page for requirements.

Yes, psychology courses can be taken online. If you plan to transfer a Statistics course to meet the Stats 250 prerequisite, please see Stats Dept policies.

No, but you must meet the residency requirement.

Yes, any prospective undergraduate student is eligible to meet by phone or in-person with a Psych Advisor. Please call 734-764-2580 to schedule an appointment.

We strongly suggest asking your general advisor (LSA, Honors, RC, or CSP) all questions regarding distribution or other LSA general requirements. According to the LSA general policies for area distribution plans, distribution may not include any course from the department of major or required cognates for a major. However, distribution may include courses elected to satisfy one of two majors for double majors.

Maybe.

Departmental advisors do not have the authority to approve BS credit for transfer courses that come in as departmental (ex: Psych 301x) or interdepartmental credit (ex: InterdeptNS 201x or InterdeptID 102x) and study abroad courses through CGIS (ex: STDABRD 456). If you believe you have taken a psych course that you believe should count towards BS credit, contact your general advising office (Newnan, CSP, Honors, or RC) for evaluation. 

Equivalent courses automatically meet the same requirements as the course at UM. Check the Course Guide for equivalent course BS eligibility.

Try emailing the professor you took the course with. If they don’t respond within about a week, try emailing or calling the department of the institution where you took the course. We will accept a syllabus from a semester other than when you took the course as long as the syllabus is extremely similar to the term you took the course.

In most cases, no. An advisor will let you know what they need in the rare case that actual work from the course is required.