Transfer Guide

Step 1: Will the credits transfer to Michigan?

Determine if the course has been evaluated by the U-M Office of Undergraduate Admissions Credit Evaluators. If it has, the course will be listed on the Transfer Equivalencies web page with information on if and how it transfers to U-M. If a course is not listed, students may request an evaluation by completing the Transfer Credit Equivalency Request form prior to enrolling.

Step 2: Will the credits count in Sociology?

If the Transfer Equivalency web page indicates that the course will transfer directly as a Sociology course (e.g. SOC 100, SOC 210, SOC 303), you do not need to do anything. [Note that ULRW, RE and any other college-wide attributes do not transfer automatically. Contact your general LSA advisor for more info.]  

If a course transfers as upper level Departmental Credit (ex. SOC 301X Departmental), check the Sociology Dept's Transfer Course/Study Abroad Database to see if your course has already been evaluated by Sociology.

If your course is listed as approved within the last 3 years, it is eligible for what you're seeking, and you've already completed the course, you can email SocAdvisor@umich.edu and request that we write an exception in your file.

If your course is not listed, or has an evaluation which has expired, or has not been evaluated for what you are seeking - then you need approval from the Sociology Department to use the course to meet a specific major/minor requirement. You can request approval through a course petition.

If you would like SOC DEPT or STATS 201X credits to count as a Sociology prerequisite, stats requirement, upper-level major elective, minor course, or sub-major elective, submit a course petition. 

The Director of Undergraduate Studies evaluates all petitions. If approved, the transfer course will count as a Sociology requirement via department exception. 

Important Notes:

• All approvals are tentative until the course is complete; neither the University nor the Department of Sociology can officially grant credit until the transfer credit appears on your U-M transcript. If your petition is approved but the course is not yet posted on your transcript, let the department know when the course is posted so we can enter an exception. 
• A maximum of 15 Soc transfer credits may be counted toward the major. A maximum of 6 Soc transfer credits can count toward the LJSC or SHM minors. The College of LSA has specific rules about the number of credit hours that may be transferred toward the overall bachelor’s degree.
• STATS 180 via AP credit is not accepted in the major. Students who take SOC 210 or STATS 250 will lose credit for STATS 180. To keep credit for both courses, students should take STATS 280 to fulfill the major stats requirement. 

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