When students transfer credits to LSA, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions reviews each course and assigns it a category on the U-M transcript.
What transfers
A course will transfer if it meets all three of these conditions:
It was completed at an accredited college or university.
It counted toward a degree or certificate at that institution.
The students earned a grade of C or better.
This applies to all transfer credit earned outside the University of Michigan. Courses taken at UM-Dearborn or UM-Flint will transfer regardless of grade.
Before enrolling in an outside course
Students should confirm a course will transfer before they enroll. They can use the Transfer Credit Equivalency (TCE) tool to check whether a course has already been approved. If a course isn't listed, they can request a pre-evaluation from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
Submitting transcripts
Official transcripts must be sent directly from the institution where they took the course. Students can submit them by mail or email:
Mail: Credit Evaluators, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 300 Student Activities Building, 515 East Jefferson, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1316
Email: transcripts@umich.edu
If students took courses at a Chinese university, they'll need a CHESICC "verification report" to be sent through CHESICC China Credentials Verification. See the Undergraduate Admissions website for details.
How credits are categorized on the transcript
Once a course transfers, it will be categorized as one of the following:
Equivalent to a U-M course or department credit, if a UM department approves it.
Interdisciplinary credit if the course spans multiple subject areas (such as INTERHUM, INTERID, INTERNS, or INTERSS).
General transfer credit if it doesn't fit either category above (coded TRGENCR). This counts toward the 120-credit requirement as elective credit, but won't satisfy any specific degree requirement.
Grades and GPA
Grades from other institutions do not transfer and won't affect the UM-Ann Arbor GPA.
Grades from UM-Dearborn and UM-Flint do transfer and are included in the UM-Ann Arbor GPA.
Note that UM-Dearborn and UM-Flint courses are still considered out-of-residence credit, even though the grades count.
Credit conversion
If a student took courses at a school on the quarter system, the credits will be converted to semester hours. Each quarter credit typically converts to 0.67 semester hours.
For courses taken outside the United States, credits are converted to UM semester credit using a conversion that varies by country. The number of credits the student receives may differ significantly from what appears on the original transcript.
Other limitations
A student cannot transfer credit from another institution if those same credits are already counting toward another bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree. Special Joint Degree Programs are an exception to this rule.
AP, A-Level, IB, and other college course credit cannot be removed from a transcript once posted.
Dual enrollment