If you are a student who has recently transferred to the University of Michigan, and intend to take Chemistry courses such as Chem 130, 210, or, 215, read this first - it will inform you about what to expect in our classes.
Transfer Credit
The Department of Chemistry allows students to take and transfer courses from other institutions to UM for prerequisite and major credit through the departmental approval process. Transfer courses may be applied toward your major. Approval for credit of courses transferred from another institution toward your major requirements must go through the Department of Chemistry Transfer Credit Evaluation Process. There is no limit on the number of transferable credit hours beyond that imposed on all degrees by LSA.
If you take a course equivalent to one of the lecture courses (CHEM 130, 210, 215, or 230) and would like to self-assess your preparation for the next chemistry course in your sequence, you can contact (chemundergrad@umich.edu) after you have completed the course. We can provide you with access to a voluntary self-assessment exam, that is comparable to the final exam in our equivalent course, so you can determine the extent to which you have mastered the material you need for the next class. You can then use this information to decide whether you wish to proceed to the next course, or if you would be better served re-taking the UM version of the course you transferred.
UM Students & Prospective Transfer Students
Check the Transfer Credit Equivalency (TCE) website to see if the class has already been approved for transfer.
- If the class is listed on the TCE website as transferring as equivalent credit (i.e. Chem 130) then no additional steps are required.
- If the class is listed on the TCE website as transferring as departmental credit (i.e. Chem Dept.) then the course has been reviewed and was not found to be an exact equivalent to any of our courses at UM. These classes will not count toward the requirements for the major or minor within the Chemistry department but will count toward the LSA natural science area distribution requirement.
- If the class is not listed on the TCE website, then we have not reviewed the course.
To request evaluation or re-evaluation for any Chemistry course (s), please complete our transfer credit form.
Contact ChemUndergrad@umich.edu with questions.
