Transfer to U-M History

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​ (e.g., History 240 or History 261), then no additional steps are required. Your credit will automatically populate into your U-M degree audit once you declare your major or minor.
• If the class is listed on the TCE website as transferring as ​departmental credit​ (e.g., HISTORY 201x: Departmental), make an appointment with a History Department advisor to have the course evaluated. You may submit the course for evaluation to hist.advising@umich.edu. Please include a syllabus that specifies the course's workload and themes.
• If the class is ​not listed​ on the TCE website, submit an evaluation request using the ​U-M Transfer Credit Equivalency Request Form​. If you are informed that the class transfers as departmental credit, make an appointment with a History Department advisor or email hist.advising@umich.edu to have the course evaluated.

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 ​departmental credit​ (e.g., HISTORY 201x: Departmental), then no additional steps are required at this time. Once you enroll at U-M, meet with a faculty advisor to evaluate the course for your major or minor.
• If a class is not listed at all on the TCE, this means that no student has ever submitted it for evaluation. You may submit the course for evaluation using the ​U-M Transfer Credit Equivalency Request Form​. If you are informed that the class transfers as departmental credit, make an appointment with a History Department advisor or email hist.advising@umich.edu to have the course evaluated. Please include a syllabus that specifies the course's workload and themes.
• To learn more about transferring to LSA, visit the LSA Transfer Student website. Here you will find information about LSA policies and general degree requirements, as well as a History Department Transfer Guide.
  

Study Abroad Credits

The History Department encourages students to study abroad and many students take courses over the summer at US institutions near their homes. In addition, relevant courses taken through UM-sponsored CGIS study abroad programs may qualify as in-residence. Before electing courses off-campus, it is important to discuss the classes and programs with a faculty advisor. Please note, this will give you a good idea how the course will fit into your program, but final approval is possible only after the course is completed and the credits transferred.

When a transfer or study abroad course appears on your U-M transcript, it does not necessarily mean that the History Department will accept it for either general major/minor credit or as a direct replacement for any particular course we offer. Different countries and institutions have different academic norms and customs, and what constitutes an upper-level course at one institution might not equal an upper-level course here. Faculty advisors determine whether a particular course counts for History credit as well as what level it meets and whether it fulfills distribution requirements.

Faculty advisors approve transfer and study abroad credits for the History major and minor in formal appointments made through the online advising system. Before the meeting, you should fill out the Study Abroad Approval Form and bring the completed form as well as evidence of your coursework, syllabi and papers to your advising appointment. Once your study abroad or transfer courses post to your U-M record, we can apply them to your major or minor.