Transfer Credit

Up to 6 credits of graduate coursework may be considered for transfer to the MSIT program. Up to 3 graduate transfer credits may be accepted for a certificate program.

All graduate credits offered for transfer credit must meet the following criteria:

  1. The credits must have been completed at the graduate level or recommended for graduate-level credit by the American Council on Education (ACE).
  2. The credits must not have been used to meet the requirements for any degree the student previously earned or is expected to earn.
  3. The credits must have been awarded within the time limit for the degree or certificate.
  4. The student must have earned a grade of B or better in the courses considered for transfer. (However, these grades are not included in the calculation of the student's grade point average.)
  5. The transfer courses must be determined as relevant to the student's program of study.
  6. The credits must have been earned at a U.S. approved institution. Approved institutions include those approved by the following regional associations:
    • Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education
    • Northwest Commission of Colleges and Universities
    • North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission
    • New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
    • New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., Commission on Technical and Career Institutions
    • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
    • Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities
    • Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Other institutions may be approved based on agreements and/or joint programs with UMUC.

A student requesting transfer credit must provide a course description, a course syllabus, and an official transcript. Please contact the Office of Graduate Programs for further details.


UMUC Europe Graduate Catalog

Last updated: 22 July 2011