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The U of U accepts credit for some kinds of military training as listed on a Joint Services Transcript (JST).
Send Transcript(s)
Send your transcript twice!
- Most transfer students need to send 2 transcripts to the U of U
- (1) during their final semester at their previous school
- (2) a final one when all grades and degrees from that school are posted
- If some of your transfer credits are missing from your Degree Audit, it is likely that you need to send the Admissions Office a second transcript from your previous school.
Not all Credits Transfer
In some cases, credits simply don’t transfer to the U. This can be the case for:
- Preparatory classes
- Vocational classes
Questions?
If you have questions about the status of your applicaion, you can track your application here.
Also, check out The Office of Transfer Student Success' Transfer FAQ
Transferring from a Utah school? Let Transferology help you determine how your courses will transfer to the U.
Office of Admissions Evaluation
When a student first applies to the U of U, the Admissions Office evaluates all transfer credits for their potential to meet General Education requirements. After acceptance, a student can run a Degree Audit to see which General Education requirements the Admissions Office has cleared.
Missing Transfer Degrees
- Having an Associate's degree (Associate of Arts AA or Associate of Science AS) can impact the way your transfer credits are used to fill General Education requirements at the U of U.
- Make sure your degree transferred along with your credits when you were admitted.
- Your Degree Audit report will show if the U has a record of your previous degree:
- If it does, one of the first entries on your Degree Audit should read Associates Degree Posted.
- If you have an AA or AS Degree but don’t see it listed on your Degree Audit, you likely
need to send another transcript from your previous school to the U of U Admissions
Office.
- Make sure the degree has been posted on your transcript before sending it.
Upper Division Transfer Credits
- To graduate from the U of U all students must have 40 hours of upper division credits (at the U of U these are courses with catalog numbers 3000-level or higher).
- The Degree Audit system will recognize some but not all upper division transfer classes.
- Check your degree audit to see if your transfer work is counting as upper division course work.
- If you have upper division transfer credits that you think should count but aren’t, contact the Registrar's Office.
General Education & Bachelor's Degree Requirements Evaluation
Unfilled General Education Requirements
- If you see transfer courses on your Degree Audit that you think should clear General Education requirements, but aren’t doing so, make an appointment with a full time AAC advisor.
- Come prepared to your advising appointment! Advisors will usually need to see:
- A course description from the catalog of your previous school(s)
- A syllabus from the class or classes in question
Bachelor's Degree Requirements
- The U of U has a set of mostly upper-level general requirements called Bachelor's Degree Requirements.
- Transfer credits are not evaluated by the Admissions Office to see if they can meet these requirements.
- The only way to get transfer courses to meet Bachelor's Degree requirements is to submit a petition which will be reviewed by the Office of General Education.
- Be sure to bring a catalog description and syllabus for the class(es) to your advising appointment.
Questions?
Questions or problems relating to using transfer credits to fill U of U General Education and Bachelor's Degree requirements? Meet with an advisor.
Major Requirement Evaluation
Transfer Credits and Major Requirements
- Talk to your Departmental advisor about getting your transfer work to count for requirements in your major.
- Find contact information for your departmental advisor (and get lots of information about your U of U major and minor!) by checking out the website of your major.
Utah State System of Higher Education (USHE) Transfer Students
- If you transferred from a school in the state of Utah your transfer credits may be automatically recognized as filling major and minor requirements.
- Run a Degree Audit and review it with your departmental advisor to see what has been cleared and what you have left to do.
Out-of-State Transfer Students
- Meet with your departmental advisor right away!
- Most departments do not have a way to automatically apply out-of-state credits to major requirements.
- You must meet with your major advisor to review your previous course work and they must update your Degree Audit by hand so that appropriate requirements will be cleared.
- In some cases, students must work with faculty members in their major to have their course work approved. Your departmental advisor will connect you to the appropriate faculty member.
When Will Your Transfer?
How do you know the best time to transfer to the U? What information should you consider
when choosing when to transfer?
Should you finish your Associate's Degree or transfer earlier?