Here are the steps you need to take to ensure the credits you take abroad will transfer back to U-M:
- Decide which courses you would like to take and fill out a Transfer Credit Equivalency Request Form for each course. This will let you know if the credits are transferable. Here's a database that shows which credits have transferred in the past. If a course you want to take is on the database and does not include "Not Transferable" or "No Credit", then you do not have to complete the Transfer Credit Equivalency Request Form for that course. If a course you want to take is not on the database, you'll fill out the form since that means a U-M student hasn't tried to transfer that course in the past. It can take multiple weeks to hear back from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions if the credits are transferable, so you can do steps 2 and 3 before you hear back.
- Meet with your academic advisor. Your advisor will be able to let you know if the credits can count towards your degree. It would be helpful to provide them with syllabi and/or course descriptions, which should be accessible through the non-UM study abroad provider’s website.
- If you also want classes to count towards your major/minor, you will have to meet with your major/minor advisor(s).
- Once you get the courses pre-approved, you will then take the classes abroad and submit your transcript to [email protected] or the following address:
Credit Evaluators, Office of Undergraduate Admissions,
300 Student Activities Building, 515 East Jefferson, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1316