The Transfer Credit policy applies to all undergraduate students, regardless of their status upon initial enrollment at the University of Miami.
- Students may transfer in a maximum of 60 credits toward the bachelor's degree requirements, with the following conditions:
- At least half (50%) of the credit hours required for the chosen major(s) must be completed through the University of Miami.
- At least half (50%) of the credit hours required for any minor(s) must be completed through the University of Miami.
- Transfer work must have been taken within 10 years from the date of initial matriculation into a bachelor’s degree program at the University of Miami.3
- All credits must have been earned at a regionally accredited institution, as stated above.
- Please note that some degrees/majors have more specific requirements for foundation coursework. While they may require more than 50%, they cannot require less than 50%.The final 45 credits toward a degree must be completed through the University of Miami.
- Please note that some programs/minors have more specific requirements for foundation coursework. While they may require more than 50%, they cannot require less than 50%.
- Some disciplines may require more recent course enrollment; if the discipline experiences more frequent advancements in research or knowledge, the department may require a student take a newer course.
In addition, each course accepted for transfer credit must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Only a course that received a letter grade, or the equivalent for international programs, is eligible. Courses taken on a “pass/fail,” or “satisfactory/unsatisfactory” basis will not be accepted for transfer credit.
A grade of C or higher was earned for the course. Note: a grade of C-- or lower will not be accepted.
- Each course must either align with an approved University of Miami course or be equivalent to courses taught at the University of Miami in terms of nature, level, rigor, and content of, as determined by the university faculty.
- A course that has been accepted for transfer credit from another institution may not be retaken at UM. This is considered an illegal repeat.
- A student may not (re)take a course at UM where a test score (e.g., AP, IB, AICE or CLEP examination) has been awarded credit/equivalency. There are some specialized programs (e.g., PRISM) where a student is required to take a specific course from UM faculty. In those cases where test credit has been awarded, the credit for the test will be removed to ensure a student is not receiving double credit for a particular course.
- Upper division course requirements (300 level or above) at the University may not be satisfied with 2-year college courses.
- Students may not be enrolled at another academic institution during any period the student is enrolled at UM. This includes concurrent semesters (e.g., Spring semester); semesters or quarters that overlap enrollment dates (e.g., Spring Semester & Spring quarter); or other non-standard terms such as an Intersession or Winter term. Summer intersessions and sessions A, B, C, and D constitute a single term. Therefore, a student enrolled at UM in any summer term will not receive transfer credit from another institution completed during the same summer.
- Students should check the Miami Academic Transfer Equivalency System (MATES) to see if courses from other institutions have been pre-approved for transfer credit.
- If a course is pre-approved, it will be accepted for credit subject to the transfer credit policy; the school or college will determine how it applies toward the student’s degree.
- If a student takes a course that is not pre-approved for credit, the request must go through the official university approval process. Please note these courses are not guaranteed to be accepted for credit or count toward degree requirements.
