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Advanced Placement

UMM offers students who earn qualifying scores in Advanced Placement subjects a head start on their UMM education. Students can receive up to 8 semester credits for each higher-level subject passed with a grade of 3 or higher.

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International Baccalaureate

UMM offers students who earn qualifying scores in International Baccalaureate subjects a head start on their University education. Students receive a total of 8 semester credits for each higher-level subject apssed with a grade of 5 or higher. Those students who complete the full IB diploma may earn 30 or more credits, if no score is lower than 4

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Transfer Credit

If you have completed courses at another college, you may be able to transfer the credits to UMM in order to meet major or general education requirements. UMM accepts credits that have been completed at any regionally accredited post-secondary institution for transfer, provided that the coursework is equivalent in nature, level, and content to those courses offered by UMM and applicable to the Bachelor of Arts degree

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PSEO Credits

Students who have acquired college credits from regionally accredited institutions through Minnesota's Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Act must provide the UMM Registrar's Office with an official transcript of courses taken at a college or university during their junior and/or senior year in high school in order to transfer the credits from those courses to UMM. The Registrar prepares an official evaluation of all completed courses, and credit is given for courses that provide a substantial amount of liberal arts content.

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College Credit in High School

If you have completed college-level courses at your high school, you may be able to transfer the credits to UMM and apply them to your Bachelor of Arts degree. Courses that are granted credit from regionally accredited institutions can be transferred to UMM. Students must provide the UMM Registrar's Office with an official transcript of courses from the college or university from which the credit is granted. These transcripts are in addition to the transcripts provided by a student's high school. The Registrar prepares an official evaluation of all completed courses, and credit is given for courses that provide a substantial amount of liberal arts content.

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Other College Credit

If you have questions about other courses you have taken through colleges and are wondering whether these courses will be counted for credit at UMM, please contact our Admissions staff directly and they will be able to answer your questions.

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