Transfer Credit for New Students

U Select
u.select (formerly CAS) is an online tool that will help you view program requirements, course equivalencies, and see how courses you have taken or plan to take transfer to UMM.

College Transcripts
Students interested in attending UMM are encouraged to submit an official transcript for evaluation. When the evaluation is complete, an APAS report is made available to the student that lists which courses have been accepted and how they fit into UMM's General Education Requirements.

UMM awards credit for courses that are accepted in transfer, however, grades from colleges outside the University of Minnesota do not count in the University GPA.

General Education Program information

Majors, minors, and teaching licensure
Decisions on the use of transfer courses to meet major, minor, or teaching licensure requirements are made by the faculty and recorded on the APAS report by the Transfer Specialist.

Which courses transfer?

Credit for coursework taken at other institutions will be transferred subject to the following considerations:

1) The instructional institution is regionally accredited and the mission includes providing courses that are intended for transfer to baccalaureate programs.

2) The transfer coursework compares in nature, content, and level to courses offered by the UMM curriculum.

3) The transfer coursework is appropriate and applicable to the degree at UMM.

Regional accreditation usually serves as the primary criterion for determining the transferability of course work from another institution. Credits from Minnesota Technical Colleges may be considered for transfer when appropriate to a student's degree program. Credit is not normally transferred from specialized or proprietary institutions, military schools, or industry-based education programs.

It is the responsibility of the Transfer Specialist at UMM to identify those institutions from which credit can be transferred and to determine whether course work is college level. If questions arise with regard to transfer of specific courses, the Transfer Specialist will confer with the appropriate discipline faculty.

UMM accepts the validity of an accredited transfer institution's decisions regarding credit value, grades, content as described, and level of instruction (introductory or advanced) of its courses and transfers those courses accordingly.

UMM accepts transfer coursework from foreign institutions of higher education which is applicable to the student's degree program. The Transfer Specialist has the responsibility of determining the level, credit value, and grading to be recorded on the UMM transcript from material provided by the foreign institution that describes the coursework.

Appeal process: If there are questions about the transfer evaluation, students may contact the Transfer Specialist. If questions persist, the Secretary of the Scholastic Committee will review the transfer decisions; if necessary, a final appeal may be presented to the full Scholastic Committee.

Further information:

Contact the Transfer Specialist