Before taking classes at another institution for transfer, you should request an evaluation of the transferability of the course(s).
NOTE: If you plan on attending a college or university in Connecticut AND the course(s) can be found in the "Search Transfer Course Equivalencies" at: http://web.uconn.edu/transfer/search.php, then no prior approval is necessary.
Once you have been notified via email that your evaluation request is complete, you can view the credit approval form in the PeopleSoft Student Administration System.
After logging in, navigate to Prior Course Approval by clicking:
- Self Service in the Menu, then Student
Center.
- Under Academics, click the My Academics link.
- The My Academics page displays. Click the Prior Course Approval link.
- The Prior Course Approval page displays with your name and academic career, program, and plan information.
NOTE: Prior course approvals are processed for currently matriculated UConn students only.
Students enrolled in the BGS program may not utilize this option at this time. BGS students must complete the Center for Continuing Studies' Course Approval form: http://continuingstudies.uconn.edu/bgs/pdf/Courseapproval807.pdf
You can request up to five prior course approvals at a time.
Prior Course Approval requests may be made during specific dates only, which correspond to specific terms:
NOTE: Prior course approval requests made for a term that is not processed during that time period will result in an error message. For example, if you enter a request for prior course approval in December for a summer term, you will receive an error message.
- Begin by entering the term code you wish to apply for. If you do not know what term code to use, you can look it up by clicking the magnifying glass button.
- Enter the name of the college you plan to attend, the City, and State.
- Enter the name of the Department. Use the department name the school you plan to attend uses.
- Enter the School Course Number. Use the course number the school you plan to attend uses.
- Enter Y if the course you plan to take will be an online class. If the course will not be taught online, enter N.
NOTE: Transfer credit policies prohibit the award of transfer credit for laboratory sciences or foreign languages taught online.
- Enter the Course Title as it appears in that school's undergraduate catalog.
- You may use the Student Comments field to enter any pertinent information regarding the course you wish to transfer.
NOTE: Questions regarding how the transfer credit will eventually be applied towards specific degree requirements should be addressed directly with your academic advisor.
- You may add up to five prior course approval requests. Click the Plus button to add additional courses.
- When your requests are complete, click the Save and send email button.
This will generate an email to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Once your request is processed, you will be notified via your huskymail account to access your PeopleSoft account to review the results. Prior course approval requests take approximately 10 business days to process.
After receiving notification, log back into your PeopleSoft Student Administration System account and access Prior Course Approval results by clicking:
- Self Service > Student Center > Academics > My Academics > Prior Course Approval
If you made multiple requests, you can scroll through the results of each by clicking the arrow buttons.
NOTE: Once you have completed the approved course, and met the basic requirements for eligibility of transfer credit, you must request that an official transcript be sent directly to the University of Connecticut. Click the Link to Instructions for more details, or go directly to: http://www.transfer.uconn.edu/approval.html
Knowing the transferability of a course prior to taking that course will help you plan accordingly.
