Transferring Credits

Transferring Credit Taken at Another College/University

• Transfer Credit Rules at Georgia Tech
• Class Transfer Procedure
• Class Substitutions in the ME and NRE Curricula

Transfer Credit Rules at Georgia Tech

• Any class already taken at Georgia Tech cannot be transferred into Georgia Tech. This class must be repeated at Georgia Tech.
• If you took a class at Georgia Tech and you withdrew from the class (W on your transcript) then you can take the class somewhere else and transfer it in to Georgia Tech.
• With the exception of summer semester, students cannot take classes at Georgia Tech and somewhere else at the same time, unless they Cross Register or petition the faculty to ask for permission for concurrent registration. Click here for the official rules.
• The residency rule requires that students must complete their last 36 hours in residency at Georgia Tech. If you are in violation of the 36 hour rule, then you must petition the faculty for permission to take the class BEFORE you take the class.
• The ME department will only approve pre-requisite overrides for students who have completed the class and show us a transcript with a final grade. Students who take classes somewhere other than Georgia Tech and are using those classes as pre-requisites to classes the following semester, cannot register for the following semester classes until phase 2 registration. There are no exceptions to this.
• Many on-line classes cannot be transferred to Georgia Tech (history, HTS, math, any lab science class, economics, psychology, etc). Click here to see Georgia Tech's official policy about transferring on-line classes from other schools.
• Non-resident credit is not computed as a part of the student's grade point average at Georgia Tech.
• Click here for the Registrar's rules about transferring classes into Georgia Tech. You are responsible for knowing these rules.

Class Transfer Procedure

1. Check the Transfer Equivalency Table - If the class shows up on the list and does not say "Appropriate Department to Evaluated," then you do not need to obtain advanced approval to take the class.
   • Go to OSCAR.
   • Select Transfer Equivalencies.
   • Select the first letter of the school and press Continue.
   • Select the school and then choose Get Courses.
   • Look for the class which you want to take at the school and see if there is already transfer credit for the class. Any class that is listed as a direct match (number and hours) to a Georgia Tech class will transfer in for that class. For example, if the class transfers into Georgia Tech as Math 1501 (4 hours), that will satisfy our Math 1501 (4 hours) requirement.
   • If the class has transfer information, then the class has previously been approved to transfer into Georgia Tech.
   • If the class says 'Approp Depart Must Evaluate' or is not on the list, then you need to have the class approved using the Obtain Advanced Approval for Classes section below.
2. Obtain Advanced Approval for Classes not on the Transfer Equivalency Table
   • Obtain a syllabus for the class. A course description will not be enough. The syllabus must include detailed information about both the class and the book.
   • Send the syllabus to the Transfer Credit Evaluator in the respective department to obtain approval for the class. The academic advisor in each department can tell you who handles transfer credit. For example, if you are going to take a MATH class, then you need to contact the Transfer Credit Evaluator in the MATH department. 
   • Not all departments will pre-approve classes, so you may not be able to do this. For example, physics will not pre-approve classes for transfer.
   • Make sure that you obtain approval before you take the class so that you are sure it will transfer. Credit is not guaranteed for the class if you do not obtain advanced approval.
   • Be sure to keep all correspondence. (e-mails, etc) with the department to include with your transfer credit request.
3. Apply to the School Where You Want to Take the Class
   • You must apply to the school where you want to take the classes. Just because you are a Georgia Tech student does not automatically mean that you can attend college elsewhere. You need to find out dates and procedures for the respective schools.
4. Obtain Transient Letters or Transcripts from Georgia Tech
   • Transient Letters - Some colleges require that you have a letter stating from Georgia Tech stating that it is okay for you to be a student there. This is a Transient Letter. Click here to request a Transient Letter from the registrar.
   • Transcripts Transcript requests are made through OSCAR. Click here for instructions to request a transcript from Georgia Tech.
   • Letter of Good Standing Click here for instructions to request a letter stating that you are in good standing at Georgia Tech.
5. Receiving Transfer Credit at Georgia Tech
   • Transfer credit will not appear on your transcript unless you request it to appear. You must have a transcript mailed to Georgia Tech to obtain the transfer credit on your Georgia Tech transcript.
   • Classes on the Transfer Equivalency Table should automatically show up on your transcript shortly after Georgia Tech receives your transcript from the other school.  This may take several weeks to happen.
   • You must submit syllabi to be evaluated for any classes that are not listed on the transfer equivalency table. More information is on the registrar's website. 
   • Be sure to follow-up with all transfer credit. If you credit does not show up on your Georgia Tech transcript, you may have registration problems if the class is a pre-req for something else.
6. Verify the Transfer Credit on your Georgia Tech Transcript. You can view your transfer credit using the following procedure:
   • Go to OSCAR.
   • Select Secured Access Login and log into OSCAR.
   • Select Student Records & Financial Aid.
   • Select Student Records.
   • Select Academic Transcript.
   • Under the transcript type drop down box, select External Transcript - WEB and press Submit.
   • Awarded transfer credit will be listed on your transcript.

Transfer Credit Substitutions

• Lab Classes - If you are transferring a lab based class into Georgia Tech, you must take both the lecture and lab at the other school to receive Georgia Tech credit.
• Classes with Missing Content - If a class transfers back to Georgia Tech with an X in it, then some content is missing from the transfer class. This class may or may not count for credit.
• Humanities Electives - Click here to see all classes that count for humanities electives. Humanities electives may be combined to create 3 hours, they do not have to be 3 hour classes.
• Social Science Electives - Click here to see all classes that count for social science electives. Social science electives may be combined to create 3 hours, they do not have to be 3 hour classes.
• Free Electives - Free electives must meet the level requirements for each degree.
  • If a class comes into Georgia Tech as 2XXX, 3XXX or 4XXX then you can count the hours towards 2000 level or above free electives.
  • Free electives may be combined to create 3 hours, they do not have to be 3 hour classes.
• Class Substitutions - The following substitutions list contains general substitutions in the ME Curriculum or NRE Curriculum.