Transfer Credit Policy

Transfer Credit Details

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  AP/IB
  Please visit our Exam Guides website for more detail.
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  Appeals
  If you have questions about how your credits were transferred to fulfill general education requirements, please contact Transfer Evaluation Services. Your college advisement center is responsible for evaluating transfer credits that may apply to major requirements.
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  Associate Degrees
  When a student completes all of the general education requirements at their school (e.g. Associate Degree, Certificate of Completion, Letter of Completion, etc.), most of the BYU general education requirements will be waived, with the exception of :
  

  • American Heritage
  • Advanced Written and Oral Communication
  • Languages of Learning
  • BYU religion hours

  The general education requirements at the awarding school must include at least 30 semester credit hours (or 45 quarter credit hours) of a broad university education. If the courses within the degree are neither transferable nor general education courses, the degree may not be recognized and courses will be evaluated individually for transferability and equivalency.
  
  If a course within a waived requirement is a prerequisite to another course, the course must still be taken (the GE requirement is waived, but not the class).
  
  Note: If AP credit is used as part of an associate degree from another school, the degree may still be honored if it meets the criteria listed above, but AP scores will need to be submitted as well. Please refer to the Exam Guides page.
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  CLEP
  We do not accept CLEP Exams. If CLEP credit is used as part of an associate degree from another school, the degree may still be honored if it meets the criteria listed above, but the CLEP credit hours will not be recognized.
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  Concurrent Enrollment (CE)
  BYU accepts concurrent enrollment (college credit earned during high school) credit from accredited colleges and universities. The credit earned must show on an official college/university transcript.
  
  Note: College classes may be referred to as concurrent enrollment, dual credit, running start, etc.
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  Institute of Religion
  For information on transferring your Institute of Religion credits, see Transferring Religion Credit for more details.
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  International Credit
  If you would like to transfer international credit, see Evaluating International Credit.
  
  Cambridge AICE and GCE (A Level) exam scores are considered international credit. All secondary education and college work that is considered international must be evaluated by an international credential evaluation agency at the applicant’s expense. Once a student is admitted, credit will be awarded according to BYU faculty recommendation:
  

  A Level Exam	BYU Equivalency
  Accounting	No Equivalency
  Biology	BIO 130 or PDBIO 120
  Chemistry	CHEM 105
  Economics	ECON 110 (if grade of A is earned)
  English Language	WRTG 150 (if grade of A or B is earned)
  Language & Literature	WRTG 150 (if grade of A or B is earned)
  Literature in English	No Equivalency
  Math	See department for challenge exam
  Physics	PHSCS 105 & 106
  Psychology	Social Science GE area
  Sociology	Social Science GE area

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  Military Credit
  Transfer Evaluation Services evaluates military courses using ACE recommendation from the Joint Services transcript. Courses are determined by ACE to be either upper- or lower-division, and BYU only accepts courses recommended as upper-division if the credits earned align with the student's declared major.
  
  Once you’re admitted to BYU, contact Transfer Evaluation Services.
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  Old Credit
  Credit earned more than eight years before admission or readmission (including transfer credit) may be used to complete general education and university graduation requirements, as well as major requirements at the discretion of the university.
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  Quarter to Semester Credit Conversion
  Quarter credits/units convert to semester credits. (Ex: 36 quarter credits = 24.01 semester credits)
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  Vocational Credit
  Only credit completed at an institution with regional accreditation will be accepted. All other types of vocational or technical credit or experiences are non-transferable.