Expecting Credits?

Advanced Placement (AP) Scores

  • Double check that your score(s) qualifies for credit. Grades and grade points do not transfer, credits will be reflected with a “T” grade for “transfer” with no impact on GPA.
  • If you earned a credit-bearing score, be sure your scores were sent to UConn. When you originally took the AP exam(s) you had the opportunity to send one free score report. If you did not add UConn at that time, you need to contact CollegeBoard and have your scores sent to UConn's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. If you are not sure, contact CollegeBoard.
  • If scores are sent in early summer, credits tend to post in early/mid-August to your UConn transcript. Check your UConn transcript in StudentAdmin to confirm they have posted (the credits will be listed on top, under your “Undergraduate Record” but before your registered courses). If sent later in the summer, it may take extra time to post. If they do not post, follow up with UConn Admissions and CollegeBoard until they do.

Review information on advanced placement (AP), international baccalaureate (IP), and advanced level (A level) credit via the Admissions website. A student that challenge themself academically through AP, IB, or A Level courses while in high school is an excellent way to begin to prepare yourself for the rigor of college work. We understand higher education academics can be challenging and UConn provides transfer credit opportunities for AP, IB, and A Level coursework, providing a certain score is achieved on the exam.

Early College Experience (ECE) and Non-Degree Credits

  • As long as your ECE (Early College Experience, taken in High School) or UConn Non-Degree (taken at UConn over summers, for instance) credits and grades are showing up on your UConn transcript (at the end, under “Non Degree Programs Record”), no action is needed until the end of your first term at UConn.
  • You will get an email from the advising team with instructions to submit your decisions in Nexus. You will have until after first term grades post to decide which ECE credits you want to accept or reject.
    • ECE credits that are accepted are duplicated on to your “Undergraduate Record” on your transcript, apply to your degree requirements, and will impact your GPA.
    • ECE credits that are rejected will stay only on your “Non-Degree Programs Record,” will not apply to your degree requirements, and will not impact your GPA.

    Transfer Credit

    • Send all official transcript(s) from your previous institution(s) to UConn's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. If you have sent them already, you may contact Admissions to confirm if they have received them. If not, ask your institution to send them again. If hand-delivering to Admissions, your transcript must be in a sealed, unopened envelope.
    • Be aware of deadlines and posting periods (available Transferring Credit for Current UConn Students).  If your official transcript is received before the deadline, your credits will be evaluated and posted within 4-6 weeks after that date.  If your transcript is received after that date, your evaluation will take place after the next deadline, and posted in the next posting period.  You may contact Admissions to see if your evaluation may be expedited, but it is best to get your transcript to Admissions as soon as possible.
    • Transfer courses will be reflected with a "T" for "transfer" with no impact on GPA. 
    • Keep any syllabi from your previous institution(s), as you will need to submit them if you have any questions regarding re-evaluation of your transfer credits.
    • At orientation, an advisor will help you create a successful schedule for the term with our best guess based on what information you can provide about your transfer credits, but you must take immediate action to avoid enrollment challenges and conflicts. UConn's Office of Undergraduate Admissions ultimately must review and evaluate all transfer coursework. If you took courses at a Connecticut institution, you use the transfer course equivalencies website to see if the courses have already been evaluated and have a UConn equivalent.
    • Check your UConn transcript in Student Admin to confirm your credits have posted (the credits will be listed on top, under your “Undergraduate Record”). If they are not posted, follow up with UConn Admissions and your prior institutions(s) until they are.

    UConn in general, grants credit for courses that are from various sources; these sources include the following:

    • Taken at a regionally accredited, degree-granting college or university;
    • Comparable in content and quality to courses offered at UConn;
    • Completed with a minimum grade of "C."

    However, UConn does not allow for credits to be transferred that meet the following criteria; the criteria for not accepting credits include the following:

    • Online courses in laboratory science and foreign language, including those offered in a hybrid format;
    • Pass/Fail coursework;
    • Co-op, internships, and practicum credit;
    • Precollegiate/remedial coursework;
    • College-level elementary foreign language courses if the student completed three or more years of the same foreign language in secondary school;
    • Prior coursework that was not reported at the time of application.