THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
The Graduate School
TRANSFER CREDIT RECOMMENDATION FORM
Student’s Name_______________________________________________ PID# ___________________
Major: ___________________________________ Degree Intent: _________________
For each transfer course listed below there should be a corresponding UNC-CH course it is replacing. In the case that there is
no equivalent course, a generic course for your graduate program may be used. Additionally, an official transcript should be
attached or on file with the Graduate School. The UNC Transfer Credit Policy can be found in the Graduate Handbook at:
http://handbook.unc.edu/
Transfer Credit
University
Corresponding
UNC-CH
Course
After thorough evaluation, I recommend the following courses for transfer credit.
________________________________________________________ ______________________
Director of Graduate Studies Date
Transfer Credit Hours
Master’s Students: Up to six of the 30 minimum credit hours, or up to 20% of the total credit hours required for programs
with more than 30 hour requirements, may be transferred from accredited institutions or from other graduate programs
within this institution. Grades earned on transferred work must be equivalent to B or better. Transfer credit does not satisfy
semesters in residence credit.
Doctoral Students: No credit hour limitation. Graduate coursework must be from accredited institutions or from other
graduate programs within this institution and cannot be dissertation enrollment credit. Grades earned on transferred work
must be equivalent to B or better. Transfer credit does not satisfy semesters in residence credit.
Credit received for graduate-level courses taken as an undergraduate may be transferred into either degree above with the
program’s approval provided the course did not count toward the requirements of the undergraduate degree.
Please submit this form to the Graduate School for processing and inclusion in the student file.
