Transfer Credit

About Receiving Transfer Credit

If you are a current UR student planning to take a course at another college while abroad or during the summer, you MUST get approval ahead of taking the course. Do not register for a course at another college until you have secured approval from the UR Math department.

Restrictions

  • A mathematics course eligible for transfer must be at least five full weeks long and match an existing UR course in terms of content. Winter-session courses, as well as self-paced courses, are not accepted.
  • At least 50% of the course grade must be based on human proctored exams.
  • No more than 1 core course may be transferred for the mathematics major.
  • No more than 4 courses at the 200 level may be transferred for the mathematics major.
  • Math 235 may not be transferred for the mathematics minor and is rarely transferred for the major.
  • Exceptions to these restrictions are only made with special permission from the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mathematics.

The student is responsible for providing links or other evidence that these requirements have been met.

  • A link to a course catalog is rarely sufficient; a schedule of topics or syllabus is usually needed.
  • Sometimes it is necessary to reach out to the department giving the course directly to establish that exams are proctored.

How to get approval to transfer a course in mathematics:

  • Before opening the course approval form, be sure you have the information you will need. This includes links showing course content, start and end dates of the course, information about proctoring for online courses, and how grades are determined. If you provide inadequate information on your form submission, delays will ensue.
  • If you are unable to supply the links requested in the approval form, but you are able to attach a document to an email, send this email to to  mathdugs@lists.rochester.edu with "course approval-form submitted" in the subject line after you have filled out the course approval form.
  • Please use the math-specific form found HERE. This replaces the registrar's course approval form. You do not need to use the registrar's form for a math course.
  • Your course approval request will be read by a member of the math faculty. If it is approved, the information will be sent by us directly to the university registrar. When your course is approved or declined, you will get an email from our department secretary. You should retain this email. You will not get an email from the university registrar even if it is approved.
  • AFTER YOU TAKE THE COURSE, have your transcript sent to the University Registrar. Instructions can be found HERE. (See #6 in the list.)

Transfer students interested in a mathematics major are encouraged to attend math advising hours as soon as possible. We will help you with the course approval process and with identifying appropriate courses to take at UR.

IB and Cambridge A-levels

  • IB students who scored 4 or higher on the IB-HL are awarded credit for Math 161. As long as your IB transcript was received by the UR registrar not other paperwork is required.
  • Students who took the Cambridge A-levels should use the math transfer credit form and also send their transcript to mathdugs@lists.rochester.edu.