Transfer Students
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CAS welcomes students transferring from another institution to UD. University Admissions has information regarding transfer admission criteria and several resources specifically for transfer students linked here: UD Transfer Students.
The Registrar’s Office explains the steps for transferring credit to UD. The Transfer Credit Matrix lists courses already evaluated for transfer. If the course is not listed, you should contact the academic department for UD for review. Sending UD your official transcript, and starting this process early will ensure your credits transfer as soon as possible and prepare for your first semester registration. You can contact admissions@udel.edu for additional support.
If you are a current undergraduate student looking to change majors, please follow these instructions and further information.
Transfer Credit Questions
The University of Delaware allows course transfer from appropriately accredited colleges and universities and awards credit for certain examinations and education programs.
- In a nutshell, you will order an official transcript and check the Transfer Credit Matrix to see if your courses have been recently approved. If a course hasn’t recently been reviewed, you’ll send it to an academic department for review. See the FAQ sections in the Transfer & Test Credit section above, or see here for full instructions.
- You may hear faculty and advisors talking about “equivalencies.” A UD course equivalency takes a previous college/university class and matches it to the “best fit” UD course. If the content of your course overlaps well with a UD class - enough that you would be prepared to succeed in future courses in that department - you may receive a full “UD equivalent.” Or if the content differs in important areas, or if UD does not teach a similar course, elective credit could be the best fit. It’s up to the academic department.
Yes! UD considers Dual Enrollment the same as other college-level transfer courses. Be sure to order your official transcript from the college that oversaw the course (not the high school where you took it).
Yes! UD awards credit for these tests (and others). Go to UD's Test Credit page and click the link for the specific test. You’ll find details about how to order official score reports, and the scores needed to earn specific UD courses.
- An official transcript is one that is considered “sealed.” This could mean the college/university sends the transcript electronically directly to UD, or sends us a hard copy by mail. Electronic official transcripts go directly to admissions@udel.edu. Official paper transcripts go to Attn: Undergraduate Admissions, University Visitors Center, 210 S. College Avenue, Newark, DE 19716.
- If you had an official paper transcript sent directly to you, and the school’s envelope is sealed (not opened), send or drop it off at the Undergraduate Admissions address above.
- A forwarded electronic transcript - or a paper copy in an opened envelope - are not considered official.
UNIV120/ARSC120 is the Transfer Transition Seminar. It is designed specifically for transfer students to introduce them to UD’s resources, policies, and of course fellow transfer students. Students can earn one academic credit by completing the course successfully. Note that ARSC 120 is the College of Arts and Sciences specific course, but is similar to UNIV120. These courses are not required, but are encouraged if they’ll fit into your schedule.
Prospective Transfer Student
Are you considering UD? Not quite decided on submitting an application? Have questions about the application? Want to ask about majors, career outcomes, admission criteria? Undergraduate Admissions has transfer admission counselors to assist.
Email: Transfers@udel.edu Phone: 302-831-8123
Admitted Transfer Student
Congratulations on your admission to UD!
Lori Moss, Assistant Registrar – Transfer Services is here to help answer your questions or connect you with other UD offices & departments.
Email: lamoss@udel.edu Phone: 302-831-1551
Deposited Transfer Student
Congratulations on becoming a Blue Hen! You’ve deposited, maybe even set up your UDEL email account, and likely have questions about next steps.
Lori Moss, Assistant Registrar – Transfer Services is here to help answer your questions, or connect you with other UD offices, departments, and an advisor in your college.
Email: lamoss@udel.edu Phone: 302-831-1551
Department Specific Transfer Questions
The First Year Writing Program’s ENGL 110 course is an essential experience for all UD students. This course offers much more than skills-based writing practice: students engage in lab-like writing workshops designed to prepare them for the specific writing needs they are encountering in their other university courses, and they are introduced to the intellectual culture and academic habits necessary for success in a research-intensive university. For these reasons, ideally students should take ENGL 110 during their first semesters at UD.
Transfer students who have taken a writing course(s) at another college or university may be considered for ENGL 110 exemption. To review if your course is eligible for ENGL 110 transfer exemption, please visit UD’s Transfer Credit Matrix.
If students have taken a first year writing/composition course taken as a college student that is not in the UD Transfer Credit Matrix, you should fill out this form to request re-evaluation of the credit. You will need the following for the form:
- Complete syllabus for the course you took (PDF);
- Course description from the course catalog (PDF); and
- A brief paragraph describing the course you are requesting to be reviewed, and explaining why you think the course is equivalent to UD's ENGL110.
Dual Enrollment Policy
As of February 1, 2024, the First Year Writing Program will begin accepting dual enrollment credit (for courses taken while a student is concurrently enrolled in high school) for courses and universities ONLY if the course is included in the UD Transfer Credit Matrix linked above.
If the course and university are not part of the Transfer Credit Matrix, we will not accept the course as an ENGL 110 transfer exemption.
How to request credit for other courses?
Students may request to have transferred English courses be equated to UD English courses other than ENGL110. To do so, email transfer evaluation requests to Dr. Délice Williams.
If the course from the other institution is not listed on UD's transfer credit matrix (linked above), please submit your transfer credit evaluation form in person to Dr. Délice Williams in Memorial Hall, Rm. 133.
Students desiring UD credit for a math course taken at another university should do the following before they take the course.
Please read the regulations governing Transfer of Credit on the Transfer of Credit web page in the UD catalog.
Check UD’s transfer of credit matrix to determine whether a course equivalency has been established for the non-UD math course you plan to take.
If the equivalency has been established and the equivalency meets your needs then you may take the non-UD course. To transfer credit for the course, follow the Registrar's instructions.
If the equivalency has not been established for the non-UD math course, then please complete the math department’s Transfer of Credit Request Form. The math department will establish the equivalency and inform you and the registrar’s office of the equivalency. You may then follow the procedure in step 3.
Please contact the undergraduate secretary in the math department if you have more questions.
For math majors, transfer of credit of upper level math courses (Math 300+) is rarely granted and only in situations beyond the control of the student. In such situations, math majors may transfer at most two upper-level mathematics courses towards the requirements of their degree. Such students must petition the director of the undergraduate program of the UD math department and submit a completed Transfer of Credit Request Form. Courses only from departments offering a Master's or a PhD degree in Mathematics will be considered. Courses from departments offering a Masters or a PhD in Mathematics Education but not in Mathematics do not qualify. Last modified on January 21, 2016 by the UG committee..
The Department of History assigns a UD equivalent for HISTORY courses only or for courses taken in other fields such as Humanities, Classics, Political Science or Anthropology for which there is substantial History content.
To request a course evaluation for UD History equivalency, follow the steps outlined below:
Check UD’s Transfer Credit Matrix to determine whether a course equivalency has been posted for the non-UD history course.
For courses not listed in the matrix, complete the History Transfer Credit Evaluation Request Form.
Note: You will be required to upload a copy of the course syllabus.Please contact Amy Dolbow (adolbow@udel.edu) if you have additional questions.
We welcome transfer students into the Art Conservation Major! Be sure to contact the Undergraduate Art Conservation Program Director in the early stages of planning to be sure you are on track. If you have not started chemistry prior to transferring it is unlikely that you will graduate in less than two years without taking summer and winter session courses each year.
Students transferring from another institution are responsibility for finding equivalencies for transfer credits. If credits do not automatically transfer, students must appeal to each department, showing the syllabus and coursework. Departments then determine how the course would be ranked in the UD system. More information about the process and departmental contacts is available on the Registrar's website.
If you have taken a course that someone has already transferred from your previous institution, then it may already be in the system. In this case, a transfer is simple and almost automatic. Always check first the Undergraduate Transfer Credit Matrix to see if your course transfers.
If you took a course more than seven years ago, it will initially transfer as an elective. Reach out to your previous institution for a syllabus from the year that you took it.
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