Go to www.ndsu.edu/registrar/transfer for a listing of course equivalencies.
As a transfer student, you naturally want to know how your previous college courses fit with NDSU's requirements and what courses you need in order to graduate. Upon admission to NDSU, your transcripts will be forwarded to the Registration and Records Office for an evaluation of transfer credits (you can expect an evaluation approximately two weeks after your admission to NDSU). Following are general guidelines regarding the transfer of previously earned college credits to NDSU:
1. All college-level courses from regionally accredited colleges or universities will be evaluated for transfer credit. Courses from non-accredited institutions will not be accepted for transfer. Credit for a course is not accepted for transfer if the course is either remedial by definition of the transferring institution or if it is equivalent to a remedial course taught at NDSU. Technical or vocational credits from regionally accredited institutions may be accepted as general elective credit. Courses that are accepted in transfer to NDSU and the NDSU course equivalencies are listed online along with other academic information at www.ndsu.edu/transfer. While this listing is not all-inclusive, it does provide preliminary information for students planning for transfer to NDSU. A final evaluation and curriculum requirements are provided following admission to the university.
2. College-level courses that do not have an equivalent at NDSU will be accepted but may count only toward total credits. The academic department will determine if the transfer electives satisfy specific curriculum requirements.
3. NDSU requires that a minimum of 37 credits toward a baccalaureate degree must be earned at the junior or senior level. Therefore, while a freshman- or sophomore-level course transferred from an outside institution may satisfy a specific program requirement at NDSU, that course will not be counted toward the 37-credit upper-division degree requirement.
4. To receive a degree from NDSU, you must earn at least 60 semester credits from a four-year institution. Of these, at least 36 must be credits earned from NDSU, with the last 30 earned in residence. Within these 36 semester credits, minimum requirements include 15 semester credits in courses numbered 300 or above and 15 semester credits in the major field of study.
5. Grades earned from transfer institutions are used only for purposes of admission to the university and certain programs, and to determine eligibility to graduate with honor.
6. Bring catalogs and course syllabi of previous course work when meeting with an adviser or admission counselor. This information will be of assistance in determining appropriate course placement.
7. All claims for advanced standing academic credit (including AP and CLEP tests) must be made to the Office of Registration and Records.
8. NDSU operates on a semester system. If you are transferring credits from a quarter-system school, multiply the number of quarter credits by two-thirds (0.667) to obtain the equivalent semester credits.