Transfer Credits

Let's be honest - understanding how your transfer credits have been accepted and applied towards your intended degree can be overwhelming. We're here to help break it down and provide resources to make sure you're feeling comfortable about finishing at NDSU. The Office of Registration and Records along with academic departments carefully evaluate transfer credits to determine course equivalencies and applicability towards degree requirements.

Did my credits transfer?

In general, college-level coursework earned with a passing grade, from regionally-accredited institutions and those recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be accepted in transfer to North Dakota State University.

How will my credits count towards my degree?

The applicability of transfer credits towards your intended program of study is determined by the respective academic department along with the Office of Registration and Records who determines how coursework fulfills general education requirements, pre-requisites or lower-level courses.

What if my credits didn't transfer as expected?

Once reviewed, students may request to have a course equivalency re-evaluated by submitting a copy of the course syllabus to the Office of Registration and Records. See Transfer Codes section below.

Transfer credits fall into three main categories:

1)

Major and College Requirements:
Courses that fulfill major specific requirements

2)

General Education Requirements:
Courses that fulfill general education requirements

3)

Electives:
Courses that count towards the total number of credits to graduate

How To View Your Transfer Credits

Two tools are available to help you better understand your transfer credits. Your Transfer Credit Report displays all courses transferred along with the NDSU equivalent course and grade earned. Your Academic Requirements Report shows you completed and remaining courses needed to earn your degree and incorporates coursework transferred into NDSU.

View Transfer Credit Report View Academic Requirements Report

Transfer Codes

Every effort is made to determine if coursework previously taken has an 'equivalent' course at NDSU. In certain instances, additional information is required to make this determination and a 'placeholder' code is reflected in the student's Transfer Credit Report.

Code
Description
TRNSFR 100Transfer Course Evaluation in progress
TRNSFR 101Syllabus needed
TRNSFR 102Course description needed
TRNSFR 103Department evaluation in progress
TRNSFR 1XX or 2XXFree elective, lower level
TRNSFR 3XX or 4XXFree elective, upper level
TRNSFR X00 or ENGL DEV or MATH DEVRemedial course, no credit awarded
ENGL X00Remedial course, no credit awarded-satisfies the pre-requisite for ENGL 110

All syllabi and course descriptions may be submitted in person to the Office of Registration and Records (Ceres Hall 100) or via email to ndsu.transfer@ndsu.edu.

Additional Resources

  • General Education Requirements

    Lower-division general education requirements may automatically be satisfied through the completion of an Associate of Science, Associate of Arts, Minnesota Transfer Curriculum or North Dakota University System GERTA curriculum.

  • Baccalaureate Degree and Graduation Requirements

    Review university degree and graduation requirements including resident credit requirements, minimum grade point averages and more.

  • Course Repeat Policy

    Review important information about the impacts of repeating a course.

  • Credit by exam

    Review information on how credit is earned for AP, CLEP, DSST, or IB examinations.

Questions?

Office of Registration & Records
701-231-7981
ndsu.transfer@ndsu.edu

Office of Admission
701-231-8343
ndsu.admission@ndsu.edu

Office of Registration & Records Office of Admission

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