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INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS PLANNING TO TRANSFER CREDITS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT


Many students transfer credits from other institutions either because they are transfer students or because they take courses at external institutions during winter and summer inter-sessions. Below is information on how the transfer process works.

CONTACTING TRANSFER ADMISSIONS

Students wishing to transfer courses from external institutions must do so through the Transfer Admissions office. Transfer Admissions is located in the Tasker building on Hillside Road. You can contact the office at 860-486-3137, or visit the website - http://web.uconn.edu/transfer/.

COURSE EQUIVALENCIES

Transfer Admissions has listed all of the courses (and their UConn equivalent) that the University of Connecticut accepts from external Connecticut universities, colleges and community colleges. You can access the list for each institution at http://web.uconn.edu/transfer/search.php.

POSTING DATES
Transfer credits are evaluated and posted on the following dates: January 15, June 15 and September 6. It is important that you have your final transcripts sent to Transfer Admissions prior to these dates so that your credits will be applied to your UConn transcript.

PREAPPROVAL PROCESS FOR TRANSFER CREDITS

If you wish to take courses at an institution outside Connecticut you may have them pre-approved for credit PRIOR to registering for the course/s. You can do so by completing the online pre-approval form at http://web.uconn.edu/transfer/courseapproval.html

APPLYING YOUR TRANSFER COURSES AND CREDITS TO YOUR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

There are three scenarios with regard to transfer courses:

  • The course is not recognized as meeting the University of Connecticut standards and no credit will be granted.
  • The course meets the University of Connecticut standards but is not one that has a direct UConn equivalent. These courses will be granted generic credit with a 1000 or 2000 course code, rather than 100 or 200 (e.g. BIO 211 – Anatomy and Physiology – at Asnuntuck Community College transfers into UConn as PNB 2501 – Anatomy and Physiology 200 Level.
  • The course meets the University of Connecticut standards and has a direct UConn equivalent. These courses will transfer in with the same number of credits and course code as the UConn course (e.g. SOCI 101 – Introduction to Sociology – at Asnuntuck Community College transfers in to UConn as SOCI 107 – Introduction to Sociology).

 

CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UCONN CLAS GUARENTEED ADMISSION PROGRAM

Students attending Connecitcut Community Colleges who have earned fewer than 16 credits may apply to the Guarenteed Admission program. Click here for information on the program and the eligibility criteria.

 

TIPS FOR SELECTING COURSES TO TRANSFER TO UCONN:

    • Any course that transfers in with 1300 or 2300 in the course code will fulfill a “W” requirement.
    • Any course that has “L” in the description will fulfill the laboratory requirement in Content Area 3 for Bachelor of Arts students.
    • Students wishing to apply transfer credits to their major requirements need the approval of their faculty advisor and a CLAS dean’s designee in the Academic Services Center.  Only 200 level transfer courses can be applied to the major requirements.
    • Some majors, such as Psychology, restrict the number of transfer credits that can be applied to major requirements. Check with your faculty advisor and/or the Academic Services Center to determine if your major has such restrictions.

     

    Below is a guide, provided by Transfer Admissions, to how courses taken at Connecticut community colleges will transfer in to the University of Connecticut and what general education requirements they will fulfill. Click here for an overview of the CLAS and university general education requirements.

    COMPETENCIES

     

    SECOND LANGUAGE

    Third year high school-level course in a single foreign language or college-level foreign language through the intermediate level.

    EXPOSITORY WRITING

    a. ENGL 110 or ENGL 111 and b. Three courses (to be completed once enrolled at UConn)

    Community College Title UCONN Credits
    ENG*101 & 102 Comp & Lit & Comp ENGL 110 6
    ENG*101 & 103 Comp & Comp II ENGL 110 6
    ENG*101 & 110 Comp & Intro to Lit ENGL 110 6

    QUANTITATIVE REASONING

    Three "Q" courses, at least one of which is Mathematics or Statistics

    Community College Title UCONN Credits
    MAT* 141 Number Systems MATH Q 3
    MAT* 142 Math for Nat Sci MATH Q 3
    MAT* 146 Math for Lib Arts MATH 103Q 3
    MAT* 152 Finite Math MATH Q 3
    MAT* 158 Funct, Graphs, Matr MATH 105Q 3
    MAT* 165 Elem Stat w/Comp STAT 100QC 4
    MAT* 167 Princ of Statistics STAT Q 3
    MAT* 168 Elem Stat & Prob STAT Q 4
    MAT* 172 College Algebra MATH Q 3
    MAT* 173 College Alg w/ Tech MATH Q 3
    MAT* 175 College Alg & Trig MATH Q 3
    MAT* 186 Precalculus MATH 109Q 4
    MAT* 187 Precalculus Math MATH 109Q 3
    MAT* 230 App Calculus w/Mod MATH 106Q 3
    MAT* 232 Applied Calculus MATH 118Q 3
    MAT* 250 Calculus I w/ Lab MATH 115Q 5
    MAT* 254 Calculus I MATH 115Q 4
    MAT* 256 Calculus II MATH 116Q 4
    MAT* 268 Calculus III MATH 210Q 4
    CHE* 121 General Chem I CHEM 127Q 4
    CHE* 122 General Chem II CHEM 128Q 4
    PHY* 110 Introductory Physics PHYS 101Q 4
    PHY* 121 General Physics I PHYS 121Q 4
    PHY* 122 General Physics II PHYS 122Q 4

     

    CONTENT AREAS

     

    CONTENT AREA ONE: ARTS AND HUMANITIES

    BA degree requires five courses, at least one from each of areas A-D.   BS degree requires four courses, one from each of areas A-D.  No two courses may be from the same academic discipline.

    A. Arts:

    Community College Title UCONN Credits
    ART* 100 Art Appreciation ART 135 3
    ART* 101 Art History I ARTH 137 3
    ART* 102 Art History II ARTH 138 3
    THR* 101 Intro to Theatre DRAM 101 3
    COM* 154 Film Study& Apprec DRAM 110 3
    MUS* 101 Music Hist & Apprec MUSI 191 3
    ARC* 102 Architecture of World ARTH 191 3

     

    B. Literature:

    Community College Title UCONN Credits
    ENG* 114 Children’s Literature ENGL/Lit 3
    ENG* 211 Short Story ENGL/Lit 3
    ENG* 213 Poetry ENGL/Lit 3
    ENG* 221, 222 American Lit I & II ENGL/Lit 3
    ENG* 231, 232 British Lit I & II ENGL/Lit 3
    ENG* 233 Shakespeare ENGL/Lit 3
    ENG* 241, 242 World Lit I & II ENGL/Lit 3
    ENG* 245 Early European Lit ENGL 112 3
    ENG* 246 Modern European Lit ENGL 113 3
    ENG* 247 Latin American Lit ENGL/Lit 3
    ENG* 251 African American Lit ENGL/Lit 3
    ENG* 253 Hispanic American Lit ENGL/Lit 3
    ENG* 262 Women in Literature ENG/Lit 3

     

    C. History:

    Community College Title UCONN Credits
    HIS* 1O1 Western Civ I HIST 100 3
    HIS* 102 Western Civ II HIST 101 3
    HIS* 201 U.S. History I HIST 131 3
    HIS* 202 U.S. History II HIST 132 3
    HIS* 121 World Civ I HIST/World 3
    HIS* 122 World Civ II HIST/World 3
    HIS* 123 Contemp Issues HIST/World 3
    HIS* 215 History of Women HIST 121 3
    HIS* 218 African-Amer History HIST/U.S. 3

     

    D. Philosophical/Ethical Analysis

    Community College Title UCONN Credits
    PHL* 101 Intro Philosophy PHIL 101 3
    PHL* 111 Ethics PHIL 104 3
    PHL* 131 Logic PHIL 102 3
    PHL* 150 Phil of Religion PHIL 105 3

     

    E. World Cultures

    No transfer courses currently satisfy this requirement.

     

    CONTENT AREA TWO: SOCIAL SCIENCES

    For BA or BS degree, choose two courses from two different academic units

    Community College Title UCONN Credits
    ANT* 101 Intro Anthropology ANTH 106 3
    ANT* 105 Intro Cultural Anth ANTH 100 3
    ECN* 101 Princ Macroeconomics ECON 111 3
    ECN* 102 Princ Microeconomics ECON 112 3
    GEO* 101 Intro Geography GEOG 104 3
    GEO* 111 World Regional Geog GEOG 160 3
    POL* 103 Intl Relations POLS 132 3
    POL* 111 American Government POLS 173 3
    PSY* 112 General Psych II PSYC 133 3
    SOC* 101 Princ Sociology SOCI 107 3
    SOC* 103 Social Problems SOCI 115 3
    SOC* 220 Racial & Ethnic Diversity SOCI 125 3

     

    CONTENT AREA THREE: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    BA degree requires two courses from two different academic units, at least one of which must be a laboratory course

    Laboratory Courses:

    Community College
    		Title UCONN Credits
    Laboratory Courses      
    BIO* 105 Intro to Biology BIOL 102 4
    BIO* 121 General Biology I BIOL 107 4
    BIO* 122 General Biology II BIOL 108 4
    CHE* 111 Concepts of Chem CHEM 122 4
    CHE* 121 General Chem I CHEM 127Q 4
    CHE* 122 General Chem II CHEM 128Q 4
    PHY* 110 Introductory Physics PHYS 101Q 4
    PHY* 121 General Physics I PHYS 121Q 4
    PHY* 122 General Physics II PHYS 122Q 4
           
    Non-Laboratory Courses    
    BIO* 175 Intro Marine Science MARN 135 3
    OCE* 101 Intro Oceanography MARN 170 3
    EVS* 100 Intro Environ Science NRME 100 3

     

    BS degree requires courses from Chemistry, Math and Physics sequences, as well as one Biology course.

    Community College Title UCONN Credits
    CHE* 121 & 122 General Chem I & II CHEM 127Q & 128Q 8
    MAT* 254 & 256 Calculus I & II MATH 115Q & 116Q 8
    PHY* 221 & 222 Calculus-Based Physics I & II PHYS 151Q & 152Q 8
    BIO* 121 General Biology I BIOL 107 4
    BIO* 122 General Biology II BIOL 108 4

     

    CONTENT AREA FOUR: DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURALISM

    Two courses, one of which must cover an international area of study. 

    Community College Title UCONN Credits Area of Study
    ANT* 105 Intro Cultural Anth ANTH 100 3 International
    GEO* 111 World Regional Geography GEOG 160 3 International
    POL* 103 International Relations POLS 132 3 International
    SOC* 220 Racial & Ethnic Diversity SOCI 125 3 USA
    HIS* 215 History of Women HIST 121 3 USA