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Preliminary Transfer Credit Evaluation and Re-Evaluation by Departmental Faculty for Coursework Taken Prior to Entering UD

Preliminary Transfer Credit Evaluations are available online through http://www.udel.edu/admissions/mybluehenhome for newly admitted freshmen and transfer students who submitted an official post-secondary transcript with their UD admissions application. Students admitted before the completion of their final semester at another institution must send an official transcript listing final grades for that semester. Please send transcripts to University Transfer Center, 210 S. College Ave., Newark, DE, 19716, ATTN: Kathy Graham.

Courses may transfer to the University as either a specific UD course, (for example, MATH 115 Precalculus), as departmental elective credit (for example, MATH 166T Transfer Elective), or as ADMN 166T Transfer Credit Under Evaluation. The final decision regarding equivalent coursework and the number of credit hours applicable to your degree program rests with the assistant dean of your college. Refer to the following instructions depending on the type of credit posted on your Preliminary Transfer Credit Evaluation.



For Courses Taken at Institutions Outside the USA

Evaluation of Foreign Transcripts:

All post-secondary transcripts must be evaluated by an approved foreign credential evaluation company. The University of Delaware requires that transfer students submit a course-by-course evaluation from AACRAO. Sealed copies of official foreign credential evaluations should be submitted to: Office of Admissions, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.

Departmental Credit Evaluation:

Credits transferring from post-secondary institutions will be given a generic elective status, such as MATH 166T or ACCT 166T. These electives may count in your overall degree credits, but generally they will not count towards specific degree requirements. In order to determine whether your courses may be applied towards specific degree requirements, you must have them evaluated for UD course equivalency by supplying the following information:

  1. Your name, UDSIS ID number and major at your home institution(s).
  2. Official course descriptions from the home institution's catalog/website that contain:
    • the course number, title and number of credits
    • a description of the topics or areas covered in the course.
      If the course description is too vague or general, also provide a syllabus. If we find the description unclear, we will request a syllabus and/or additional material from you.

Our policy is to base course evaluations on documentation from official university documents, such as catalogs and/or syllabi, in the original language. When this is a language other than English, we also require certified English translations of these documents.

Course information should be submitted to Charlene Bradley by one of the following methods:

  • E-mail: cewb@udel.edu
  • Fax: (302) 831-3005
  • Mail: Room 129 University Visitors Center, 210 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19716



For Courses Taken at Institutions Within the USA

ADMN 166T Transfer Credit Under Evaluation:

  1. ENGL 110 - For evaluation of courses you hope will grant you exemption from ENGL 110, follow the ENGL 110 Transfer/Exemption Instructions found on the English Department website. For other English ADMN 166T courses, follow the instructions below.
  2. All Other ADMN 166T Courses - Please send the following information to ADMN166Teval@udel.edu. Email preferred. For paper copies, fax (302) 831-3005 or mail to Charlene Bradley, Room 129 University Visitors Center, 210 S. College Ave., Newark, DE 19716.
  • Your name, UDID and major at your other school(s).
  • Official course descriptions from the home school's catalog or departmental web sites that contain:
    • Course number, title and number of credits. When a science lab appears on the transcript with its own credit and grade independent of the companion lecture course, provide information for both courses.
    • A description of the topics or areas covered in the course. If the course description is too vague or general, also provide a syllabus. (If we find the description unclear, we will request a syllabus and/or additional material from you).
  • The term in which you took the course (Fall 2008, for example).
  • The website (URL) for the home school's course catalog for the academic year(s) your courses were taken.
  • The website (URL) for the home school's home page.

Departmental Elective Credit (e.g., MATH 166T Transfer Elective) :

  1. Check the Transfer Credit Equivalency Search to see if your courses have already been evaluated for transfer to UD. Only courses NOT listed in the Equivalency Search should be submitted to departments for evaluation.
  2. Check the UD course descriptions to make sure that UD has a course similar to the one you took. If there is no similar course at UD, then it is appropriate that the credit remain as departmental elective credit and does not need to be submitted for reevaluation. For example, if you took Forensic Chemistry at Syracuse University, there is no UD equivalent. UD does not offer forensic chemistry, so it does not need to be submitted to the Chemistry Department for reevaluation. It is chemistry elective credit, CHEM 166T.
  3. If UD has a similar course to the one(s) you took and you wish to submit it for reevaluation, prepare the necessary course information (see section 2 of ADMN 166T course instructions, above.) and email (preferred) or phone the faculty contact in the appropriate University department(s) to have the transfer work reviewed. Please note that many faculty members are not available during the summer months.Typically students complete the reevaluation process during their first semester at the University.
  4. Ask the faculty member to email the University Transfer Center (transfercredit@udel.edu) with the following information:
    1. Student's name and UDID
    2. Name of previous institution
    3. Previous course ID (i.e., PSY101), course title and number of credits
    4. Approved UD course equivalent (i.e., PSYC 100), course title and number of credits
    5. Name and contact information of faculty member approving the course
  5. Check your student record periodically for the updated evaluations.
  6. Meet with your academic advisor to determine how the changes apply to your degree progress, as well as your classification and expected graduation term.


Test Credits

Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Cambridge A-Levels, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), and Tech Prep test credit are processed through the University Transfer Center. Go to the Admissions' website for a listing of AP and IB test equivalencies. Please note that official AP score reports from the May test administration and official IB exam reports are not be sent to the University until late July.