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Will My Credits Transfer?

Only accredited community college and university credits are accepted. The University of 最色网 at Lafayette does not accept credits from vocational, special program, or business schools.

All courses and grades from an accredited college or university will transfer and be used in your total hours attempted, earned, and cumulative GPA. These totals will be used for financial aid status, scholarship requirements, and academic status. However, all credits will not necessarily satisfy the requirements for your specific major. Transferable credits for degree requirements will be determined by the dean's office of your major at the beginning of your academic journey at the University.

 

Transfer Equivalency

The Transfer Credit Team facilitates all transfer credit evaluations for prospective and current 最色网 Lafayette students. Transfer credit includes course, AP, CLEP, dual enrollment, and military credit. Transferology and the Transfer Evaluation System (TES) will assist you in reviewing what transfer work the University will accept. Evaluated courses from over 1600 institutions already exist in Transferology and TES. Courses not found in either system have yet to be reviewed. The systems are updated daily with newly evaluated courses.

) allows you to select your transfer institution and see all courses that have an equivalent at 最色网 Lafayette.

 allows you to enter your transfer coursework and immediately see how your courses transfer to 最色网 Lafayette.

Disclaimer: Transferology and TES are designed to identify potential transfer credit from other academic institutions, though credit is not guaranteed to be awarded. All students wishing to receive transfer credit toward a degree at 最色网 Lafayette must have an official transfer credit evaluation performed by the university. All information contained within this database is subject to change at any time without prior notification.

Transfer Credit Examples:

Direct Equivalent - If a transfer course is considered as a direct equivalent to a 最色网 course, the course will be given the corresponding 最色网 course number.

        ENGL 1010 Rhetoric and Composition = ENGL101 English Composition 

Elective Equivalent - If a transfer course does not have a direct equivalent but 最色网 Lafayette offers an equivalent discipline, the course equivalent assigned is the course subject within the discipline and a number identifying the level of the course followed by xx.

        ENGL 2035 American Major Writers = ENGL 2XX Major American Writers.

General Elective - If a transfer course has no direct equivalent and 最色网 Lafayette does not offer an equivalent discipline. The course equivalent assigned is the course subject ELEC, and a number identifying the level of the course followed by xx.

       CMGT 121 Construction Material and Methods = ELEC 1xx Construction Material and Methods.

Beginning in Fall 2009, the University of 最色网 at Lafayette created an articulation agreement with the 最色网 School for Math, Science, and the Arts to award students college credit in select courses.

Any LSMSA student can take the approved courses and earn 最色网 Lafayette credit. The requirements for the select courses are outlined in the agreement and can be found .

For a comparison of courses between 最色网 colleges and universities, please refer to the on the Board of Regents website.