Transfer credit

Learn how to transfer your credits from the Office of Admissions.

Use the Transferology tool for information about course equivalencies, program requirements, and how courses may transfer to UMD. The “Request Information" feature allows you to initiate a review of any coursework that has not yet been evaluated for transfer to UMD. You can also request a campus visit, and find information about advising, admissions, financial aid, and veterans services.

Note: If this is your first time using Transferology, you will need to create a free account.

For more information view the transfer credit policy.

Transfer information

Steps to transfer credit

Step 1: Send official transcripts to University of Minnesota Duluth.

Step 2: Transfer courses will be reviewed by UMD faculty.

Step 3: Your Academic Credit report will be available via Academic Program Audit System (APAS). To view the report and make an academic plan:

  1. Log into APAS.
  2. Click “Run a What-if APAS”
  3. Allow your Duluth college to remain the default “College”
  4. Select the program: Academic Credit Report
  5. Select the catalog year: most current term
  6. Click “Run a What-if APAS”

Step 4: If you need help, contact One Stop.

Submitting a course for review

If you are a prospective student needing coursework reviewed for transfer to UMD, please connect with UMD through Transferology’s “Request Information” feature or through contacting UMD Admissions.

If you are already attending UMD and need coursework reviewed for transfer, or you disagree with the way a course currently is transferring, please utilize the UMD Transfer Course Evaluation form. A course syllabus for the term you completed the course must be included when submitting your request.

Types of transfer credit

Test credits

Awards of academic credit are based on the test curriculum, as of the examination date. Refer to the decisions archives for credit awards for previous examination years.

Read the policies about using tests for credit

Military transfer credit

If you have served in the military, you may submit official transcripts detailing military coursework and occupations for potential transfer toward the award of University of Minnesota Duluth academic credit. Experiential based knowledge may need additional portfolio documentation. Students may earn credit through the Credit for Nationally Recognized Exams: Undergraduate Students process, Departmental Exams for Proficiency or Credit: Undergraduate Students process, or the Credit for Prior Learning process.

At the time of application, request your transcript(s) be sent to UMD Admissions.

Official document requirements

Army, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard

Defense Language Institute (DLI) in Presidio of Monterey, California


Experiential credit

To request credit award for life experiences, work experiences, or portfolio work, please complete the Credit for Prior Learning Request with your advisor.

Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, or Bachelor's degrees

If you are transferring to UMD with a completed U.S. Associate of Arts (AA) degree, Associate of Science (AS) degree, or Bachelor's degree, you have fulfilled UMD's Liberal Education Program requirement. However, individual courses from your transfer institution used to complete the AA, AS, or Bachelor's are not always directly transferred as equivalent UMD courses.

MN Transfer Curriculum

If you transfer to UMD from another Minnesota state college or university, and have completed the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC), you have fulfilled UMD’s liberal education requirements. However, know that individual courses from your transfer institution used to complete the MnTC are not always directly transferred as equivalent UMD courses.

The MnTC can also be completed at UMD and posted to your U of M transcript. (Note that the McTC competencies differ from the UMD liberal education categories.) If you completed the MnTC at a different U of M campus, work with that campus to have the MnTC notation added to your record.