Transfer Credit: All Applicants

All grades from a regionally-accredited college or university in transfer courses that are normally part of a baccalaureate degree program are shown on the student’s permanent UCF record. Effective Fall 2001, the University recognizes a grading system of plus or minus. In addition, grade forgiveness is honored only if it has been awarded as part of an AA or a specific state-wide articulated AS degree from a Florida public community college. Credit is not awarded based on job descriptions, life experience, or course work that is nonacademic.

Accredited Institutions

For the purposes of this Undergraduate Catalog Accredited Institutions means those colleges and universities accredited by any of the following six regional associations:

  • New England Association of Schools and Colleges;
  • Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary School, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education;
  • North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges and Universities;
  • Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools, Commission on Higher Schools;
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; and
  • Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities and Accrediting Commission for Junior Colleges.

The accreditation status of all foreign institutions must be evaluated through either AACRAO’s International Education Services, Josef Silny and Associates, Inc., or World Education Services.

All college level credits earned for which official transcripts have been submitted will be compiled into a Transfer Summary Report (TSR) soon after the student is offered admission. Some credits listed on the TSR may not be applicable toward graduation course requirements. The TSR will be the basis for constructing a SASS Degree Audit, which applies earned credits to the intended degree program. The SASS Degree Audit provides the student with an assessment of which degree requirements have been met and what remains to be satisfied. Although all college-level course work transferred from a regionally accredited institution is shown on the TSR and the UCF transcript, applicability of the course toward a degree requirement is determined by the college/school/department of the major.

General Education Transfer Credits

Transfer students from Florida public community colleges or universities may satisfy the General Education Program requirements of UCF by completing the general education program prescribed by that institution. Transfer applicants with incomplete general education programs will have their credits evaluated on a course-by-course basis.

Credits From Private and Out-of-State Institutions

Transfer credit from private junior and senior colleges and out-of-state institutions will be evaluated on a coursebycourse basis. Each student must submit the necessary petition(s) to the appropriate office(s) to determine which courses will transfer with regard to degree progress at UCF. Transfer courses that meet the requirements of the General Education Program and the Gordon Rule are determined through the process described in the “Undergraduate Degree Requirements” chapter of this Undergraduate Catalog. Petition procedures vary by college. Generally the petitioning of transfer courses for satisfaction of college and major requirements should be done during the second full term of the student’s residency at UCF, so that the accepted transfer courses are understood clearly by the student and the faculty advisor early in the student’s tenure at UCF.

Credits From Military Service School Courses

Completed military service school courses may be evaluated on the basis of the recommendations of the American Council of Education (ACE) when official credentials have been properly presented. While credit may be granted when courses are equivalent to those offered by the University, recommendations by the ACE are not binding upon the University.

Military credit is not accepted through transfer unless used as part of an Associate in Arts degree from a Florida public community college. Even though military records may have been evaluated by another regionally-accredited institution, it is important to have official credentials sent to UCF for evaluation. Credit is not awarded for basic training.