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General University Information
ADMISSION OF TRANSFER STUDENTS
Transfer admission may be granted in most fields of study to students
who have earned credit from other regionally accredited colleges or
universities. Courses completed with passing grades of C or higher
at other colleges and universities and acceptable for academic credit
by the University of Miami, will be verified, and where appropriate,
will be translated into University of Miami equivalents by the Office
of Admission. However, the Dean of the College or School within the
University from which the student plans to graduate determines which
transferred courses may be counted toward meeting graduation requirements
of that College or School.
Transfer of credits to UM
Work taken at other institutions will appear on the University of
Miami transcript in separate entries as:
- The total number of transferable credits attempted and quality
points earned, regardless of grades, and
- The total credits transferred, which shall be the total credits
for which a grade of C or higher was earned.
Note: Only the transfer totals earned are added to the University
of Miami totals. Total credits attempted and quality points earned
elsewhere are not included in the University of Miami totals.
The University does not accept transfer credit for courses in which
a grade of C- and below (or the equivalent grade) was earned. However,
grades of C-, D, and F are used to calculate the transfer admission
grade point average.
Credits are not transferred from institutions not accredited by the
appropriate regional accrediting association. Limited exceptions
may be made with the approval of the Dean in the College or
School of the student's major. Credits transferred from institutions
not in existence long enough to attain regional accreditation
must be validated by the attainment of a C average or better
in the first 12 credits of course work taken at the University
of Miami.
The University does not have a coursework forgiveness policy. The
grades of any repeated courses will be averaged.
A student may not repeat a course in which a grade of C or higher
has been earned. This is considered an illegal repeat.
Upper division course requirements (300 level or above) at the University
may not be satisfied with community college courses.
Required credits in residence at the University of Miami
A student transferring credits from a 2-year community or junior
college (this being the last school attended) must complete a minimum
of 56 credits in residence at the University of Miami to earn an undergraduate
degree.
A student transferring credits from a 4-year college or university
(this being the last school attended) must complete a minimum of 45
credits in residence at the University of Miami to earn an undergraduate
degree.
At least half of the credits required for the chosen Major or Minor
must be completed at the University of Miami.
See Admission procedures for transfer students
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