Tentative Approval of Transfer Courses Taken at Another Approved Institution

DUKE UNIVERSITY

TENTATIVE APPROVAL OF TRANSFER COURSES TAKEN AT ANOTHER APPROVED INSTITUTION

NOTE TO THE STUDENT: Please read the accompanying instructions carefully. Fill out the top part of this form, submit the form first to the Global Education Office (only if this is an institution outside the US), then to the DUS or Department, along with a course description or syllabus (if available), and finally, to your academic dean. Your dean will check all requirements, give final approval, and process it in accordance with established procedures. When you complete the course, arrange to have a transcript from the institution attended sent to the Office of the Registrar(Trinity students) or to the Pratt Undergraduate Dean’s Office (Pratt students).

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE STUDENT

Student’s name: ______Student ID Number: ______Student’s e-mail address:______

Institution: ______Location where course(s) to be taken: ______

Credit System (circle one): Semester hour Quarter/trimester Dates of Attendance: from ______to ______, ______(year)

The institution must be accredited and grant at least an AB/BS degree or equivalent. Community colleges are not approved for transfer course credit. A 3-4 semester hour course (or a 5-6 quarter/trimester hour course) is generally equivalent to a 1.0 credit course at Duke. Only one course taken in an intensive summer term (under 6 weeks in length) may be approved for transfer

credit. A maximum of two credits in Trinity College and fourcredits in Pratt can be transferred from another accredited institution to Duke after matriculation.

Note: If transfer credit is approval, the Pratt Undergraduate Dean’s Office will hold the form pending receipt of a transcript from the institution attended. In Trinity College, the Dean’s Office will image the form and fax a copy to the Registrar's Office (684-4500).

(Revised 2/2015)

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

TRANSFER CREDIT FOR COURSES TAKEN IN THE U.S. AT AN ACCREDITED FOUR-YEAR DEGREEGRANTING INSTITUTION OR AT AN APPROVED INSTITUTION OUTSIDE THE U.S.

A. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF CREDIT

A full-time degree candidate in Trinity College of Arts and Sciences may receive credit toward the Bachelor Degree for a limited number of courses taken at other approved degree-granting institutions after matriculation. The following limitations apply:

1.No more than two courses may be transferred from an institution in the United States, whether in the summer while the student is regularly enrolled at Duke or while on leave of absence from the College. (See the Bulletin sections on special “Agreements with Other Universities” and on “Study Abroad” for limitations on credit that can be earned through these programs.)

2.Transfer credit awarded for course work taken outside the U.S. not on a Duke-approved study abroad program is subject to the two transfercredits limitation and may not later be changed to study abroad credit.

3.If the institution attended is outside the U.S. and is not attended while on a Duke-approved study abroad program, the Global Education Office must establish the accreditation of the international institution before one or two courses taken there may yield transfer credit at Duke.

4.Students who matriculated at Duke as transfer students with transfer credit must also be aware of the minimum residence requirement (seeBulletin).

Note: In total, no more than ten transfer courses completed after matriculation (including credits earned at a U.S. institution, at an approved international institution (non-study abroad) or on an approved non-Duke study abroad program) may be counted toward the Bachelor’s Degree.

B. ELIGIBILITY FOR TRANSFER CREDIT

Students in good standing who wish to receive credit at Duke for courses taken at another approved college or university must complete such work with grades of C- or better.Transfer credit is recorded as a grade of “TR”. TR grades do not factor into a student’s GPA.

NO TRANSFER CREDIT IS GRANTED AT DUKE FOR COURSES TAKEN ELSEWHERE ON A PASS/FAIL BASIS. No credit will be accepted for course work taken while students are withdrawn involuntarily.

NOTE:STUDENTS CANNOT RECEIVE TRANSFER CREDIT FOR COURSES OFFERED ONLINE OR FOR COURSES TAKEN IN A JUNIOR OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

C. TRANSFER COURSE EQUIVALENCY

Credits. The unit of credit at Duke is the semester course. A 3 or 4 semester-hour course taken elsewhere is equated as one course at Duke for students transferring 1 or 2 courses. Courses taken at a university on the quarter system—such institutions are especially numerous in California— must yield 5 or 6 quarter-hours of credit to transfer as a full course. A 4 quarter-hour course will not yield a full course credit at Duke.

Curriculum Requirements. Transfer courses may meet Area of Knowledge requirements when they have been equated with specific Dukecoursesthat meet these requirements, e.g., a course transferred as History 101 will satisfy a Civilizations (CZ) requirement. A transfer course with no Duke equivalent (identified as 100 for lower-level or 300 for upper-level) may, upon review, receive an Area of Knowledge designation. The Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) who reviews the course for transfer recommends the Area of Knowledge at the time of signing the Tentative Approval of Transfer Courses form. Final approval of the Area of Knowledge is given by the Academic Dean.

Note:There is a separate procedure and form to use when applying for an FL-code for a transfer credit taken in a less commonly taught language. Information about this is available from the T-Reqs article on “Transfer Credit.”

Small Group Learning Experience. In general, courses described as seminars or tutorials completed at other institutions will not automatically satisfy the Small Group Learning Experience requirements in Trinity College. Specific information pertaining to course format and class size is required by the student’s Academic Dean before such courses may be designated seminars or tutorials.

Major Requirements. Because some limitations exist on the number of non-Duke courses that may count toward major requirements, students should check the information in their departmental handbooks or confer with the DUS in their major department.

DEPARTMENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING WHICH COURSES MAY COUNT TOWARD THEIR MAJORS.

February 2015

Instructions to Students on Obtaining Transfer Credit Approval

for Courses Taken at Approved Institution

February 2015