Initial Articulation of Transfer Courses
Transfer coursework is initially evaluated by the Office of Admissions and Records (A&R) within three to five weeks and is made available to students in the Transfer Credit and Academic Requirement Reports in student self-service, MyNEVADA. In the initial evaluation, courses are granted elective credit if they are not offered by the University or have not been previously evaluated, provided the courses are clearly baccalaureate-level. Credits from transfer courses resulting from a special examination at the institution where the course was completed are subject to the same evaluation process. Elective courses receive either a lower-division elective (LELC) or an upper-division elective (UELC) designation.
If no transfer articulation rule exists for a transfer course from a regionally accredited institution, students may go to Transferology, a third-party system, to request for an evaluation of their courses for the purpose of identifying course equivalencies. A&R routes to the Transfer Center requests received through Transferology and replies to the requestor with the results of the course evaluation.
A summary of acceptable transfer credits earned at each of the institutions the student has attended previously, and the student’s transfer grade-point averages (computed relative to the university grading system), are noted on the University transcript. The credit and grade-point totals earned at the University of Nevada, Reno are recorded separately.
EVALUATION OF TRANSFER COURSES TO MEET CORE CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
Faculty at the Transfer Center determine whether specific Core Objectives were achieved in transfer based on an examination of course descriptions and syllabi. Upon careful review of a transfer course’s description and syllabus, the Transfer Center may approve the use of a transfer course classified as upper division by other institutions for completion of a lower division general education requirement, provided the transfer course substantially equates to or is similar to other lower division courses offered at University of Nevada, Reno.
The Transfer Center and A&R utilize the Transfer Evaluation System (TES) to manage and process requests for review of transfer courses. Advisors in the Colleges are able to submit such requests, along with course syllabi or other materials related to the course under review.
Students may request the Transfer Center a review of their transfer courses by submitting a Core Curriculum Course Review Request form and the syllabus of the course in question. If the student disagrees with the Transfer Center’s decision on a proposed Core substitution, the student may request a second review by completing the Concierge Service online form.
Transfer students who disagree with the outcome of the campus review may request a review by the NSHE Articulation Coordinating Committee by completing the NSHE Transfer Credit Request for Review form.
EVALUATION OF TRANSFER COURSES TO MEET COLLEGE/MAJOR/MINOR REQUIREMENTS
Equivalencies for transfer courses that may be applied toward satisfying:
- college-level degree requirements are determined by the advisor and/or dean of the college,
- major and/or minor requirements are determined by the advisor and/or appropriate academic department chair.
Students must meet with their advisor to complete either a Core Curriculum or College/Major Course Review Request form if they wish to use courses initially evaluated as elective credit (LELC or UELC) to satisfy specific course and/or Core Objective requirements on the Academic Requirements Report.
Notes:
- The College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno will accept credit for upper-division courses from business schools that are fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Other courses will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- With the exception of certain commonly numbered courses within NSHE, transfer courses may be used to meet Core Objectives 9-12 only with prior approval by the Transfer Center. Transfer courses may articulate as direct equivalents to University of Nevada, Reno courses but not carry the same Core Objective designations as the University of Nevada, Reno course.
- College or departmental advisors may substitute lower-division courses from other four-year institutions for comparable upper-division courses at the University of Nevada, Reno to meet college and major requirements. Such credit may be applied toward the individual college’s upper-division credit requirement if approved by the dean of the college concerned. Only courses completed at the upper-division level may apply to the University’s upper-division course requirement for graduation.
- Only Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory credit is awarded for physical education activity courses completed at regionally accredited institutions.
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