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TYPES OF TRANSFER CREDIT

• Courses Without Specific UW Equivalencies
  • Departmental 1XX or 2XX
  • UW 1XX or 2XX
• Courses With Specific UW Equivalencies
  • Credit-Level Differences Between UW and Community/Technical College Courses
• Courses Taken as Part of a Sequence
• Business Courses

COURSES WITHOUT SPECIFIC UW EQUIVALENCIES

A 1XX or 2XX instead of a course number indicates that the course transfers but is not equivalent to a specific course at the UW. 1XX indicates community/technical college courses offered at the 100 level; 2XX indicates courses offered at the 200 level.

Departmental 1XX or 2XX: 1XX or 2XX following a departmental prefix indicates that content is not equivalent to a specific UW course but does generally correspond to a specific UW program. In this case, the Biology program accepts the course for credit:

Community College Course	UW Equivalency	Meets UW Requirements?	*Effective Date
BIOL 214 (3)	BIOL 2XX	NW

UW 1XX or 2XX:

Alternatively, the UW #XX designation means that the course does not correspond directly to a program offered at the University. In the example that follows, ITP 101 is a course in American Sign Language (ASL). Since the UW does not offer ASL, the course is assigned the generic UW 1XX equivalency and may be used toward graduation requirements as appropriate.

Community College Course	UW Equivalency	Meets UW Requirements?	*Effective Date
ITP 101 (5)	UW 1XX

COURSES WITH SPECIFIC UW EQUIVALENCIES

In the example that follows, the community college course is offered for five credits and is designated as equivalent to a specific UW course, ASTR 101, which is also offered for five credits. The course meets the Natural World (NW) component of UW graduation requirements.

Community College Course	UW Equivalency	Meets UW Requirements?	*Effective Date
ANTH 201 (5)	BIO A 201 (5)	NW

Credit-Level Differences Between UW and Community/Technical College Courses:

Some courses from the community and technical colleges are listed with a specific UW course equivalency even though they are offered for more or less credit than the corresponding UW course.

The UW never awards more credit than that earned at the original institution. When a community/technical college course is offered for fewer credits than its corresponding UW equivalent, the community/technical college course will transfer with the specified number of credits listed in brackets, and may fulfill graduation requirements as appropriate.

In this example, only three transfer credits are awarded for WOMEN 200 and may count toward the Individuals and Society (I&S) graduation requirement.

Community College Course	UW Equivalency	Meets UW Requirements?	*Effective Date
ANTH 230 (3)	WOMEN 200 (5) [3 credits allowed]	I&S

When a community/technical college course is offered for more credit than its corresponding UW equivalent, the excess credit is designated as departmental 1XX or 2XX credit, or UW 1XX or 2XX as appropriate. Examples:

Community College Course	UW Equivalency	Meets UW Requirements?	*Effective Date
CHEM 199 (1-5, max. 10)	CHEM 199 (1-6) [credit allowed varies 1-6], 1XX (1-4)
HIS 218 (5)	HIST 199 (3-5) [2 credits allowed], UW 2XX (3)	I&S	AUT Qtr. 1994
MATH 221 (5)	MATH 308 (3), 2XX (2)	NW

COURSES TAKEN AS PART OF A SEQUENCE

In some cases, the student must complete an entire sequence of courses at the community or technical college to be awarded specific UW course equivalencies. In this example, all three Chemistry courses must be completed to earn the UW equivalencies; if only one or two courses are completed, then the credit is usually awarded as departmental 1XX or 2XX.

Community College Course	UW Equivalency	Meets UW Requirements?	*Effective Date
CHEM 101,102,103 (5,5,5)	CHEM 120,220,221 (5,5,5) if all three courses taken; otherwise, CHEM 1XX	NW

BUSINESS COURSES

Generally, business courses from the community and technical colleges that correspond to those offered in the UW Business Administration program are listed in the Course Equivalency Tables. Courses that are offered for more credit than the corresponding UW equivalent usually receive B A 1XX or 2XX for the additional credits.

Community College Course	UW Equivalency	Meets UW Requirements?	*Effective Date
ACCT 220 (5)	ACCTG 220 (3), B A 2XX (2)

With the approval of the School of Business Administration, a maximum of seven lower-division business credits, beyond the 18 credits of specific course work required for admission to the program, may apply toward a degree in that program.