Transferring Credits

The University of Miami allows students to receive college credit hour toward graduation from the following programs:

• Advanced Placement (AP)
• International Baccalaureate (IB)
• General Certificate of Education (GCE)
• Cambridge Pre-U
• Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Unit
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
• Dual Enrollment

In order to have credit hours evaluated for work that you have already completed through any of these programs, you are required to first submit all official test result reports and/or official college transcripts to the Office of Undergraduate Admission no later than by the end of the first semester of enrollment for review. Documents submitted after this time period will not be reviewed and credit hours will not be awarded.

Official documents should be submitted to the University of Miami directly from the previous institution or program. Documents can be sent to mydocuments@miami.edu.

Once all the required documentation has been submitted and processed, admitted students will be able to view a detailed test credit evaluation with any possible UM course equivalencies in CaneLink after they are enrolled at UM. 

The University will accept no more than 60 credit hours from these programs to count toward the 120 credit hours required for graduation.

Transfer admission may be granted in most fields of study to students who have earned credit hours from other regionally accredited colleges or universities. The University of Miami suggests that students follow a general liberal arts curriculum. Students at two-year colleges are encouraged to follow the Associate of Arts path. 

At UM, the transfer of credits is a two-part process:

1. After the student has been admitted

• Transcripts are reviewed on a course-by-course basis.
• The student will receive a detailed transfer credit evaluation with any possible UM course equivalencies.

2. After enrolling at UM

• Students will be assigned an academic advisor.
• Students will utilize the Miami Academic Transfer Evaluation System (MATES) to determine how the transferable credits satisfy degree requirements and apply course equivalencies.

Credits that will not be accepted

• Credits taken at an institution that is not regionally accredited
• Courses with a Grade Lower than C
• Physical Education, Professional, or Technical Courses
• The following credits completed through a Two-Year College: Study Abroad, Independent Study or Internships

Courses that have grades of C- or lower will not transfer; however, these grades will still be used to compute an admission grade point average. Math, foreign language, psychology, sociology, criminal justice, and history courses that are taken online will need approval from the UM department chair in order to award credits. For first-year writing courses, including English Composition, please contact the Department of Writing Studies.

Required Credit Hours in Residence at the University of Miami

• A student transferring credit hours from a 2-year community or junior college (this being the last school attended) must complete a minimum of 56 credit hours in residence at the University of Miami to earn an undergraduate degree.
• A student transferring credit hours from a 4-year college or university (this being the last school attended) must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours in residence at the University of Miami to earn an undergraduate degree.

At least half of the credit hours required for the chosen Major or Minor must be completed at the University of Miami.

Articulation Agreement with Miami Dade Honors College

As part of the articulation agreement between Miami Dade Honors College and the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Miami, admitted students transferring from the MDC Honors College* to the University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences will have the following benefits:

• No need to repeat courses/credits
• Guaranteed Junior (3rd-year) standing

*Limited to 300 spaces for the fall semester, 150 for the spring semester

For information about regionally accredited institutions

• Western states - wscuc.org
• Southern states - sacscoc.org
• Northwestern states - nwccu.org
• New England states - neasc.org
• Middle states - msche.org
• North Central states - hlcommission.org