Students participating in UVM-approved study abroad programs, as found in the GoAbroad system, will be eligible to receive transfer credit for coursework successfully completed overseas provided that they meet UVM transfer credit guidelines. UVM courses taught by UVM faculty receive direct UVM credit, and no transfer process is required.

In general, UVM transfer credit is granted for courses that are:

• Taken at regionally accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities, as demonstrated by an official transcript
• Comparable in content, nature, and intensity to course offerings in the corresponding discipline at UVM, and
• Graded at a level of C or higher (on an A-F scale).

Please note: courses with a grade of C- or below will not transfer. Grades of P (Pass) or S (Satisfactory) will be accepted only with official documentation verifying that they represent successful completion of a specific course at the level of C or higher.

Courses from abroad that have previously transferred back to UVM within the past four years are listed in the UVM Transfer Credit Guide.  If you are interested in taking a course that is not listed on this Transfer Credit Guide, it does not mean that the course will not transfer; it just means the course has not been reviewed in the last four years. 

Courses in disciplines outside of those taught at UVM generally do not transfer (such as law, automotive, culinary, etc.). While you may take courses in foreign languages that are not offered at UVM, they are only eligible for generic language credit.

Save all coursework completed abroad, especially the course syllabi. These may need to be reviewed to allocate credit towards specific degree requirements.