Transfer Credit Policies

UNH transfer credit policies explain how credits are evaluated, which courses are accepted and apply toward degree requirements.

 

INFORMATION FOR

 

 

Undergraduate Students (Durham & Manchester)

Transfer Credit Eligibility Requirements

To receive transfer credit:

  • The transfer course must have been taken at a regionally accredited college or university.
  • Submit an official transcript from the institution where the course was taken.
  • A minimum grade of C- or higher must be earned.
  • Math courses must be completed at the College Algebra level or higher.
  • For elementary-level foreign language, two or more years of the same language in high school must not have already been completed.
  • Students on a leave of absence or health leave must be eligible to return to UNH at the time they plan to take a course at another institution in order to request transfer credit.

Transfer credit is not awarded for:

  • Courses taken as Pass/Fail or Credit/Fail (excluding labs associated with lecture courses).
  • Remedial and non-credit certificate courses.

 

Grades and GPA

  • Courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C- or higher to be considered for transfer credit.
  • Transfer credit is not calculated into the UNH grade point average (GPA).

 

Discovery Program Requirements

To apply transfer credit toward UNH’s Discovery Program requirements:

  • Courses must be a minimum of 2.5 or more semester credits.
  • The Inquiry (INQ) requirement must be completed at UNH.

 

AP Scores and CLEP Exams

To receive credit for Advanced Placement or College Level Examinations:

  • Official scores must be sent directly from the College Board.
  • A list of accepted exams and scores is available on the .

 

Credit Conversion

Courses taken at other institutions are transferred to UNH based on semester hour credits:

  • A course completed at another institution for 3 credits will be converted to 3 semester hour credits at UNH.
  • Courses measured in quarter hours, term hours, or units will be converted to semester credit hours during the transfer credit evaluation process. 

 

Maximum Transfer Credit Limit

The maximum credits accepted in transfer:

  • 96 credits toward a bachelor's degree.
  • 48 credits toward an associate degree.
  • 72 credits from associate-level work toward a bachelor’s degree
    (Note: This limit does not apply to CPS-Manchester or Thompson School of Applied Science students).

 

Senior Residency Requirement

“Residence†is being enrolled in Â鶹app courses after admission to and matriculation in a degree program. Students who are candidates for bachelor’s and associate degrees must complete the last one-fourth of credits toward the degree in "residence" at UNH unless granted permission to waive the .