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.
  • 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.
  • Students suspended for any reason will not earn transfer credit for courses taken during the period of required separation.

 

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.
  • Approved AP Exam Scores and UNH Equivalency Guides

 

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 .

 

ACE Transcripts 

An ACE Transcript is issued by the American Council on Education and documents learning completed outside of a traditional college or university settings. Students can search the to check if a course has an ACE credit recommendation.

Effective Spring 2026, UNH will review coursework documented on an ACE Transcript, including courses from providers such as StraighterLine and Sophia Learning. UNH will determine if coursework is eligible for transfer credit in accordance with the University’s transfer credit policies. Transfer credit will be counted toward the maximum transfer credit limits for associate-level work. 

 

World Language Courses

Depending on a student’s prior language study and the level of the coursework, transfer credits may be considered to fulfill the or may count as general elective credit toward the total credits required for the degree program.

Bachelor of Arts – World Language Proficiency Requirement Credit 
Elementary-level language courses may be considered to fulfill this requirement:

  • If the coursework is in a different language than the student studied for two or more years in high school.
  • If the student completed the coursework in high school through an approved college dual enrollment/credit program (e.g. Running Start, Early College, etc.).
  • If two or more years of an elementary-level language have been completed in high school and the student later completes elementary-level coursework in the same language at a college or university, the transfer coursework must be completed at least five years after the student last studied the same language in high school.
  • If two or more years of an elementary-level world language have been completed in high school within the previous five years, transfer credit coursework in the same language must be completed at the intermediate level or higher.

Some majors may accept American Sign Language (ASL) courses to fulfill the BA World Language Proficiency Requirement. Refer to the program requirements in the to determine if ASL courses are accepted for a specific major. ASL courses follow the same elementary and intermediate-level course requirements as any other world language course. 

General Elective Credit
Effective Fall 2025, students that have completed two or more years of a language in high school may be eligible for general elective credit for transfer credit in the same language. Transfer credit will count toward the total credits required for the degree program.