The number of credits you can transfer depends on the University of Maryland Global Campus degree you're pursuing. For prior-year transfer credit requirements, students should refer to the applicable catalog for their degree or certificate program.
The associate's degree is available to a limited audience, including military, veterans, and non-Maryland residents.
Transfer credits toward a bachelor's degree at UMGC must meet the following criteria:
We may accept up to 6 credits toward your graduate degree at UMGC if your credits were earned at an approved institution and the credits are related to your program of study.
We may accept up to 3 graduate transfer credits toward our certificate programs.
We do not accept transfer credits in these programs: cybersecurity programs, MBA, Doctor of Management, or Doctor of Management in Community College Policy and Administration.
Transfer credits toward your graduate degree at UMGC must meet the following criteria:
The following transfer credit policies apply to students who began the following programs in fall 2016 or later:
We may accept 6 semester hours of graduate transfer credit to satisfy (6 Credits, DCL 600M), PRO 600 or (6 Credits, CBR 600) if you are enrolled in a master’s degree program or graduate certificate program that requires one of these courses.
Acceptable transfer credit must have been earned at an approved institution and be equivalent to the course for which you hope to receive credit.
Visit our Graduate Transfer Credit Evaluation tool to find out if your credits may transfer. If you have previously earned a master’s degree from an approved institution you are eligible to receive transfer credit for DCL 600, PRO 600 or (6 Credits, CBR 600) in recognition of the associated fundamental competencies essential for successful completion of a graduate degree program.
Transfer credits toward your graduate degree at UMGC must meet the following criteria and will be reviewed for approval: