Graduate Coordinator

The Transfer Credit Policy is located at http://bulletin.uky.edu/content.php?catoid=8&navoid=356#transfer-of-credits.

Directors of Graduate Studies may request transfer of credit for coursework taken in post-baccalaureate status at the University of Kentucky either into a master’s/specialist degree program or into a doctoral degree program. There is no restriction on the number of transferrable hours. The transfer of credit for coursework taken in post-baccalaureate status at another regionally accredited university is restricted to a maximum of 9 hours (or 25% of the credit hours needed to fulfill either master’s/specialist degree requirements or doctoral pre-qualifying coursework requirements).

• The following rules also apply to credit transfer:
• Course credits applied toward a previously awarded graduate degree cannot be transferred.
• Transfer of independent work, research, thesis, or dissertation credit is not permitted.
• Short courses lasting fewer weeks than the number of credits may not be transferred.
• A student must have been in graduate status at the time the courses were taken.
• A student must be in good academic standing at the time of transfer.
• Only courses assigned a B grade or better can be transferred.
• Courses must have been taken no more than 10 years (masters) or 8 years (doctoral) prior to the semester the transfer is requested.
• Transfer of external credit cannot be applied to a graduate certificate unless it is specified and justified in the initial request to establish the certificate (or at the time of renewal).

• Form available at http://gradschool.uky.edu/studentforms.
• Transfer credits, including credits earned at UK as a post-bac student, must be reviewed and approved by DGS.
• Electronic form completed within myUK. Login required.