Procedure for Transfer Credit Approval

Early planning is essential. Please allow 2-4 weeks for courses to be evaluated. Note: Automatic emails/notifications are not automatically sent as part of initial submission. We reply to email inquiries & evaluation requests in the order they are received. Please be patient and refrain from sending multiple emails. We will email you upon completion of processing your TCAF request. If you have multiple TCAFs pending, the final results won’t be sent until all TCAFs have been completed. In the meantime, you can view the databases for equivalency progress for new evaluations.

Step 1 – Course Selection

• Meet with your academic advisor to determine the best course options.
• Select the institution you plan to attend as a guest student.

Step 2 – Review the transfer equivalency databases to determine if the course has been evaluated.

*OUA Transfer Credit Equivalency Search (TCE): https://transfercredit.ugadmiss.umich.edu/

*Michigan Engineering International Course Equivalencies: http://apps.engin.umich.edu/equivalencies/

If the course has not been evaluated or the evaluation has expired or will expire soon, you need to submit a Transfer Credit Approval Form. Please list all courses you intend to take at the guest institution on your TCAF. You can list up to 8 courses per submission at a time. Each institution needs a separate TCAF. Students should not submit over 15 course requests at a time. Submitting excessive requests at one time will limit our ability to respond to your requests in a reasonable amount of time. For international course evaluations especially, check to make sure courses are offered the desired term and in the desired language of instruction. Do some of your own research regarding how the course units may transfer to semester hours here at U-M. When submitting multiple courses in a single TCAF, you will not receive a response to any one course until all courses have been thoroughly evaluated. You will need to specify the following when submitting a TCAF:

*General info:
Your Name:
Your Email:
Your UMID:
Your Major:
Transfer Institution Name:
Is the institution outside of the U.S. (Y/N):
Term the course was taken/will be taken:
Year the course was taken/will be taken:

*Course info : (per course)
Course subject abbreviation & number:
Course full title/name:
Method of Instruction (lecture, lab, lect. & lab, online) –
Credit hours at the transfer institution –
Possible UM Equivalent/course you desire credit for here:
PDF attachment:

CoE students can click on the blue button below to submit this information. LSA students: see note at the bottom of this page.

Check the Additional Important Course Information Page before moving on to Step 3

Step 3 – Review Process

• Upon receipt of your supporting course materials (course description and syllabus), your TCAF will be sent to the appropriate department(s) for evaluation. Please allow 2-4 weeks for processing time.
• Once all courses have been evaluated, you will receive an email with an attachment (TCAF-Results). Please review the attachment carefully for course equivalency decisions as they may differ from what you had originally requested.
• If the TCAF-Results do not match your requested UM course equivalent, please work with your advisor to identify another course(s) at the guest institution and submit a new TCAF.

Step 4 – Registration at Guest Institution

• Register for the approved course(s) for a letter grade. If attending a Michigan college or university, we advise filling out the Michigan Uniform Guest Application. Washtenaw Community College does not accept this form (see WCC Guest Student website for instructions).

Step 5 – Complete the course and request an official transcript.

Transcripts should be issued from the institution and sent directly to one of the following addresses below.

Electronic transcripts can be emailed directly to [email protected]. These PDF transcripts must be sent directly from an institution or third-party vendor such as Parchment. Transcripts cannot come from the student directly as they would not be considered official.

Step 6 – Verify Credit On Your UM Transcript

• Please allow 4-6 weeks for your transfer credit to be processed  and posted on your U-M transcript once your transcript has been received.
• You must earn a grade equivalent to a C or better to earn transfer credit.
• After 6 weeks, view your unofficial transcript on Wolverine Access to verify that your transfer credit has been posted.

If you have questions about the TCAF process, please contact [email protected] or 734-763-3953. Always include your full name and UM ID number in the subject line of every email you send. If you have read and understood all the above:

Note for LSA Students:

• LSA students do not have access to the TCAF form, therefore the course information listed above should be emailed to [email protected]
  • Do this only to have course evaluated for potential engineering course credit
• Still read through the information in this form (especially concerning Procedure for Transfer Credit Approval) prior to emailing requests
• For non-engineering courses, LSA students should use the form in this link LSA Transfer Credit Equivalency Request Form. CoE students should use NOT use the LSA request form.