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How do I get approval for transfer courses?

Transfer work will not appear on your Texas A&M transcript until a degree plan including it has been approved by the Graduate and Professional School. Once the degree plan with the transfer work has been approved, the Graduate and Professional School will request from the Registrar that approved transfer courses be added to your TAMU transcript.

Please see the Graduate Catalog for Transfer coursework criteria. 
 

May I take a course at another institution and transfer it to TAMU during the semester I plan to graduate?

Doctoral students may not take transfer courses in their final semester because it would delay admission to candidacy. Master’s students may take a transfer course during their final semester but are advised that a delay in the receipt of the final official transcript for the course may mean that you will have to postpone graduation for a semester.
 

The course I want to transfer was taken in Quarter Hours. How do I convert it to Semester Hours?

One quarter hour equals 2/3 of a semester hour. You may round the sum of all quarter hours to the nearest whole number.
 

The course I want to transfer was taken prior to the conferral of my degree, but was not applied to my degree. What do I need to do?

The registrar’s office of the institution where the course was taken must send a letter directly to Graduate & Professional School stating that the course was not applied to the degree received.
 

What if I have not yet taken the transfer course, but plan to do so?

List the course on your degree plan or petition just as you would other transfer courses, but indicate the semester in which the course will be taken and the university where it will be taken.

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