Directions for Student Request for Departmental Evaluation of International Transfer Credit

 

Transfer credit from institutions outside the United States may be accepted based on the type of institution involved and its recognition by the educational authorities of the home country. Once credit is accepted in transfer, faculty will review credit on a course by course basis, evaluating the content, level, and comparability of the study to courses and programs at UNL. Faculty review is required to determine how the credit will be applied to your program of study.

Courses must be reviewed by an evaluator in the department which offers a similar course, not necessarily the department of your major. For example, for all students, calculus would be evaluated by the math department. You may need to contact more than one department (e.g. math, chemistry, psychology) for review of transfer courses. Please have available in English, course documents such as a syllabus, course outline, list of textbooks used, etc. Evaluators may ask for other specific information, depending on the course.

There is no deadline to complete the evaluations, but you will not be able to enroll in courses which require prerequisites until the evaluator certifies that you have completed the prerequisite courses at your home institution. For example, a student may not enroll in CHEM 110, General Chemistry II until the completed evaluation indicates the student has earned the equivalent of CHEM 109, General Chemistry I. Your courses with IVAL designation will not be applied to your UNL degree until they has been approved by the appropriate department.

This page contains the links to information necessary to evaluate international transfer credit. Please follow the steps below.

Contact your academic adviser. If you are unsure of your adviser's name, check your WAM! account (My Adviser) or contact the dean's office of your degree college. If you have not been assigned an adviser see the Transfer Advising Contact for your degree college.

Your academic adviser will have in your advising folder, a copy of your Courses Presented for Evaluation (CHP). Obtain a copy of your CHP or your degree audit. The adviser will assist you in determining which evaluators you need to contact to review each of your courses.

Together, you and your adviser will

1. Consult the Department Directory of Transfer Credit Evaluators to determine the appropriate evaluator for each department from which you seek credit. Look for the evaluator for International Credit (I).
2. Open the Request for Departmental Evaluation Form for International Transfer Credit.
3. Complete all Student Information. Note that NU ID is required. List your e-mail address.
4. Complete name, city and country of the transfer institution. If the country is not listed in the drop down box, you may enter it on the "Country" blank.
5. Save the form.
6. For Each Department for which you need an evaluation contact the evaluator and make appointment to meet with him/her, and EITHER:
   • Email the form. From saved form, click "File" and scroll about halfway down to "Attach to Email..." It will create an email with the file attached. Enter the email address of the appropriate evaluator (from the Department Directory of Transfer Credit Evaluators).
   • OR print a copy and take it to the appointment.
7. Take all course documents (in English) and a copy of your CHP or your degree audit to the appointment. Course documents may include syllabus, detailed course outline including a description, textbooks used, chapters covered, grading scale, and basis for grades such as papers, projects, exam, etc.
8. Discuss the course(s) and obtain the evaluator's signature on the form.
9. Return completed form to:

   Office of Admissions
   1410 Q Street ALEX (0417)
   University of Nebraska-Lincoln
   Lincoln NE 68588-0417  

If you are seeking credit from more than one department (e.g. math, chemistry, psychology), follow the directions for each department.