Understanding transfer credit requires not only access to what has already been evaluated (which you can find on the Transfer Equivalency Charts below), but also understanding of the process and requirements for anything you don’t find on our charts.
Below, you will find the transfer charts, the policies and process, and some other resources in addition. The “Transient Approval” section is for students who are already here at Auburn but who want or need to take a course or more elsewhere and transfer it back. For students who are transferring to Auburn from another public institution in the state of Alabama, the “Alabama Transfers” page includes state-wide articulation information. And, for students who have questions about credit they may have earned through testing such AP, IB, or the ACT, the charts for those are here also.
College transcripts will be evaluated after a student has been accepted by the Office of Admissions. The evaluation process may take time, depending upon the courses taken and the location of the institution. Submitting Official Transcripts as quickly as possible will help ensure the Auburn credit awarded will show on the student’s record before the SOS Orientation session.
Auburn University will accept transfer credit of similar content from accredited institutions (see below for specifics). Coursework that is technical or remedial in nature is generally not accepted for credit at Auburn. Students may receive specific course credit or general elective credit for courses taken at other institutions. Transfer courses that are considered ‘Core’ will be evaluated in the Office of the Registrar by the University Transcript Evaluator. All other courses will be routed to the respective department for review.
Transfer credit will be applied as appropriate to a student’s degree program. The authority to apply transferred credit toward degree requirements rests with the student’s college of enrollment. Transferring between colleges within Auburn University will not affect the equivalencies established for a student’s transfer work, but may affect the applicability of the credit towards the new degree program.
Transfer grade point averages are calculated by Auburn based on all college work attempted and may differ from averages calculated by other institutions. The official Auburn University grade point average is based only on coursework completed at Auburn and does not include transfer grades.
- Collegiate work will be considered for transfer credit from post-secondary institutions that are accredited by one of the six accrediting associations listed below:
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
- Higher Learning Commission
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior Colleges and Junior Colleges
- Auburn University evaluates coursework from institutions outside the U.S. to determine if they are transferrable. This evaluation takes into consideration two primary concerns: Accreditation/Recognition and Course Transferability. Collegiate work will be considered for transfer credit for courses completed at colleges and universities outside of the United States that are accredited or approved by the Ministry of Education (or other appropriate governmental agency) of the country in which they are located. The courses must also be of comparable content, level, semester hour credits and appropriate for meeting baccalaureate degree requirements at Auburn University. For further information about the international transfer credit evaluation process, please see here. For further information about the admission requirements, please see the Admissions page for Prospective International students.
- Exceptions regarding acceptance of credit are made through the Registrar and require approval of the student’s home college and the department appropriate to the course subject.
An Auburn student in good standing may be approved to take courses at another institution on a transient basis. To do so, you must first fill out the transient form online.
- To access the online transient form you will need to first log into AUAccess.
- Go to the “My Academics” tab.
- Under “Registration and Advising” in the lower left, choose "Transient Enrollment for Auburn Students at Other Institutions".
- Read the Transient Enrollment Guidelines carefully. The online form may not be appropriate for every situation.
- Choose the term, state, and institution you wish to take courses as a transient student. Search for the courses you wish to take.
- When the correct courses are listed, click "Proceed to Transient Form" to produce and print the form. A copy will be emailed to you and to your advisor. ***If you have issues printing, you may need to try a different browser or adjust your print settings.***
- Email, mail or hand deliver the form to the institution you plan to attend.
After completion of transient course, it’s the student’s responsibility to request that a transcript be sent back to Auburn University. Send transcripts to transfer@auburn.edu or physically mail to:
Pathway and Transfer Center
Auburn University
217 Foy Hall
Auburn, AL 36849
If the course you wish to take is not listed on the online transient form, you will need to see your advisor. The respective college/school within the University can issue a "Transient Student Form". The dean or advisor indicates the courses approved to be taken elsewhere.
For any further questions, email transfer@auburn.edu.
Transient Requests for International Students Taking Courses in their Home Country. Auburn University does not award transfer credit for international transient short-term, winter, or summer English-language based programs. These programs are non-degree programs and are not recognized or overseen by the corresponding Ministry of Education. If you have questions about a program of this type, email regaug@auburn.edu .
For traditional international coursework transient requests, email regaug@auburn.edu to request the international transient form and instructions.
For students who intend to take international coursework in a country other than their home country, they should go through the Auburn Abroad office.
For students transferring from any other public institution in the state of Alabama, we have two resources for you here. Alabama Transfers is the statewide transfer resource which includes transfer guides for those at Alabama Community Colleges and transfer equivalency charts between public institutions. Auburn’s Area V Pages are Auburn major-specific guides about what courses to take at an Alabama Community College to prepare for transferring to Auburn.
Dependent upon the test scores received you may be eligible to receive course credit. The scores should be provided from the testing agency directly. Please call (334) 844-2539 if you have questions about what credit you are eligible to receive. Note: Auburn University does not accept CLEP credit.
ACT (English) score:
- Score of 30-34 will receive 3 hours credit for ENGL 1100 (English Comp I).
- Score of 35-36 will receive 6 hours credit for ENGL 1100 & ENGL 1120 (English Comp I & II).
SAT taken before March 2016, Critical Reading/Verbal score:
- Score of 680-710 will receive 3 hours credit for ENGL 1100 (English Comp I).
- Score of 720 and above will receive 6 hours credit for ENGL 1100 & ENGL 1120 (English Comp I & II).
SAT taken March 2016 or after, Reading score:
- Score of 36-37 will receive 3 hours credit for ENGL 1100 (English Comp I).
- Score of 38- 40 will receive 6 hours credit for ENGL 1100 & ENGL 1120 (English Comp I & II).
Once you submit your official transcripts to Admissions, your transfer work will be entered into our system. If a course is already in our database, then the AU equivalent will show immediately. If the course is not in our system then you will receive a pending credit for the course. Once you have been accepted by the Office of Admissions, the pending credit will be evaluated by the respective department. You should know how your pending credits will be counting by the time you attend your SOS session.
Students needing transfer admissions information should check the Admissions website.
Credit for Core Curriculum English writing courses is allowed only on grades of C or better. Courses with grades of D are only acceptable for transfer in those degree programs in which grades of D are acceptable for equivalent courses taken at Auburn University.
No. Your credits from other institutions may count towards degree progress at Auburn University but your Auburn GPA will only include courses taken at Auburn University.
Auburn University does not reward credit for remedial or technical courses. If these courses are included in your transfer work then they will receive a NOCR 1000 credit.
Once you have been accepted at Auburn University and we have received official College Board reports of your AP credit, we will award the appropriate credit based on Auburn guidelines. Please refer to (link) to see how AP credit is awarded at Auburn.
The maximum credit allowed will be equivalent to one-half of the student’s curriculum at Auburn but not to exceed 96 quarter hours or 64 semester hours.
Auburn multiples the quarter hour by .67 to get the semester hour. For example, if you have earned 6 quarter hours they will be converted to 4 semester hours.
A minimum of 25% of the total semester hours required for the baccalaureate degree must be earned in residence at Auburn University. A minimum of 50% of the course work in the major must be earned in residence at Auburn University. These hours must be taken in the final year (final 25%) and in the school/college curriculum of graduation. Students should contact their college of enrollment for the specific number of hours required for their degree.
Yes. Make sure you send in a copy of your official transcript to Admissions once you have successfully completed the course(s) and a grade has been awarded.
A pending credit is a temporary credit given to a transfer course that is in the process of being evaluated by the respective department for Auburn credit. Once an equivalent has been determined by the department, the pending credit will be removed and the AU equivalent will be awarded in its place.
The difference between an EVAL HOLD and a pending credit is that the EVAL HOLD has already been evaluated by the department and it has been determined that the AU equivalent must be applied on an individual, case-by-case basis. These credits are often seen on separate lecture and lab Science courses, on Art or Music courses that require the submission of a portfolio to determine credit, and on Special Topics courses where the content changes by semester. Please speak to your academic advisor about getting these updated to show the specific AU credit.
A general elective is given to a transfer course that has legitimate course content but Auburn does not offer a specific match. The course is essentially a free elective at Auburn.
Please talk to your academic advisor about challenging an Auburn course equivalency. If your advisor agrees the course may need to be re-evaluated he/she will explain how to initiate the process.
Undergraduate students are classified according to the number of semester hours passed. See below for breakdown:
- Sophomore: completed 30 hours and is in the 31st to 60th credit hour.
- Junior: completed 60 hours and is in the 61st to 90th credit hour.
- Senior: completed 90 hours and is in the 91st hour or higher.
Check the transfer equivalency tables to see if the course is already in our database (see link). If the course is not in our system, please speak to your academic advisor about getting the course evaluated before you take it to ensure AU credit.
You will need to speak to student services or an advisor within the college you are considering. For contact information, please visit the Academic Advising webpage.
- Under “Transfer Courses by State and Institution”, you may look up the state and institution, and then can view all courses that have been evaluated from that institution and how they transfer into Auburn.
- Under “Transfer Courses by Course Name”, you may look up the Auburn course that you need. Then, you can search which institutions have an equivalent already evaluated.
- If a course is not listed, you may email transfer@auburn.edu to request it be evaluated.
