University of Wyoming

CREDIT TRANSFER EVALUATION STEPS

STEP 1: FROM THE TRANSFER RESOURCES HOME PAGE,

SELECT CREDIT TRANSFER & EVALUATION

STEP 2: SELECT TRANSFER EQUIVALENCY DATABASE

STEP 3: SELECT THE SCHOOL FROM WHICH YOU ARE TRANSFERRING COURSES

STEP 4: SELECT THE APPROPRIATE DATA SET (GENERALLY THE MOST RECENT YEAR)

** If the course you want to evaluate is not listed under the most recent catalog year, please check the other catalog years listed for the course.

** To view a different catalog year, select the VIEW ALL red link located to the right of the page.

STEP 5: VIEW THE COURSE YOU WANT TO EVALUATE FOR TRANSFER

Laramie County Community College University of Wyoming

** This equivalency form indicates both Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Lab I must be taken at LCCC to receive credit for UW’s Organic Chemistry I course.

** Research Problems in Biology from LCCC will transfer to UW as a General Transfer Elective.

EXAMPLE 2

Laramie County Community College University of Wyoming

** English I will transfer from LCCC to UW as College Composition and Rhetoric (ENGL 1010)

EXAMPLE 3

Laramie County Community College University of Wyoming

STEP 6: SELECT TO DETERMINE IF YOUR CLASS WILL MEET USP REQUIREMENTS

USP REQUIREMENTS

** The underlined section designates how the ENGL 1010 course will fulfill a USP requirement for Writing I at UW.

USP is the core curriculum or general education

required by the University of Wyoming to complete

your undergraduate degree.

For a description of the USP requirements, go to:

http

://www.uwyo.edu/unst/_fi les/docs/usp_2003_checklist.p

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USP: UNIVERSITY STUDIES PROGRAM

STEP 7: SELECT TO CREATE A LIST OF COURSES YOU HAVE EVALUATED

You will be sent to My Equivalency List Here you can view the courses you have

evaluated

MY EQUIVALENCY LIST

STEP 8: SELECT THE TES VIEW TAB TO EVALUATE A DIFFERENT COURSE

STEP 9: SELECT BACK TO RETURN TO THE COURSE

LIST

REPEAT STEPS 6-9

UNTIL YOU HAVE

SELECTED AND EVALUATED

ALL COURSES YOU PLAN TO

TRANSFER.

STEP 10: SELECT THE NEXT COURSE YOU WANT TO EVALUATE

STEP 11: SELECT OR TO PRINT OR EMAIL “MY EQUIVALENCY LIST”

STEP 12: RETURN TO THE

TRANSFER RESOURCES PAGE

STEP 13: SELECT YOUR COLLEGE PROGRAM

STEP 14: SELECT MAJORS & REQUIREMENTS

STEP 15: SELECT THE CHECKLIST FOR YOUR INTENDED MAJOR

STEP 16: PRINT THE REQUIREMENTS

CHECKLIST

This checklist will help you determine what courses may transfer and what courses are left for you to complete.

STEP 17: USE YOUR EQUIVALENCY LIST TO FILL IN THE REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST

Students transferring to UW from any Wyoming community

college with an Associate Degree of Arts, Science, or

Business will have met the lower division USP 2003

requirements, except for the second math course and an upper

division writing course.

Each College/Major/Program may have additional core course

requirements.

Associate of Applied Science degree courses will be

evaluated individually to determine transfer credit.

TRANSFERRING WITH AN ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE FROM WYOMING

An AA/AS/AB degree will transfer to UW from the following

Colorado and Nebraska community colleges and will meet USP

2003 requirements, except for a second math course, an

upper division writing course, and Wyoming Government.

Most Colorado Community Colleges

Western Nebraska Community College

Mid-Plains Community College

Colby Community College

Associate of Applied Science degree courses will be

evaluated individually to determine transfer credit.

TRANSFERRING WITH AN ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE OUTSIDE OF WYOMING

General elective courses are applied towards the total number of credit hours required for graduation.

A general elective course may also apply towards USP credit.

Courses below 1000-level or (generally) vocational tech courses will not transfer.

You may petition for a course to be re-considered for USP credit or major credit. For more information on petitions, contact your advisor.

COURSE CREDIT

Students transferring without an AA, AS, or AB degree will have their

transcripts reviewed by the Offi ce of Registrar on a course by course

basis. Students will be required to complete all USP core courses.

To qualify as a transfer student, students will need to have

completed 30 or more transferable credit hours (after high school)

and have at least a 2.00 cumulative grade point average.

If transferring with less than 30 transferable credit hours, high

school transcripts must be sent to Admissions. Students under the

age of 21 must also include ACT scores.

TRANSFERRING WITHOUT AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE

If you have questions regarding the Transfer Equivalency Database, you may contact Greg Cunningham at CunningG@uwyo.edu.

If you have questions about the degree check list form, you may contact the Transfer Coordinator of the program in which you wish to enroll.

To find the Transfer Coordinator contact information, go to the Transfer Resources home page, select the college/program in which you wish to enroll. A dialogue box will appear.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Thank you for continuing your educational journey at the University of Wyoming.

If you have questions about the transfer process, please contact us.

Transfer Resources (307) 766-2398transfer@uwyo.edu

CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY