College transcripts are evaluated after you are admitted to the university.
Credit evaluations are typically completed within four weeks of your date of admission with priority given to confirmed students.* You may access your completed transfer credit evaluation in MyUTK under Academic Resources – Academic History.
Be sure to bring your credit evaluation with you to your first academic advising appointment. Your evaluation will help you and your advisor create your academic plan in advance of registering for classes.
*During peak times, credit evaluations may take longer to process.
Credits That Transfer
Transfer credit of similar content may be accepted from any two- or four-year regionally accredited institutions in the United States. Students from colleges or universities not located in the United States should contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions Transfer Center (transfer@utk.edu) for transfer eligibility.
Transfer credit will be granted only for college level non-remedial courses in which a grade of D- or better was earned. Many UT programs require a grade of C or higher in courses in the major.
Credits that are not acceptable for transfer include courses that are remedial, occupational, technical, or non-credit, as well as career course work used for an applied science degree from career or technical programs.
Students bear the ultimate responsibility for educational planning, selecting courses, meeting program requirements, and adhering to policies and procedures. The university’s transfer credit policies are available from the Registrar’s Office.
The ACCP (Advanced College Credit Pathway) is a pathway program that allows advanced high school or first-year international college students to earn general education college credits to be applied towards a UTK degree. This program gives international students a great start in preparing for college. UTK partners with IPERC, which oversees the development and administration of the program abroad. Learn more about the ACCP at iperc.org/accp.
Your Transfer GPA
Grades earned at other colleges and universities are used only for admission, course placement, and other academic decisions.
Undergraduate Admissions utilizes a holistic application review considering all parts of the transfer student’s academic record. All grades earned in transferable academic-level coursework from every regionally accredited college attended will be considered in determining admissibility.
The official grade point average for any UT student does not include transfer grades. Prior to graduation, transfer students must have completed their last 30 credit hours at UT Knoxville and their last 60 credit hours at a four-year college or university.
LD and UD Courses
Courses that transfer without an exact UT course equivalent may also transfer with the designated LD or UD.
- LD = Lower Division (100–200 level) course credit
- UD = Upper Division (300–400 level) course credit
Academic departments determine how undesignated credits (LD or UD) are used toward graduation requirements through the petitioning process.
Students should contact their college’s academic advising center or their major advisor for information on how to petition courses. Please note that a petition does not guarantee that the course will be approved.