Course transfer process - student overview

General Rules

1. Grade must be A or B (or equivalent).
2. Requests should be made one semester before the Plan of Study is due.
3. Submit your request via my.cs.purdue.edu/graduate/transfer within the first 6 weeks of a Fall or Spring semester.
   Requests will be processed by the end of the semester.
4. Courses cannot have been used to meet requirements for:
   • Any undergraduate degree (no exceptions)
   • Any previous master’s degree (except the special case below)
5. Special exception — Courses used for a doctoral degree may be included on a master’s Plan of Study if that doctoral plan does not include any course used for another master’s degree.
6. Service or industry-related courses are not transferable.

If you answer “No” where it says “Stop!” → your request is not eligible.

1. Grade — Did you receive an A or B (or equivalent)?
   • Yes
   • No → Stop!
2. Level — Is it a graduate-level course?
   • Yes
   • No → Stop!
3. Credits — At least 3 credit hours?
   • Yes
   • No → Stop!
4. Type — Is it service or industry-related?
   • Yes → Stop!
   • No
5. Undergraduate Use — Used for an undergraduate degree?
   • Yes → Stop!
   • No

Additional Checks Based on Degree Objective

MS Plan of Study

You may transfer up to 6 semester-hours (usually 2 courses) of graduate credit from other institutions with approval from both: Graduate Committee and Graduate School. If on a quarterly system, one quarter hour is 2/3 semester hour.

6. Undergraduate Use — Used for an undergraduate degree?
   • Yes → Stop! Transfer not possible.
   • No
7. Number of courses/credits to transfer:
   • 1-2 courses, 3 credits each
   • More → Stop! Max = 2 courses / 6 credits.

PhD Plan of Study

6. Advisor/advisory committee approval?
   
   • Yes
   • No → Stop!
7. Used for a previous master’s degree?
   • Yes: OK only if your doctoral plan does not end up including courses used for more than one master’s degree.
   • No
8. Requesting to be approved as a PhD core course?
   • Yes → Stop! It will not be approved as a core course.
   • No

Combine all items into one PDF in this order. Upload a PDF file in your transfer request.

1. Course Comparison — One-page side-by-side comparison of your course vs. Purdue’s equivalent:
   • Topics/modules
   • Time spent per topic
   • Readings/texts
   • Learning outcomes
   • Assessments
2. Course Description — original objective summary of course content, objectives and scope.
3. Syllabus/Outline — Include weekly schedule, grading criteria, textbooks (from original instructor).
4. Assignments & Exams required — PDFs/scans of all homework, projects, labs, quizzes, midterms, finals.
5. Official Transcript — Sealed/stamped or official digital version from former university showing the course & grade.
6. A page that says Supplementary Information  — Any other helpful details for reviewers, otherwise leave it blank.
7. Prerequisite Descriptions — From course catalog (if not on syllabus).
8. Graduate-Level Proof — Catalog entry, department letter, syllabus, or transcript showing graduate course code/level.
9. Degree Use Certification — Proof the course was not counted toward:
   • Your undergraduate degree
   • Another master’s degree (unless exception applies)

Submit request and pdf file in my.cs.purdue.edu/graduate/transfer