Transfer Credit

Requirements

• • Students must receive a B- or better in the class;
  • The class may not have been taken while the student was in high school;
  • Credit will not be given for classes taken at a community college, junior college, extension school, or for advanced placement exams.
  • The History Transfer Credit Examiner will evaluate the class to confirm that it is of the same caliber of an MIT subject and taught by a full-time faculty.  The TCE has final say on the approval of transfer requests.
  • History Concentrators can use only one non-MIT subject to fulfill their requirement.
  • History Minors can use two non-MIT subjects to fulfill their requirement. Exceptions may be granted for minors and majors who study abroad.
  • History Majors cannot have more than one third of their classes fulfilled by transfer credit.
  • For more information, visit the Registrar’s Office Transfer Credit Page.

Students who contemplate applying for transfer credits are strongly urged to obtain preliminary approval from the TCE with the following:

• Name and description of class from course catalog;
• Name of the college/university where the class will be taken;
• Name, title, and professional status of the instructor;
• Course syllabus (and list of readings and major assignments if not on the syllabus).

After the class has been completed, the student must submit the following to the TCE for final approval:

• Transfer credit form;
• Name and description of class from course catalog;
• Name of the college/university where the class was taken;
• Name, title, and professional status of the instructor;
• Course syllabus (and list of readings and major assignments if not on the syllabus);
• Copies of all graded written work for the class (exams, papers, etc.);
• Transcript from non-MIT institution (an original, sealed transcript must be sent to the MIT Registrar’s Office).