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We accept transfer credit from regionally accredited institutions and institutions that are candidates for regional accreditation.
This page provides information on our credit evaluation process and how to use our databases to understand how your courses transfer to Towson University.
See our transfer credit policies for more information about how your credits earned from other institutions, exams, military experience and non-traditional institutions transfer to TU.
We conduct initial credit evaluations for all admitted students and a final, official credit evaluation for enrolled students before their first term. To evaluate your credits, we require official transcripts from all the institutions you have attended. We will assess all coursework completed before your first term at TU, including winter or summer courses.
The transfer credit evaluation determines how the courses you have transferred fit into the degree requirements at TU.
The evaluation is divided into two main sections:
As a transfer student, you are required to complete TU’s general education program, known as the Core Curriculum. If you have completed more credits than can be transferred, we will prioritize transferring the courses necessary to fulfill your TU Core Curriculum and major requirements.
You will be given a preliminary estimate of total transfer credits based on your transcripts within 10 business days of admission.
Once you submit your enrollment deposit, we will evaluate your transfer credits and post them to your online student center before your new student orientation date.
You must submit your final official transcript before attending new student orientation and registering for classes.
If an equivalency cannot be determined, it will be transferred as elective credit. To request a review of an elective course, the appropriate academic department must review the course content.
Use our Transfer Course Equivalency Request (PDF) form to initiate a departmental review of your transfer course(s). Complete Section I and attach a course description and/or an original syllabus. Submit the completed form to the appropriate academic department based on the equivalency you are requesting. The articulation team will collaborate with the relevant academic department to review your request. If you have any general transfer related questions, feel free to email us at transfer AT_TOWSON.
Once you begin your first term at TU, any new transfer credit is subject to approval from the Academic Standards Committee (ASC). You must meet the ASC criteria for new coursework and submit a Transfer Petition Form prior to enrolling in the course.
All course equivalences evaluated by TU for transfer are searchable in the Transfer Evaluation System (TES) and ARTSYS.
Courses that cannot be found in these databases have not been evaluated for transfer but may still be transferrable to Towson for credit.
TES is an interactive tool which enables you to compare course descriptions and view classes that have been assessed by our academic departments.
If you are unable to locate a course, it simply means that we have not evaluated it yet. Please visit our Individual Course Petitions page to learn more about the equivalency review process.
ARTSYS is an online Articulation System designed to help students transfer from Maryland community colleges to the University System of Maryland and other participating institutions. Students can review how courses taken at Maryland community colleges will transfer to TU.
Email transfer AT_TOWSON for any pre-transfer advising inquiries.