Transfer Credit Policies
College transcripts are evaluated after a student is admitted to the University. When the evaluation is complete (several weeks after the student is admitted), the student receives, by mail, a written confirmation of the evaluation detailing transfer credits received.
Courses without an exact equivalent to UTK may also transfer with the designated LD (lower division course credit) or UD (upper division course credit). LD or UD courses used to meet specific curricular requirements must have the approval of the college in which the major is located. Students who transfer from colleges that do not have a course equivalency agreement will have their transcripts individually evaluated.
Grades earned in courses taken at other institutions will be recorded on the permanent record at UTK, as will the transfer grade point average. This information will be used in making decisions about admission, course placement, and other academic decisions.
Transfer credits will be granted only for courses in which a grade of "C" or better was earned, except where an articulation agreement is completed or an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science Degree is completed at a Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Community College. Transfer grade averages are calculated by UTK and may differ from averages calculated by other institutions.
All grades for repeated courses are calculated in the overall GPA for admission. The last attempt for a repeated course will be the one accepted for transfer credit and recorded on the permanent record. The official grade point average for any UTK student does not include transfer grades.
For additional information concerning admission as a transfer student, please contact Undergraduate Admissions at (865) 974-2184. You can also send e-mail to admissions@utk.edu.
For additional information concerning transfer credit evaluation, as a transfer student, please contact the Office of the University Registrar at (865) 974-2101
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