Transferring credit can save time and money, but only if the credits actually count toward your degree. Here is how it works.
Your degree is a list of requirements
Every degree has requirements: general education, major courses, electives and a total number of credits. Those requirements are set in your university's catalog, and the version that applies to you is usually the catalog year in which you started.
A course counts when your university says it does
Universities decide which outside courses they accept, and for which requirement. Some publish lists of approved courses or partner providers; others review courses case by case. Many alternative providers have their courses evaluated by organizations that issue credit recommendations, but a recommendation is not a guarantee: your university still decides.
Credits can transfer but not count
A course might be accepted as general elective credit rather than meeting the specific requirement you needed. Always ask which requirement a course will satisfy, not just whether it transfers.
Check before you pay
- Find your degree requirements for your catalog year.
- List what you have completed and what remains.
- For each remaining requirement, find possible courses.
- Ask your university, in writing if possible, whether each course will satisfy that specific requirement.
- Keep the answer; policies change.
How iBee helps
Our credit transfer service does steps 1 to 3 for you and labels each suggestion by how certain the match is, so you know exactly what to confirm with your university.