Transfer Credit and Transient Courses

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Transfer Credit

This page features information pertaining to transfer equivalencies and Alabama Transfers. Please note that transfer course equivalencies are provided to assist students with determining which course(s) may be accepted at UM, and are subject to change. In order for transfer coursework to be evaluated, the University must receive official copies of transcripts from previously attended institutions.

The following conditions apply to all transfer work:

• Collegiate work from a post-secondary institution not accredited nor in candidacy status for accreditation by a regional accrediting association is not transferable to UM.
• No more than 64 semester credit hours from a community or junior college may be applied toward meeting UM degree requirements.
• UM students currently on academic suspension may not transfer coursework to UM taken during their suspension.
• UM students who fail a course or who are taking a course to improve a grade must do so at UM. Therefore, any such course taken at a transfer institution will not be accepted as a transfer course by UM. 

Transient Courses

A student must receive approval from their academic advisor and the Registrar’s Office to register for courses at another college or university. All courses taken as a transient student will be included on the student’s official transcript as transfer credit and will calculate into the cumulative overall earned hours and overall GPA.

Instructions for the proper completion of the Transient Letter (Letter of Good Standing) form.

• Enter your information in the fields at the top of the form.
• In consultation with your advisor, list all the courses that you will be taking at the transient institution along with the UM equivalent course. Also list the number of credit hours that you will be attempting.
  • Search course equivalencies.
• Direct the form to be signed by your advisor.
• Students in a teacher education program must also seek approval from Teacher Education Services. Teacher education programs include:
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • Elementary Education and Elementary Education/Collaborative
  • Family and Consumer Science Education
  • Music Education, including Choral and Instrumental
• Graduate and doctoral students must also seek approval from the Office of Graduate Studies. 
• The form will automatically route to the Registrar’s Office for final approval after all other signatures have been obtained.
• Upon completion of the course(s) at the transient institution, the student must request that an official transcript be sent to the University of Montevallo Registrar’s Office:

University of Montevallo Registrar's Office

Palmer Hall, Montevallo, AL 35115

Station 6040

registrar@montevallo.edu

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