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Taking Courses Elsewhere

An option that allows students to take pre-approved courses at other institutions and transfer credit hours back to Virginia Tech to count toward their degree. 

Policy on Current Student Transfer Course Requests
  • Student's on academic or disciplinary suspension are not eligible to transfer courses 
  • Grades do not transfer only credit hours
  • Only courses with a "C" or better will transfer
  • Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere Form must be submitted and approved before credits will transfer.
  • Student's completing a double degree (more than one diploma) cannot transfer any courses back to complete the second degree once the first degree has been awarded
  • A student must take 27 of their last 45 hours at Virginia Tech, so only 18 hours of the last 45 hours will transfer
Requesting to take courses elsewhere process
  • Prior to filling out the authorization form preliminary transfer equivalencies can be viewed on
  • Fill out an "Authorization to Take Courses Elsewhere" form
    • Contract that ensures credits will transfer
    • Include web site 
    • Include address
    • Attach course descriptions
  • Meet with advisor to ensure the transfer courses are appropriate
    • Advisor must sign Authorization Form before it will be processed
  •   Submit form with attached course descriptions to Ms. Cumbee in the Dean's Office
Evaluation Process
  • Authorization request will be evaluated by a member in the College of Science Undergraduate Dean's Office
    • Watch for e-mails requesting additional information
  • Evaluation results will be sent via e-mail
Transferring the credits back to Virginia Tech
  • Send an Official transcript to the Office of the University Registrar
    • Registrar needs 2 to 4 weeks to process unless student is graduating
  • Check Transfer Credits in HokieSpa
    • Ensure that transfer credits are correct
    • Any problems with the way courses transfer should be address to Ms. Cumbee

Undergraduate Dean's Office

Office: 100 College of Science Administration
Mail Code: 0405
Phone:  (540)  231-5145

cosadvising@vt.edu
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