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Office of the Registrar

167 Knight Hall
Department 3964
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-5272

Fax: (307) 766-3960

Email: registrar@uwyo.edu
Lane Buchanan, Registrar
Bobby Ratteree, Associate Registrar
Johnathan Despain, Associate Registrar


Credit Available to Undergraduate Students

Office of the Registrar

The University of Wyoming offers credit towards an undergraduate degree through:

 

1. University of Wyoming Credit

 

  • Instructed classes - On campus and at distance settings around the state including recognized academic courses under concurrent faculty general supervision such as intern-ships, clerkships, clinical experience, co-op programs, etc.

  • Distance courses - Unlike some institutions, UW delivers courses at a distance through its mainstream academic departments, not through a separate academic unit.  Academic department heads have the authority to assign instructors to distance-delivered courses, including online courses.  They also have a responsibility to ensure that those courses are comparable in rigor and effectiveness to courses delivered face to face.

    For this reason, when a department offers a UW course both face to face and at a distance, any UW student may satisfy any relevant university-, college-, and department-level requirements or elective credit by taking the course in either format.

    Exceptions may arise when it is necessary to reserve space in a distance-delivered course for off-campus students, who can’t take the face-to-face version.  In these cases, departments may reserve spaces for off-campus students.  But to the extent that spaces remain available after all interested off-campus students have enrolled, these spaces must be available to interested on-campus students.

  • Credit by examination - An examination of an appropriate type and content for the credit sought may be conducted to determine if the applicant’s proficiency is equivalent to that which could be expected upon completion of a college-level course in the subject. An applicant found to have this level of proficiency will be awarded credit for that course and allowed to proceed either with more advanced courses or with courses in other areas. The use of credit by examination, or credit for prior learning, in graduate programs is not allowed. Information concerning credit by examination can be obtained by contacting the Office of the Registrar.

  • Departmental Exams - While there is no maximum placed on the amount of credit earned by examination, credit so earned does not count in fulfilling the residency requirement of 30 hours of upper division University of Wyoming credit.

    A student may not be allowed credit by examination in a course in which the student is currently or was previously enrolled either for credit or as a visitor or auditor, except that credit by examination may be used as a means to obtain credit for courses previously taken at institutions from which credit is nontransferable. A student may not challenge equivalent courses.

    A student may not earn credit by examination in a course if the student has completed a course in the subject matter area above the level of the course for which the examination is sought. However, at the discretion of the departments involved, during the add/drop period a student may challenge a lower-level course while enrolled in a higher-level course in the same subject matter area, if the course challenged is a prerequisite for the course in which the student is currently enrolled.

    If an examination exists, eligible students who pay the testing fee of $80.00 may not be denied an examination in the introductory undergraduate course in any department. “Introductory course” is interpreted as that course which is prerequisite for successive courses in the department. Additional fees for examinations offered by testing agencies other than the University of Wyoming are determined by the agency concerned.

    Grades of S or U (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) are given in all examinations. Credit by examination is not included in the student’s grade point average; it is, however, included in the hours earned toward graduation. The grade of S is the equivalent of a C or better. See below for specific subject requirements. Entry on the student’s academic record for credit by examination is made only if a grade of S is obtained and is noted as a grade obtained by examination.

    To qualify for undergraduate credit, the student must be currently registered at the University of Wyoming as a degree candidate. The student must also be able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the chair of the department involved that background experience has prepared him or her to attempt a challenge examination if such an examination is sought. The department chair’s decision will be based upon existing departmental constraints such as accreditation, graduation requirements, and program requirements.

Other Options Include:

  • Subject CLEP tests
  • AP tests
  • International Baccalaureate (IB)
  • DSST

Students showing proficiency by passing examinations such as the College Board Advanced Placement Program (AP), for example, or examinations developed by University of Wyoming departments may earn college credit through the level of demonstrated proficiency. Credit may be allowed on the basis of any testing procedure acceptable to any department, which may include tests of the AP program and both the general and subject (specific) examinations of the College Level Examinations Program (CLEP).

*tests are regularly reviewed and class equivalencies are subject to change without notice.

Subject Acceptable Score UW Course Number(s)/Title(s), Semester Credit Hours
Art History  4+  ELEC 1000 (3) 
Art & Design 2D 4+ ELEC 1000 (3)
Art & Design 3D 4+ ELEC 1000 (3)
Art & Design Drawing 4+ ELEC 1000 (3)
Biology  4+  LIFE 1010 (4) General Biology 
Calculus AB  3+  MATH 2200 (4) Calculus I 
Calculus BC  3+  MATH 2200 & MATH 2205 (8) Calculus I & Calculus II 
Chemistry  4+  CHEM 1020 &  CHEM 1030 (8) General Chemistry I & General Chemistry II 
Chinese Language  4 CHIN 1010 (4) 1st yr. Chinese I 
Chinese Language  5 CHIN 1010 & CHIN 1020 (8) 1st yr. Chinese I & 1st yr. Chinese II 
Computer Science A  4 COSC 1010 (4) Intro to Computer Science I 
Computer Science A  5 COSC 1010 & COSC 1030 (8) Intro to Computer Science I & Computer Science I 
Computer Science Principles  3+  COSC 1100 (3) Computer Science Principles and Practice 
Environmental Science  3+  ENR 1200 (4) Environment 
European History  3+  HIST 1120 (3) Western Civ. II 
French Language  3 FREN 1010 (4) 1st yr. French I 
French Language  4 FREN 1010 & FREN 1020 (8) 1st yr. French I & 1st yr. French II 
French Language  5 FREN 1010 & FREN 1020 & FREN 2030 (12) 1st yr. French I, 1st yr. French II & 2nd yr. French I 
German Language  3 GERM 1010 (4) 1st yr German I 
German Language  4 GERM 1010 & GERM 1020 (8) 1st yr. German I & 1st yr. German II 
German Language  5 GERM 1010, GERM 1020 & GERM 2030 (12) 1st yr German I, 1st yr. German II & 2nd yr. German I 
Government & Politics Comp 3+  POLS 0000 (3) (fulfills the US Constitution requirement; eligible to take the one-hour Wyoming Constitution exam)*
Human Geography  4+  GEOG 1020 (3) Intro to Human Geography
Italian Language  4+ LANG 1010 & LANG 1020 (8)
Japanese Language 4 JAPN 1010 & JAPN 1020 (8) 1st Year Japanese I & 1st yr. Japanese II
Japanese Language 5 JAPN 1010 JAPN 1020 & JAPN 2030 (12) 1st year Japanese I, 1st yr. Japanese II & 2nd yr. Japanese I
Language & Composition  4+  ENGL 1010 (3) College Composition and Rhetoric
Latin Literature  3 LATN 1010 (4) 1st yr. Latin I 
Latin Literature  4 LATN 1010 & LATN 1020 (8) 1st yr. Latin I & 1st yr. Latin II 
Latin Literature  5 LATN 1010, LATN 1020 & LATN 2030 (12), 1st yr. Latin I, 1st yr. Latin II & 2nd yr. Latin I 
Literature & Composition  4+  ENGL 1010 (3), College Composition and Rhetoric
Macroeconomics  4+  ECON 1010 (3) Principles of Macroeconomics 
Microeconomics  4+  ECON 1020 (3) Principles of Microeconomics 
Music Theory  4+  MUSC 1030 (3) Music Theory I &  MUSC 1035 (1) Aural Theory I 

Physics 1

 4+ PHYS 1110 (4) General Physics I 

Physics 2

 4+ PHYS 1120 (4) General Physics II 
Physics B 4+

PHYS 1210 (4) College Physics I 

Physics Mechanics		 4+

PHYS 1210 & PHYS 1220 (8) College Physics I & College Physics II 
Physics Elec & Magnetism  4+

PHYS 1220 (4) Engineering Physics II 
Pre-Calculus 3+

MATH 1450 (5) Algebra and Trigonometry 
Psychology  4+

PSYC 1000 (3) General Psychology
Research 4+

ELEC 1000 (3)
Seminar 4+

ELEC 1000 (3)
Spanish Language  2

No credit, but student should contact department for placement
Spanish Language  3

SPAN 1010 (4) 1st yr. Spanish I 
Spanish Language  4

SPAN 1010 & SPAN 1020 (8) 1st yr. Spanish I & 1st yr. Spanish II
Spanish Language  5

SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020 & SPAN 2030 (12) 1st yr. Spanish I, 1st yr. Spanish II & 2nd yr. Spanish I 
Spanish Literature and Culture 2

No credit but student should contact department for placement 
Spanish Literature and Culture 3

SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020 & SPAN 2030 (12) 1st yr. Spanish I, 1st yr. Spanish II & 2nd yr. Spanish I 
Spanish Literature and Culture 4+

SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020, SPAN 2030 & SPAN 2040 (15) 1st yr. Spanish I, 1st yr. Spanish II, 2nd yr. Spanish & 2nd yr. Spanish II
Statistics  3+

STAT 2050 (4) Fund of Statistics 
U.S. History  4+

ELEC 1000 (3) (fulfills the US Constitution requirement; eligible to take the one-hour Wyoming Constitution exam)*
World History  4

HIST 1330 (3) World History from 1450 
World History  5

HIST 1330 & HIST 1320 (6) World History to 1450 and World History from 1450 

 

*Partial V: Students receiving partial V credit may satisfy the Wyoming government portion of the requirement by taking an exam on Wyoming State politics.

*tests are regularly reviewed and class equivalencies are subject to change without notice.

 

Subject Acceptable Score UW Course Number(s)/Title(s), Semester Credit Hours
American Government  50 or above  POLS 0000 (3) (fulfills US Constitution requirement, eligible to take the one-hour Wyoming Constitution exam)*
American Literature All Scores No Credit
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature  50 or above  ELEC 1000 (3) 
Biology  50 or above  LIFE 1010 (4) General Biology 
Introductory Business Law  50 or above  MGT 2010 (3) Legal Environment of Business 
Calculus  50 or above  MATH 2200 (4) Calculus I 
Chemistry  50 or above  CHEM 1020 & CHEM 1030 (8) General Chemistry I & General Chemistry II
College Algebra  50 or above  MATH 1400 (3) College Algebra
College Composition All Scores No Credit
College Mathematics 50 or above Math 1000 & ELEC 1000 (6) Problem Solving & General Elective
English Literature All Scores No Credit 
Financial Accounting  50 or above  ACCT 1010 (3) Principles of Accounting I
French Language  41 to 49  FREN 1010 (4) 1st yr. French I 
French Language  50 to 56  FREN 1010 & FREN 1020 (8) 1st yr. French I & 1st yr. French II 
French Language  57 or above  FREN 1010 FREN 1020, & FREN 2030 (12) 1st yr. French I, 1st yr. French II & 2nd yr. French I
French Language: Level 1 50 or above FREN 1010 (4) 1st yr. French I
French Language: Level 2 50 or above FREN 1010 & FREN 1020 (8) 1st yr. French I & 1st yr. French II 
German Language  41 to 47  GERM 1010 (4) 1st yr. German I 
German Language  48 to 53  GERM 1010 & 1020 (8) 1st yr. German I & 1st yr. German II 
German Language  54 or above  GERM 1010, GERM 1020 & GERM 2030 (12) 1st yr. German I , 1st yr. German II & 2nd yr. German I
German Language: Level 1 50 or above GERM 1010 (4) 1st yr. German I
German Language: Level 2 50 or above GERM 1010 & GERM 1020 (8) 1st yr. German I & German II
History of the U.S. I  50 or above  ELEC 1000 (3) (fulfills US Constitution requirement, eligible to take the one-hour Wyoming Constitution exam)*
History of the U.S. II 50 or above HIST 1221 (3) (fulfills US Constitution requirement, eligible to take the one-hour Wyoming Constitution exam)*
Humanities  50 or above  ENGL 2130 (3) Creative Impulse
Human Growth and Development 50 or abover EDST 2450 (3) Foundations of Development and Learning
Information Systems and Computer Applications  50 or above  COSC 1200 (3) Computer Information Systems 
Intro to Educational Psychology  47 or above ELEC 1000 (3)
Natural Science 50 or above LIFE 1002 (3) Discovering Science
Pre-Calculus  50 or above  MATH 1450 (5) College Algebra & Trigonometry 
Principles of Management  50 or above  MGT 2100 (3) Management & Organization 
Principles of Marketing  50 or above  MKT 2100 (3) Intro to Marketing 
Principles of Macroeconomics  50 or above  ECON 1010 (3) Principles of Macroeconomics 
Principles of Microeconomics  50 or above  ECON 1020 (3) Principles of Microeconomics 
Introductory Psychology  50 or above  PSYC 1000 (3) General Psychology 
Social Sciences and History  50 or above  ELEC 1000 (3) 
Spanish Language  41 to 49  SPAN 1010 (4) 1st yr. Spanish I 
Spanish Language  50 to 53  SPAN 1010 & SPAN 1020 (8) 1st yr. Spanish I & 1st yr. Spanish II 
Spanish Language  54 or above  SPAN 1010 & SPAN 1020 & SPAN 2030 (12) 1st yr. Spanish I,1st yr. Spanish II & 2nd yr. Spanish I
Spanish Language: Level 1 50 or above SPAN 1010 (4) 1st yr. Spanish I
Spanish Language: Level 2 50 or above SPAN 1010 & SPAN 1020 (8) 1st yr. Spanish I & 1st yr. Spanish II
Spanish Writing: Level 1 50 or above SPAN 1010 (4) 1st yr. Spanish I
Spanish Writing: Level 2 50 or above SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020 & SPAN 2030 (12) 1st yr. Spanish I, 1st yr. Spanish II & 2nd yr. Spanish I
Introductory Sociology  56 or above  SOC 1000 (3) Sociological Principles 
Western Civ. I  50 or above  HIST 1110 (3) Western Civilization I 
Western Civ. II  50 or above  HIST 1120 (3) Western Civilization II 

*tests are regularly reviewed and class equivalencies are subject to change without notice.

 

Subject Acceptable Score UW Course Number(s)/Title(s), Semester Credit Hours
General Anthropology  50 or above  ELEC 1000 (3) 
Art of the Western World  50 or above  ELEC 1000 (3) 
Astronomy 400 or above ASTR 1000 (3)
Business Ethics & Society 400 or above ELEC 1000 (3)
Business Math 400 or above ELEC 1000 (3)
Civil War and Reconstruction  47 or above ELEC 3000 (3)
College Algebra, Fundamentals of 400 or above MATH 1400 (3)  College Algebra
Computing and Information Technology 300 or above COSC 1200 (3) Computer Information Systems
Criminal Justice  46 or above  ELEC 1000 (3)
Environmental Science 400 or above ENR 1200 (4) Environment 
Ethics in America  50 or above  ELEC 1000 (3) 
Foundations in Education 400 or above ELEC 1000 (3)
History of the Vietnam War  53 or above  HIST 1220 (3) US History II 
History Soviet Union Rise and Fall 49 or above ELEC 3000 (3)
Human/Cultural Geography  48 or above  GEOG 1020 (3) Introduction to Human Geography 
Human Resource Management  46 or above ELEC 1000 (3)
Introduction to Business  400 or above  ELEC 1000 (3)
Introduction to Computing  400 or above ELEC 1000 (3)
Introduction to World Religions  50 or above  RELI 1000 (3), Introduction to Religion 
Lifespan Developmen t Psychology  50 or above ELEC 1000 (3)
Management Information Systems  400 or above ELEC 1000 (3)
Math for Liberal Arts 400 or above MATH 1000 (3) Problem Solving
Organizational Behavior  46 or above ELEC 1000 (3)
Money and Banking  48 or above  ELEC 1000 (3)
Personal Finance  46 or above/400 or above ELEC 1000 (3)
Physical Geology  46 or above ELEC 1000 (3)
Principles of Finance  400 or above ELEC 3000 (3) 
Principles of Financial Accounting  50 or above  ACCT 1010 (3) no USP credit 
Principles of Physical Science  47 or above  ELEC 1000 (3)
Principles of Public Speaking  47 or above ELEC 1000 (3)
Principles of Supervision  400 or above ELEC 1000 (3) 
Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union  49 or above ELEC 3000 (3)
Statistics  48 or above  STAT 2070 (4) Intro to Statistics for Social Sciences 
Substance Abuse  49 or above/400 or above  ELEC 3000 (4)
World Religions, Intro to 50 or above RELI 1000 (3) Intro to Religion

*tests are regularly reviewed and class equivalencies are subject to change without notice.

Subject Acceptable Score UW Course Number(s)/Title(s), Semester Credit Hours
Adv. Math SL  4+ 
MATH 2200, & MATH 2205 (8) Calculus I & Calculus  II 
Social/Cultural Anthropology HL  4+ 
ANTH 2200 (3) World Culture 
Social/Cultural Anthropology SL  4+ 
ANTH 1200 (3) Intro to Cultural Anthropology 
Art/Design HL  4+
ART 1000 (3) General Art Studio & ART 1010 (3) General Art History 
Biology HL  4+ 
LIFE 1010 (4) General Biology 
Biology SL  4+ 
LIFE 1010 (4) General Biology 
Business & Management HL  4+ 
MGT 2000 (3) Introduction to Business 
Business & Management SL  4+ 
MGT 2000 (3) Introduction to Business 
Chemistry HL  4
CHEM 1020 (4) Gen. Chemistry I 
Chemistry HL  5+ 
CHEM 1020 & CHEM 1030 (8) Gen. Chemistry & Gen. Chemistry II
Chemistry SL  4+ 
ELEC 1000 (4) Physical Science Elective, - USP SP 
Computer Science HL  4+ 
COSC 1010 & COSC 1030 (8) Intro to Computer Science I & Intro to Computer Science II 
Computer Science SL  4+ 
COSC 1010 (4)  Intro to Computer Science I 
Economics HL  4
ECON 1000 (3) Global Econ Issues
Economics HL  5+
ECON 1010 & ECON 1020 (3) Principles of Macroeconomics & Principles of Microeconomics 
Economics SL  4+
ECON 1000 (3) Global Econ. Issues 
English Language A HL  4+
ENGL 1010 (3) College Composition and Rhetoric
English Language A SL All Scores
No Credit
English Language A Literature HL 4+
ENGL 1010 (3) College Composition and Rhetoric
English Language A Literature SL All Scores
No Credit
English Language B HL 5+
ELEC 1000 (3)
Enlgish Language B SL All Scores
No Credit
Environmental Systems and Societies SL 4+ 
ENR 1200 (4) Environment 
French Language A Literature HL  4+
FREN 1010 (4) 1st yr. French I
French Language A Literature SL All Scores
No Credit
French Language A Language and Literature HL 4+
FREN 1010 (4) 1st yr. French I
French Language A Language and Literature SL All Scores
No Credit
French Language B HL 4+
FREN 1010 (4) 1st yr. French I
French Language B SL All Scores
No Credit
French Language A/B Initio SL All Scores
No Credit
French Literature and Performance SL All Scores
No Credit
Geography HL 4+
GEOG 1010 & GEOG 1020 (8) Intro to Physical Geography & Intro to Human Geography
Geography SL 4+
GEOG 1010 (4) Introduction to Physical Geography
German Language A Literature HL 4+
Germ 1010 (4) 1st yr. German I 
German Language A Literature SL All Scores
No Credit
German Language A Language and Literature HL 4+
Germ 1010 (4) 1st yr. German I 
German Language A Language and Literature SL All Scores
No Credit
German Language B HL 4+
Germ 1010 (4) 1st yr. German I 
German Language B SL All Scores
No Credit
German Language AB SL All Scores
No Credit
German Literature and Performance SL All Scores
No Credit
History - American HL  4+
HIST 1210 & HIST 1220 (6) US History I & US History  II 
History-European HL 4+ 
ELEC 1000 (3)
History - Africa HL  4+ 
ELEC 1000 (3)
History - Asia and Oceania HL  4+
ELEC 1000 (3)
Information Technology/Global Awareness HL 4+
ELEC 1000 (3)
Information Technology/Global Awareness SL 4+
ELEC 1000 (3) 
Japanese Language A Literature HL 4+
JAPN 1010 (4) 1st yr Japanese I
Japanese Language A Literature SL all scores
No Credit
Japanese Language A Language and Literature HL 4+ JAPN 1010 (4) 1st yr Japanese I
Japanese Language A Language and Literature SL 4+ ELEC 1000 (3) 
Japanese Language B HL 4+ JAPN 1010 (4) 1st yr Japanese I
Japanese Language B SL all scores No Credit
Japanese Language A/B Initio SL all scores
No Credit
Japanese Literature and Performance SL all scores
No Credit
Foreign Language A Literature HL 4+
LANG 1010 (4) 1st yr Foreign Language I
Foreign Language A Literature SL all scores
No Credit
Foreign Language A Language and Literature HL 4+
LANG 1010 (4) 1st yr Foreign Language I
Foreign Language A Language and Literature SL all scores
No Credit

 

Foreign Language A Literature HL 4+ LANG 1010 (4) 1st yr Foreign Language I
Foreign Language A Literature SL All Scores No Credit
Foreign Language A Language and Literature HL 4+ LANG 1010 (4) 1st yr Foreign Language I 
Foreign Language A Language and Literature SL All Scores No Credit
Foreign Language B HL 4+ LANG 1010 (4) 1st yr Foreign Language I
Foreign Language B SL All Scores No Credit
Foreign Language A/B Initio SL All Scores No Credit
Foreign Literature and Performance SL All Scores No Credit 
Math Studies SL SL 1-3

No Credit
Math Studies SL SL 4+ ELEC1000 U5Q
Advanced Math SL SL 1-3

No Credit
Advanced Math SL SL 4+ MATH 2200 and MATH 2205
Math Analysis & Approach SL SL 1-3

No Credit
Math Analysis & ApproachSL SL 4+ MATH 1450
Math Analysis & Approach HL HL 1-3 No Credit
Math Analysis & Approach HL HL 4+

MATH 2200
Math Application & Interpretation SL SL 1-3

No Credit
Math Application & Interpretation SL SL 4+

MATH 2200
Math Application & Interpretation HL HL 1-3

No Credit
Math Application & Interpretation HL HL 4+

MATH 2200 and MATH 2205
Music HL  4+ Music 1000 (3), Intro to Music
Music SL 4+ Music 1000 (3), Intro to Music 
Music Theory SL  4+  Music 1000 (3), Intro to Music 
Philosophy HL  4+ PHIL 1000 (3) Introduction to Philosophy
Physics HL  4+ PHYS 1110, 1120 (8), General Physics I and II
Physics SL 4+ PHYS 1110, 1120 (8), General Physics I and II
Psychology HL  4+  PSYC 1000 (3), General Psychology 
Psychology SL  4+  PSYC 1000 (3), General Psychology 
Spanish Language A Literature HL 4+ SPAN 1010 (4), 1st yr. Spanish I 
Spanish Language A Literature SL All Scores No Credit
Spanish Language A Language and Literature HL 4+ SPAN 1010 (4), 1st yr. Spanish I 
Spanish Language A Language and Literature SL All Scores No Credit 
Spanish Language B HL 4+ SPAN 1010 (4), 1st yr. Spanish I 
Spanish Language B SL All Scores No Credit
Spanish Language A/B Initio SL All Scores No Credit
Spanish Literature and Performance SL All Scores No Credit 
Theatre HL 4+ THEA 1200 (3) Introduction to Design
Theatre SL 4+ THEA 1100 (3) Beginning Acting
Theory of Knowledge  B or A 4+ ELEC 1000 (3) 
Performance/ Theatre Prod. HL  4+  THEA 2050 (3), Theatre Practice 
Visual Art HL  4+ ELEC 1000 (12), Art Elective
Visual Art SL  4+ ELEC 1000 (6), Art Elective 
World Religions SL 4+  RELI 1000 (3), Introduction to Religion 

*tests are regularly reviewed and class equivalencies are subject to change without notice.

 
Portfolio Evaluations


In recognition of factors in our society that produce great individual differences in backgrounds and preparation of students entering the university, the university has developed various options to assess extra-institutional college-level learning. To qualify for undergraduate credit, the student must be currently registered at the University of Wyoming as a degree candidate.

Credit based on faculty evaluation of the kinds and extent of college-level learning which an applicant has acquired in prior extra-institutional settings, evidenced in a portfolio of documentation, may count toward university undergraduate graduation requirements. In such event, the student's degree program can be enriched by freeing time needed to take additional courses, or accelerated to earn the baccalaureate degree earlier and commence postgraduate studies sooner.

The number of credit hours able to be earned by means of a portfolio evaluation is normally limited to 12. Such credit, when awarded, shall be for specific University of Wyoming content-oriented courses (rather than given as X number of hours of credit in a general discipline area), following the college course model of assessment as defined by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. Portfolio assessment, when used, will be conducted by a committee of appropriate tenured faculty including at least one member with the academic rank of professor. All credit assigned for experiential learning based upon portfolio evaluations is excluded from the minimum credit hour requirements as set forth in the university requirements.

 

2. Transfer Credit


Transfer credit includes college courses accepted from other regionally-accredited colleges or universities. Such course work must be considered equivalent or comparable to course work required by the University of Wyoming. 

Students transferring to UW must have the registrar or records office of the previous school(s) send an official transcript to the University of Wyoming Admissions Office to complete their application for admission. Once all final transcripts have been received by the Admissions Office, the degree analysts in the Office of the Registrar will create an electronic record of all courses that transfer to UW. Students may hover, submit unofficial transcripts for a Pre Transfer Credit Evaluation (PreTCE) to request an unofficial evaluation prior to application or admission.

Evaluations are not accomplished for students working toward a Second Bachelor's Degree or those admitted as non-degree seeking. Second Bachelor's students should consult with their adviser concerning the applicability of transfer work to their UW degree program.

Nontraditional credits awarded by another institution will not normally be accepted by the University of Wyoming. They may be validated by departmental exam within the faculty regulations allowing for such examinations.

 

 

1. Lower-Division transfer credit is evaluated for equivalency centrally within Enrollment Management.

    1. UW’s Academic Colleges/Schools with external accreditation and/or licensure requirements work closely with Enrollment Management offices to ensure transfer equivalencies comply with these external review agencies’ requirements.
    2. Representatives from UW participate in a state-wide CCNS committee to evaluate and determine equivalencies for all lower-division common courses offered at all public institutions in the state of Wyoming.
    3. If a lower-division course at the sending institution is determined to be equivalent to an upper-division course at UW, it must carry the course attribute “ULWR” in Banner. This attribute ensures that these lower division transfer courses will not apply to the upper-division credit requirement.
    4. If a lower-division course has no equivalent to a UW course, it will transfer as an elective (ELEC 1000 or ELEC 2000, depending on the course number at the sending institution).

2. Upper-Division transfer credit is evaluated for equivalency by faculty within the applicable academic unit. Equivalencies determined by faculty will be recorded in Banner.

    1. Representatives from UW who participate in a state-wide CCNS committee must confer with faculty to determine equivalencies for any common courses offered at the upper division at all public institutions in the state of Wyoming.
    2. If an upper-division course at the sending institution is determined to be equivalent to a lower-division course at UW by the faculty, it must carry the course attribute “UPDV” in Banner. This attribute ensures that these upper-division courses will apply to the upper-division credit requirement but may not satisfy upper-division course requirements for a specific degree program. Applied courses may not fulfill upper division credit requirements.
    3. If an upper-division course has no equivalent to a UW course, it will transfer as ELEC 3000 or ELEC 4000 (depending on the course number at the sending institution). These equivalencies should be reviewed/updated on an annual basis.
    4. UW baccalaureate degrees require a minimum number of upper division credits, and a specified amount credit that must be earned “in residence” at the University of Wyoming, as defined in University Regulation 2-103.
    5. Determination of upper-division course equivalencies will be made by faculty within three (3) business days of submitted transcripts and applicable supporting materials being available for review. If no determination is made, or faculty are unavailable for review, the course will be routed to the applicable college/school/unit leadership for determination to be rendered within two (2) business days. If no decision is made within this timeframe, a decision will be made by the Provost or their designee(s) within two (2) business days.

3. Second Bachelor's Degrees. The bulk of credit will be transferred as a block of credit. The faculty of the academic unit where the second degree will be earned will determine if any specific courses will be transferred. Only courses necessary for completion of degree requirements will be loaded individually. See below for University Studies Program (USP) requirements for second bachelor’s degree holders.

4. Applied Degrees. Courses taken as part of an applied degree program or offered as an applied course may not be eligible for transfer into a nonapplied degree program.

5. Prior Learning Assessment including Credit-by-Examination (Advanced Placement (AP), College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Dantes), Military Course Credit, Internships, and Portfolio Analysis are evaluated in accordance with UW regulations.

a. AP, CLEP, IB, and Dantes equivalencies are published in the University Catalog, under “Credit Available to Undergraduate Students.”

b. Credit awarded via challenge exam at another institution may not transfer to UW.

6. International credit (including most study-abroad credit) for coursework completed at nationally accredited higher education institutions abroad is evaluated and awarded based on the standard evaluation process.

  1. For programs holding program-level accreditation, faculty should be consulted for course equivalency.
  2. International coursework transferring as equivalent to an upper-division UW course must be approved by faculty.

7. Graduate transfer credit is evaluated for equivalency by faculty within the applicable academic unit. Graduate transfer policy is published in the University Catalog under “Graduate Student Regulations and Policies.”

8. Vocational/Career training-related credit (e.g., Welding, Auto Repair/Mechanic, Fire Science, Farrier coursework, etc.) cannot be applied to an academic baccalaureate degree program. It may, however, transfer for a Bachelor of Applied Science. In Banner, these courses should be articulated to transfer as either “NA/0 – Not Applicable” or “ELEC 1100 – Bach Applied Science Electives.” Academic credits earned for an AAS degree may be transferable

9. USP Policies

  1. USP Certification: Transfer students matriculating with a qualifying degree earned from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution will be considered “USP Certified” and will satisfy the lower-division general education categories as outlined below (credit will only be awarded for academic courses completed successfully at the sending institution). Note that a waiver of a USP category does not satisfy course prerequisites or specific degree requirements (e.g., if a program requires Calculus, but a student has taken Trigonometry for the associate degree, they must still complete Calculus successfully).
  1. Interstate Passport: UW participates in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) Interstate Passport program. Students who submit a transcript that indicates that they have completed the Passport at a sending institution will have the majority of the lower-division USP requirements waived. Excluded from this waiver are:

1) US & Wyoming Constitutions (1 course/>3 credits)

2) Upper-division Writing (COM3) (1 course/>3 credits)

  1. Qualifying Earned Associate Degree: Academic associate degrees (including, but not limited to: AA (Associate of Arts), AS (Associate of Science), AB (Associate of Business), ADN (Associate Degree in Nursing), AFA (Associate of Fine Arts), AGS (Associate of General Studies)) earned from regionally accredited postsecondary institutions satisfy the majority of the lower-division USP requirements. Students who believe that their degree should be included in this waiver may submit a Transfer Petition to request a review. Determinations will be made within three (3) business days. Excluded from this waiver are:

1) US & Wyoming Constitutions (1 course/>3 credits)

2) Upper-division Writing (COM3) (1 course/>3 credits)

  1. Applied Degrees: Applied degrees (including, but not necessarily limited to an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) and Associate of Applied Arts (AAA) or Bachelor of Applied Sciences (BAS)) earned from regionally accredited postsecondary institutions may satisfy the following USP requirements including: First Year Seminar, Communication 1, and Quantitative Reasoning. Students who believe that their degree should be included in this waiver may submit a Transfer Petition to request a review. Excluded from this waiver are:
    1. Communication 2 (1 course/>3 credits)
    2. Upper-division Writing (COM3) (1 course/>3 credits) 5
    3. Physical & Natural World (2 courses/>6 credits)
    4. Human Cultures (2 courses/>6 credits)
    5. US & Wyoming Constitutions (1 course/>3 credits)

3. USP Course Equivalencies: The guiding principles of the University Studies Program as outlined by the Board of Trustees are that the requirements should be simple, flexible, and transparent. They should also easily transfer between college-level institutions. UW will follow AACRAO best practices to determine satisfaction of USP. Due to the nature of transfer coursework, UW may not offer a course that is directly equivalent to the sending institution’s course. In the event that a course is not a direct equivalent, a USP attribute may still be established with a 70% match of learning outcomes to determine equivalency. This should not delay a student’s path to degree completion/attainment.

    1. The Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education or their designee will act as the University Studies Program Coordinator and is responsible to the Provost for administering the USP.
    2. Student expense and time to degree completion should be minimized.
    3. If a transfer course satisfied a specific General Education requirement at the sending institution, it should satisfy the analogous USP category at UW.
    4. If there is no direct course equivalent for the transfer course at UW, a student may submit a transfer course petition to satisfy the USP requirement.

4. USP for Second Bachelor’s Degrees: Students with a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution will be considered to have met the USP program requirements apart from the US & Wyoming Constitution requirement, unless that requirement was previously completed. International students who have met the language requirements for admission to the University of Wyoming will have demonstrated a proficiency of the English language equivalent to the completion of Communication 1 (COM1) and Communication 2 (COM2) courses.

Study abroad coursework is evaluated based off the documentation provided by the student and what is available to the Office of the Registrar. It is the students’ responsibility to review the transfer work and to provide any course documentation (syllabi, descriptions, sample course work) to the Office of the Registrar. Once the transcripts received from the study abroad experience have been evaluated, students will have one year from that date to make any appeals or changes to what was initially awarded. Requests for changes to transfer credit awarded through study abroad following one year of the initial review will not be processed.

 

Transfer Credit from Regionally-Accredited U.S. Colleges and Universities


The Wyoming Transfer Catalog allows students to look up courses that the University of Wyoming has previously accepted from regionally-accredited U.S. institutions. When a direct match to a Wyoming course cannot be determined, general elective and/or University Studies credit is awarded. If a particular course is not found, that may simply mean that no one has previously attempted to transfer it in. All new classes will be evaluated on an individual basis. All new upper-division courses will initially be given upper-division general elective credit. The university faculty will then determine whether or not an upper-division course has a direct UW equivalency once the original course syllabus has been provided by the student.

Developmental coursework is not considered transferable as it is intended to prepare the student for college level coursework.

Credit is awarded credit hour for credit hour. Quarter hours are recognized as two-thirds (2/3) of a semester hour.

Should a course be transferred as an elective, it may be substituted for a major requirement with adviser approval. Elective courses may also be considered for University Studies requirements via the University Studies Petition process.

Students intending to transfer to UW are encouraged to meet with their advisors and review both the Wyoming Transfer Catalog and the UW Catalog when planning their program of study to ensure courses taken elsewhere will transfer to UW in their desired major. Final determination of transfer credit acceptance is made by members of Enrollment Management and UW faculty. Students must submit official transcripts of all completed coursework before a final official determination can be made on credit transfer.

These equivalencies are subject to change without notice.

3. Military Service Courses


Students who have served in the Armed Forces may be allowed transfer credit for courses taken in some military schools. Students who desire to apply for credit on the basis of their military schooling should submit a copy of their DD-214 form or AARTS/SMART/CCAF transcript (or equivalent) to the UW Admissions Office. The degree analysts in the Office of the Registrar determine whether the course work is transferable to UW. Evaluations for the granting of credit for military-based training are based on recommendations in the American Council of Education (ACE) guidelines. Individual colleges will determine whether such course work is applicable to their degree programs.

Office of the Registrar

167 Knight Hall
Department 3964
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-5272

Fax: (307) 766-3960

Email: registrar@uwyo.edu
Lane Buchanan, Registrar
Bobby Ratteree, Associate Registrar
Johnathan Despain, Associate Registrar