Transfer Equivalencies

Transfer Credit Tool

Course Equivalencies 

Course Equivalency Requests

Current undergraduate UK students can request course equivalencies from other institutions by filling out the request form. Before submitting this form, please check if your course already has an established equivalency in our online database. If you're not sure if your course is already equated or if you have additional questions, please contact the Transfer Center at uktransfer@uky.edu.

Please note that if your unofficial transcript currently reads NEEDEVAL for a course equivalency, you do not need to fill out this form. Our office is already working with the Directors of Undergraduate Studies across campus to equate those courses for you! This form is primarily for current UK students who are looking to take summer courses from another institution and want to ensure the courses transfer in as needed here at UK. 

If your unofficial transcript has any courses with an equivalency of NEEDSYLL, you'll need to send a syllabus to uktransfer@uky.edu for that course. 

Transfer Equivalency Appeal

Students who wish to appeal the evaluation of transfer course equivalencies can email the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at uktransfer@uky.edu.

When submitting the appeal, provide a brief statement for the appeal and attach a copy of the course syllabus for the semester in which the course was taken.  Equivalencies can be domestic, international or military credit.  Upon student’s submission of the transfer course equivalency appeal, the course will be reviewed by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to determine eligibility for re-evaluation and will be submitted to the Directors of Undergraduate Studies in the various academic departments across the University of Kentucky or their designated representatives. 

Please note: any courses deemed eligible for re-evaluation to the Directors of Undergraduate Studies could be equated for credit less than originally awarded. Once the credit is equated, the most recent evaluation is irrevocable; meaning, the new equivalency may impact the student’s academic progress or require the student to repeat a course needed for major, college or degree fulfillment.
 

UK Core Exceptions

If you have taken a course at your previous institution that you feel should count for general education credit at UK, you can petition the UK Core Exceptions Subcommittee to have that course reconsidered for general education credit. That petition is online here, and you will need to provide a course syllabus as part of its submission, as well as an explanation of why you think your previous course should fulfill a UK Core requirement. After you have submitted a petition for a UK Core exception and you've received a decision, you can appeal that decision by filling out this form. (This is not the initial appeal form, so please only fill this out after you have received a decision on your course from the UK Core Exceptions Subcommittee and you would like to further appeal it.) 

Please note that if you are requesting an exception for a college requirement (Arts and Sciences or Business and Economics, for example), then you will need to contact your college's main advising office rather than pursue a UK Core exception. Your academic advisor can assist you with any questions.