Exploring External Courses Using Transferology
The University of Wisconsin–Madison uses Transferology, an online transfer credit tool, to show how credit may transfer from colleges and universities across the U.S.
You can use this tool to identify a course at another institution that may satisfy a requirement at UW–Madison or that will transfer as a direct equivalent.
Check Transferology periodically as you incorporate transfer credit into your academic plans. Our curriculum, along with the hundreds of colleges from which we maintain transfer equivalents, undergoes regular review and updates.
For prospective students: The equivalencies on Transferology do not constitute an official credit evaluation. All of your transfer coursework is subject to review when you submit your official transcript to UW–Madison after taking the course.
Currently enrolled UW–Madison students: When planning to take courses away from UW–Madison, the equivalent listed in Transferology at the time of enrollment will be honored. If a course you’re interested in doesn’t have an equivalency listed, you can request the Credit Evaluation Services team review it and add the equivalent to Transferology.
Resources
- Transferology – User Guide (for prospective students)
- Will My Course(s) Transfer? – Video walkthrough
- Find a Direct Equivalent – Video walkthrough
- Find Courses that Satisfy a Specific UW–Madison Requirement – Video walkthrough
- Transferology – Find an Equivalent (for current UW–Madison undergraduates)
- Transferology – Request to Add an Equivalent (for current UW-Madison undergraduates only)
FAQs
While our team can help with using Transferology, we do not confirm or validate transfer equivalents. It is your responsibility to use and interpret Transferology correctly. Please refer to the Transferology User Guide for detailed instructions on how to utilize the tool effectively.
You will receive the number of U.S. semester-hours you earned for the course. For example, if you attended an institution using the American semester schedule and took a course for four semester-hours, you will receive four credits at UW–Madison, regardless of what our equivalent is worth. Credits from institutions on systems other than the American semester system will be converted to semester-hours.
For more information, see the “How Does My Credit Count?” section of our Course Credit Evaluation Process page.