Broad College Transfer Guidelines
Guidelines for Pre-Approval and/or Re-Evaluation of Transfer Courses at Domestic & International Institutions (NonStudy Abroad Programs)
I. INTRODUCTION
Broad College Faculty review courses completed in transfer for 200 level Accounting courses, and all 300 & 400
level business courses in Accounting, Finance, General Business Law, Information Technology Management,
Management, Marketing and Supply Chain Management.
Economics courses are reviewed by Faculty in the Department of Economics. To have an Economics course
evaluated, please take a current syllabus to the Department of Economics in 110 Marshall-Adams Hall.
II. BROAD TRANSFER COURSE POLICIES
Broad College Faculty evaluate transfer course credit in business fields based on guidelines provided by its
academic units for courses of similar content, level and academic quality, completed at accredited colleges and
universities.
A) Business Courses at the 100-200 Level
Courses similar in title to those offered by the Broad College at the 300–400 level are not authorized to receive
specific course credit if taken at the 100–200 level at another institution. However, general course credit may be
awarded.
B) Business Courses at the 300-400 Level
Students requesting to transfer a 300-400 level business course from a domestic or international institution, must
work with their academic advisor to obtain faculty approval. A maximum of 9 transfer credits at the 300-400 level
may be applied to a student’s undergraduate degree requirements. Business courses at the 300-400 level must be
completed at an AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accredited institution. You
may check for AACSB accreditation at: http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/accreditedmembers.asp
Students must be a junior or senior in order to transfer in courses evaluated as the equivalent of 300 & 400 level
Broad courses
C) Business Core and Major Field Courses
Students must complete the Business Core course in their major at MSU. This ensures students are provided with
the foundation material needed for the Major Field courses. The foundation Business Core Courses by major are:
Finance – FI 311
General Management – MGT 315
Human Resource Management – MGT 315
Marketing – MKT 300
Supply Chain Management – SCM 303
In addition, the Business Core Capstone course MGT 409 “Business Policy and Strategic Management” AND Major
Field Capstone courses designated with a “W” must be completed at MSU.
III. TRANSFER CREDIT PLANNING PROCEDURES
Pre-Approval of Transfer Credits - Broad students planning to transfer courses from a community college or a four
year institution must have the courses approved in advance. This also pertains to MSU Direct Enrollment Study
Abroad Programs. Failure to obtain prior approval may result in the delay, failure or inadequate posting of credits
from the transfer institution to their MSU academic record. Advance Approval may be obtained by:
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1) Searching MSU’s transfer equivalency system - TRANSFER MSU at http://transfer.msu.edu/
Courses
listed on Transfer MSU have already been pre-approved by Faculty Reviewers.
-OR2) Bringing a current syllabus of the course to be evaluated to Undergraduate Academic Services, 402A
Eppley Center. The syllabus must include the course description, the name of the textbook, homework
assignments, quiz and exam information, and the name and contact information of the professor. The
syllabus will be reviewed by a Broad Faculty Reviewer. Once the review has been completed, the student
will receive an e-mail notification of the Reviewer’s decision.
NOTE on Re-Evaluation of Transfer Credits - New transfer students to BROAD may have a business course
from their transfer institution re-evaluated if they did not receive credit after the initial evaluation or they feel the
transfer course was not evaluated appropriately. Please follow the procedure outlined in item 2.
Guest Application Form - Students planning to attend accredited Michigan institutions should use the Michigan
Uniform Undergraduate Guest Application form. The Guest Application Form is on-line at:
http://www.reg.msu.edu/ROInfo/EnrReg/GuestStatus.asp
Students who wish to attend non-Michigan institutions should obtain application forms from the host institution.
Final Transcript of Transfer Course/s- In order to receive transfer credit, official transcripts should be mailed to:
Office of Admissions
Michigan State University
Hannah Administration Bldg.
426 Auditorium Road, Room 250
East Lansing, MI 48824-2604
Per University Policy, a minimum grade of a 2.0 must be earned in each course in order for the credit to be
transferred to Michigan State University.
IV. MSU TRANSFER COURSE POLICIES
Students who have matriculated at Michigan State University and achieved junior standing (56 semester credits)
may not earn credits from two-year institutions. Students who have matriculated at Michigan State University, and
not yet achieved junior standing (56 semester credits) may earn credits from two year institutions up to the 56
semester credit limit.
With prior approval, students may complete course/s at a 2-year institution after 56 credits, in order to fulfill degree
requirements or prerequisites. The course/s may transfer, but the credits will not be applied to the student’s total
MSU credits.
V. TRANSFER COURSEWORK FROM CHINA
Preapproval of Transfer Credits – Prior to enrolling in courses approved by Michigan State University for transfer
of credits from a higher learning institution in China, students are advised to contact the China Academic Degree
and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC) to verify whether or not the courses will be approved for
transfer by the Chinese government.
Transcript of Transfer Courses - Students requesting transfer credit of coursework from a higher-learning
institution in China must have a China Academic Degree and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC)
verification report of the university transcript mailed directly to the MSU Office of Admissions.
Academic Programs - http://www.reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/
Search “Transfer Courses and Credits”
April 2014