Graduate External Transfer Course Pre-Approval/Approval

Fill out this form if you took courses at another accredited, degree-granting college, or university in the United States and would like us to evaluate your courses to see if they can be approved for BU credit: External Credit Evaluation Form. Completed, signed forms should be submitted to the CFA Dean’s Office at cfastu@bu.edu.

This form is used to document equivalency for coursework that has been completed outside of Boston University that is intended for use toward a College of Fine Arts degree. The following is a summary of guidelines:

• Transfer credit must be taken in an accredited program at an accredited college or university.
• A minimum grade of B- is required in any course for which a student seeks transfer credit. *This may vary by individual program and/or course.
• Courses receive no more than the number of credits earned at the host institution, (e.g. if a course is worth 3 semester credits at the outside college or university, it will transfer in as 3 credits to BU; courses taken on a trimester or quarter system will be converted to semester credits accordingly).
• Courses must carry a minimum of 2.5 Boston University credits, and must be offered by the graduate schools and colleges of Boston University, to be accepted for transfer (or application; PhD students only).
• During the fall and spring semesters, CFA students may not enroll concurrently at BU and another institution.
• Students enrolled in the College of Fine Arts should request that an official transcript from the external institution be sent to the CFA Registrar’s office at the following address: 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 230, Boston, MA, 02215
• All undergraduate transfer policies that are in place for undergrads, are applicable to graduate students.
• PhD students may use courses previously allowed to fulfill requirements for another program/degree. Please indicate below when/where these courses were taken.