Transfer Credit

College Park Program: No transfer credits will be accepted.

Evening and Weekend Program:  As a rule, transfer credits are not accepted into the MBA program except in rare situations that are beyond a student's control. For example, a student who was unable to complete an AACSB-accredited MBA program in CA due to a job transfer to the DC Metro area. All transfer credit requests are at the discretion of the MBA Programs Office, but requests will only be considered if all criteria below are met.

In order to be eligible to transfer any credits towards your MBA, you must meet ALL of the following criteria. (A maximum of 9 credit semester hours may be transferred into the program):

• Currently enrolled as a degree seeking student in an MBA program.
• Courses must be from an MBA program which is accredited by AACSB.
• Credits may not have been used to meet the requirements for any degree previously earned.
• The MBA Programs Office deems the courses appropriate for the University of Maryland degree.
• Earned a "B" or better in the courses offered for transfer and a "B" or better average in all graduate work taken at the institution from which the credits are being transferred.
• Credit will not be given for any course work taken more than five years before the anticipated date for completion of the MBA degree.

 
Directions for Requesting Transfer of Credits

If you are attempting to transfer credits into the program, please review the information located below. Completed forms and materials should be sent to Mary Susan Forsythe three weeks prior to the start of a semester. No transfer applications will be accepted after that timeframe.

Mary Susan Forsythe, mforsythe@rhsmith.umd.edu
Fax: (301) 314-7801
Address: MBA Programs Office
University of Maryland
2308 Van Munching Hall
College Park, MD 20742


1. Notify your campus administrator of your request prior to submitting and make sure your request meets the guidelines listed above.
2. All students must submit the following:
• One official transcript it the course(s) has already been completed.(new transcript is needed to submit to Graduate Office)
• A Transfer Credit Form
• A course description and syllabus for credits to be transferred
• Proof that the course is graduate level (i.e. at University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) course numbers 600-898 are graduate level and 400-498 are senior level)
• Current email address
3. Gather ALL needed information and submit in one packet to the MBA Programs Office. All information MUST be submitted no later than three weeks prior to the beginning of a semester. Please send the material to the attention of Mary Susan Forsythe. Please do not send the requested material directly to the University of Maryland Graduate School. Sending material directly to UMCP's Graduate School will delay the proper deliver of the request.

Please note that submission of a credit transfer request meeting all the above requirements does not guarantee transfer of credits. All transfer course(s) must be approved by the Robert H. Smith School of Business. To review the university policy on transfer credits, please go to:http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/catalog/academic_record.htm#10

If you have any questions about the above process, please contact your campus administrator.