If you are wondering which of your classes will be transferable, you should peruse Brown’s online course search to see if the University offers a similar course. This may indicate likelihood for a course being eligible to be transferred to Brown. Please keep in mind, however, that this is not an indication that a course may be eligible for concentration credit as this determination is made solely by individual departments after you arrive at Brown. For this reason, you should not assume that specific classes will be accepted for concentration credit and should plan your intended concentration accordingly. If you petition the department for concentration credit and your request is granted, you may then change your concentration. Enrolled transfer students may petition for concentration credit after receiving their official credit analysis just prior to Orientation.

Summer term courses will not automatically be considered for transfer credit, and will not be counted toward your semesters/quarters of eligibility or be included in your preliminary credit estimate, unless this summer term was a required term of enrollment at your previous institution. However, if you find that you are in need of these summer credits to graduate from Brown on time or you otherwise have a concrete need for these courses, you may have a conversation with an advisor after you enroll at Brown. Some summer classes may be eligible for transfer credit. 

Brown will not award transfer credit for correspondence courses, self-directed courses, self-paced or on-demand courses, courses completed in 4 weeks or less, courses taken during summer programs, or for courses taken as part of a dual enrollment curriculum or while a student was enrolled in high school. Brown also will not award transfer credit for AP test scores or internships. Eligible college courses taken for credit as a Pass/Fail course and not for a grade can only be transferred to Brown if you are able to provide official university documentation that your grade was a flat C or higher; a grade of C- or lower cannot be considered for transfer credit. University courses that the pandemic necessitated be taught remotely will still be considered for transfer credit in the same manner as in-person courses. Any courses that were taken remotely due to the pandemic will not negatively impact chances of admission or transfer credit. 

Transferable credit is determined after a student enrolls

When an applicant is accepted, the acceptance letter will include a preliminary credit estimate and information about the semester level at which the student will enter (first semester sophomore, second semester sophomore or first semester junior), but the final number of transferable courses will not be determined until the College has access to an admitted applicant's final college transcript from their most recent completed term just prior to enrolling. Final transferable credit is determined by the College after a student enrolls. Whether pre- or post-matriculation coursework, Brown does not award transfer credits for courses taken at non-regionally accredited institutions or the international equivalent. Brown requires the institution to be either a regionally-accredited 2-year or 4-year degree-granting college/university in the United States or international equivalent in a F-1 visa student's home country (as established by the student's primary residence and/or country of citizenship). There are no institutions with which Brown has an established articulation agreement for transfer credit. Additional information about transfer credit policies for incoming transfer students is available from The College.