Transfer of Credit
Some Brandeis Online programs accept transfer credits.
Students may petition for the evaluation of academic credit for transfer from another regionally accredited United States university or college, to be applied toward a master’s degree. Rabb School degree candidates are not permitted to cross-register either in other graduate programs on-campus or in programs elsewhere. Up to two courses, not previously counted for any degree, may be considered for transfer into a Rabb School degree. This assessment is made as part of the admissions process.
For course(s) requested, students must complete a Transfer Credit Request form, found in the Academic Resources section of the website. The Transfer Credit Request form must be accompanied by a course description and syllabus for the course at the time it was taken, as well as an official transcript containing the grade of the course requested. The originating institution must send either an official e-transcript to online@brandeis.edu or an official paper transcript, in a sealed envelope, directly to Graduate Professional Studies at the following address:
Brandeis University
Brandeis Online
415 South Street, MS 084
Waltham, MA 02454-2728
- Students must be formally admitted into a Brandeis Online master’s degree.
- Students can apply a maximum of six graduate credits (up to two courses) towards a master’s degree.
- The credit(s) must be graduate level, from a regionally accredited United States institution of higher learning and no more than five years old.
- Only courses with a grade of B- or higher may be considered.
- Transfer credit is awarded for courses with an equivalent course in the relevant Graduate Professional Studies master’s degree curriculum.
- Courses cannot be considered for transfer credit if they are part of a previously completed degree or certificate program.
- No transfer credit requests will be considered for the final two graduate level courses in a master’s degree.
Graduate Professional Studies degree candidates are not permitted to cross-register either in other graduate programs on campus or in programs elsewhere. Up to two courses not previously counted for any degree program may be considered for transfer into a Graduate Professional Studies degree. This assessment is made as part of the admissions process.