Build on what you've already learned.

You already have learning that can help you move forward. Whether it came from college coursework, professional training, military service, certifications, or exams, the right starting point depends on the type of learning you completed.

Explore the options that best fit your background and intended degree.  An official evaluation determines how eligible credits apply to your program.

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Transfer Credit

Have you completed college courses? See how eligible coursework may apply toward your degree.

Explore Transfer Credit
Credit for Prior Learning

Have training, certifications, military learning, or exams? Explore whether eligible prior learning may apply to your degree.

Explore Prior Learning

How Your Credit Is Evaluated

  • Explore your options: Choose Transfer Credit or Credit for Prior Learning based on the learning you want to review.
  • Find planning information: Use Transfer Guides or the Course Articulation Database to explore available course and pathway information.
  • Connect with an enrollment coach: Get help selecting a program and understanding what documents may be needed.
  • Receive an official evaluation: University of Massachusetts Global determines how eligible credit applies toward your selected degree.

Program-specific Transfer Guides

Use a Transfer Guide when you know your community college and intended UMass Global program.

Find a Transfer Guide

Course Articulation Database

Use the course articulation database when you want to look up how one individual course may transfer.

Search the CAD

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Transfer Credit is for college courses you completed at another school.
  • Credit for Prior Learning is for learning completed outside a college class, such as military training, professional certifications, exams, or approved training programs.

A Transfer Guide shows how courses from a specific community college may fit into a specific UMass Global degree program.

The Course Articulation Database (CAD) helps you look up one course at a time. It shows available course equivalents and may show general education or elective credit. It does not show a full degree plan.

Apply to UMass Global—it’s free. When you apply, submit your transcripts. You can use unofficial transcripts to begin the process.

After you apply, UMass Global will evaluate your transcripts and let you know how eligible transfer credit may apply to your degree.