Requesting Prior Course Approval

Students can request prior course approval through the Student Administration System. 

Before taking classes at another institution for transfer, it is recommended that you request an evaluation of the transferability of the course(s). Knowing the whether or not a course taken at another institution will transfer to UConn prior to taking that course will help you in planning accordingly. 

To request prior course approval, 

1. Log in to your Student Administration account.
2. Navigate to the Main Menu. 
3. Click on Self-Service. 
4. Select Student Center. The Student Center will appear.
   
   
5. Under the Academics section, click the My Academics link.
   
6. The My Academics page will then display. Click the Prior Course Approval link.
   
7. The Prior Course Approval page will display with your academic career, program, and plan information. If previously approved courses display, click the Plus button to begin a new request.
   
   
8. Begin by entering the term code you wish to apply for. If you do not know what code to use, you can click the magnifying glass button next to the field to look it up.
9. Enter the name of the College you plan to attend, the City, and State.
10. Enter the name of the Subject, using the subject name that the school you plan to attend uses.
11. Enter the School Course Number.  Use the course number the school you plan to attend uses.

12. Enter Y if the course you plan to take will be an online class.  If the course will not be taught online, enter N.

    Transfer credit policies prohibit the award of transfer credit for laboratory sciences or foreign languages taught online.
13. Enter the Course Title as it appears in that school's undergraduate catalog.
14. Click the Plus button to add additional courses. You may add up to five prior course approval requests.
    
    
15. When your requests are complete, click the Save and send email button. An email will then be generated to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.  Once your request is processed, you will be notified via your UConn email account to log into your PeopleSoft Student Administration System account.  Prior course approval requests take approximately 3 weeks to process. 
    1. You can request up to five prior course approvals at a time. Questions regarding how the transfer credit will eventually be applied towards specific degree requirements should be addressed directly with your academic advisor. 
    2. Prior Course Approval requests may be made during specific dates only, which correspond to specific terms:
       1. From March 15th to June 15th, you can make prior approval requests for the Summer and Fall terms. 
       2. From September 15th to January 15th, you can make prior approval requests for the Winter and Spring terms. 
16. Once you have been prompted to do so, log into your PeopleSoft account.
17. Access your Prior Course Approval results. To do so,
    1. Click on Self Service. 
    2. Click on Student Center. 
    3. Navigate to Academics. 
    4. Select My Academics. 
    5. Click on Prior Course Approval. 
       
       
18. If you made multiple requests, scroll through the results of each request by clicking the arrow buttons to the right of the blue bar.
19. Courses that are not equivalent to a specific UConn course but are still transferable are given a 5-digit generic designation beginning with the number 9.

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