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Transfer Credit and Articulation
Credit for work completed at institutions accredited by one of the six regional associations of the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities may generally be accepted toward the satisfaction of degree and credential requirements at Loyola Marymount University.
Course work completed at non-U.S. institutions must be documented on an official academic record from an international institution recognized by the Ministry or Department of Education of that country. A foreign credentials evaluation may be required. International transcripts submitted without appropriate evaluations may not be considered for eligible transfer work to LMU.
Articulation
The articulation services at LMU help undergraduate students to identify courses completed at other academic institutions that are transferable to LMU degree programs. Courses taken at other academic institutions may fulfill University core requirements, Program (academic major/minor) requirements or transfer in as electives. LMU has established articulation agreements with its major feeder community colleges.
View these transfer agreements on the
Registrar’s website
, and click on “Transfer Agreements.”
Graduate students should consult their Dean’s Office in their College or School.
Transfer Grades
LMU does not list grades from transfer courses nor does it use those grades in calculation of the LMU GPA. Only earned grades C or better or their equivalent will transfer to LMU.
Transfer Work
Undergraduate
Any undergraduate student regularly enrolled as a degree candidate who elects to take courses at a college or university other than Loyola Marymount University must submit a Transfer Course Review form to the Office of the Registrar prior to enrollment. The Office of the Registrar will review the course(s) for general transferability and possible fulfillment of a Core requirement. Courses taken with the intention of fulfilling a major or minor requirement must also be reviewed and approved by the Associate Dean of the student’s College or School prior to enrollment in such courses. Courses taken without this approval may not be counted toward the degree. Entering transfer students generally receive credit after admission to LMU for courses from other colleges and universities.
LMU degree-seeking students may not enroll at another institution while enrolled at LMU during the fall and spring semesters with the purpose of transferring credits. This is known as Concurrent Enrollment. Requests to transfer courses taken at another institution while enrolled at LMU will be denied. During LMU’s summer term(s), students may concurrently enroll at LMU and at another institution.
Open-learning courses will only be transferred as elective credit. Courses completed through an open-learning program cannot be used to fulfill Core, Major, Minor, Concentration or requirements other than elective credit.
Approved undergraduate courses with a grade of C (2.0) or higher may be counted for LMU credit. Credit will not be accepted for courses which,
Are taken at colleges not regionally accredited, trade schools, extension programs, or correspondence programs or have been identified as being remedial or in other ways as being non-transferable.
Are taken on a CR/NC or Pass/Fail basis where the CR or Pass grade is not equivalent to a grade of C or higher.
Are identified as duplicates to course work already completed (excludes courses that may be taken multiple times for degree credit).
Exceed the limitations of resident requirements.
Exceed the 60 semester hour maximum allowed for undergraduate course work from community colleges, or exceed the 90 semester hour maximum allowed for undergraduate course work from four-year institutions.
Core Curriculum
Only transfer courses valued at 3-semester hours or higher (or courses accepted as the equivalent from institutions on the quarter system, usually 2.66 semester hours upon transcript articulation with LMU) will be considered for Core requirements.
Integrations Core Requirements are upper-division requirements and may only be taken at LMU or transferred in through an LMU approved Study Abroad program.
First-Year students should take Rhetorical Arts and First Year Seminar in different semesters of Year 1. First-Year students cannot transfer courses to fulfill Rhetorical Arts and First Year seminar.
Transfer Students may transfer courses to fulfill Rhetorical Arts and First Year Seminar at the point of admission. However, once a student has matriculated to LMU, Rhetorical Arts and First Year seminar must be completed at LMU.
Transfer students who enter with 31 semester hours or more may choose to waive either their First-Year Seminar or Rhetorical Arts requirement. If such a student chooses to waive the FFYS requirement, they may be granted a substitution for the FRTA requirement.
Transfer students who enter with 55 semester hours or more will have their FPHI and FTHI requirements waived.
For all students, AP credits do not count towards any waivers based on total semester hours.
Graduate Transfer Work
At the time of admission to a program, and if approved by his/her Department, Program Director, and/or Dean of the student’s college or school, a student may transfer a maximum of two applicable courses of approved graduate credit, six (6) semester units total, from an accredited institution for work completed no more than five years ago.
A course credit may be transferred when the grade received was at least a “B” (3.0), and if taken on a CR/NC or Pass/Fail basis, where the CR or Pass grade is equivalent to a grade of B (3.0) or higher.
If a course was used to satisfy a degree requirement, it usually cannot be used for transfer credit, with the exception of core or prerequisite requirements.
AP and IB Credits
Advanced Placement
LMU participates in the Advanced Placement Program of the College Board. Students may be granted credit at the time of entrance into the University for subjects in which they have completed the AP examinations with minimum score of 4. When official scores have been received from the College Board, applicants will be notified of the advanced placement and course credit in accordance with the following table.
A maximum of 2 AP exams can be used to fulfill Core Exploration requirements.
Note that an essay is required for all examinations offering optional essays.
Advanced Placement
AP Exam
Number of Semester Hours Awarded
Equivalent LMU Course(s)
University Core Fulfillment
African American Studies
AFAM 1XXX
none
Art History
ARHS 2000
and
ARHS 2002
Historical Analysis & Perspectives (EHAP)
Biology
BIOL 1XXX
Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Calculus AB
MATH 131
Quantitative Reasoning (FQTR) or Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Calculus BC
MATH 131
and
MATH 132
Quantitative Reasoning (FQTR) or Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Chemistry
CHEM 1XXX
Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Chinese Language and Culture
CHIN 2101 and CHIN 2102
none
Comparative Government and Politics
POLS 1400
Understanding Human Behavior (EHBV)
Computer Science A
CMSI 1XXX
Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Computer Science Principles
CMSI 1600
Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
English Language and Composition
ENGL 1XXX
none
English Literature and Composition
ENGL 1XXX
none
Environmental Science
ENVS 101
Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
European History
HIST 1200
Historical Analysis & Perspectives (EHAP)
French Language and Culture
FREN 2101
and
FREN 2102
none
German Language and Culture
GRMN 2101
and
GRMN 2102
none
Human Geography
GEOG 1000T
Understanding Human Behavior (EHBV)
Italian Language and Culture
ITAL 2101
and
ITAL 2102
none
Japanese Language and Culture
JAPN 2101
and
JAPN 2102
none
Latin
CLAR 1115
and
CLAR 1125
none
Macroeconomics
ECON 1200
Understanding Human Behavior (EHBV)
Microeconomics
ECON 1100
Understanding Human Behavior (EHBV)
Music Theory
MUSC 1XXX
none
Physics C: Mechanics
PHYS 1100T
Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
PHYS 2100T
Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Physics 1: Algebra-based
PHYS 2500T
Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Physics 2: Algebra-based
PHYS 2550T
Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Precalculus
MATH 120
Quantitative Reasoning (FQTR)
Psychology
PSYC 1XXX
Understanding Human Behavior (EHBV)
Spanish Language and Culture
SPAN 2101
and
SPAN 2102
none
Spanish Literature and Culture
SPAN 1XXX
none
Statistics
MATH 104
Quantitative Reasoning (FQTR)
Studio Art: Drawing
ART 1XXX
none
Studio Art: 2D Design
ART 1XXX
none
Studio Art: 3D Design
ART 1XXX
none
United States Government and Politics
POLS 1200
Understanding Human Behavior (EHBV)
United States History
HIST 1300
Historical Analysis & Perspectives (EHAP)
World History
HIST 1050
Historical Analysis & Perspectives (EHAP)
International Baccalaureate
LMU may award up to 6 semester hours (up to 8 for lab-based science courses) for higher level passes for which a student scores a 5 or above. Not all higher level examinations will yield advanced-standing credit. The IB chart shows IB examinations that have been approved for transfer.
International Baccalaureate
IB Exam
Number of Semester Hours Awarded
Equivalent LMU Course(s)
University Core Requirement Fulfillment
Arabic B
LOTE 1XXX
none
Arabic Literature A
ELCT 1XXX
none
Biology
Score of 5: BIOL 1XXX; Score of 6+: BIOL 101 and BIOL 102
Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Business & Management
ELCT 1XXX
none
Chemistry
CHEM 110
CHEM 111
CHEM 112
, and
CHEM 113
fulfills Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Chinese A Language & Literature
CHIN 1XXX
none
Chinese Literature A
CHIN 1XXX
none
Chinese Mandarin B
CHIN 1XXX
none
Computer Science
CMSI 1XXX
Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Dance
DANC 1XXX
none
Design Technology
ELCT 1XXX
none
Dutch B
LOTE 1XXX
none
Economics
ECON 1100
and
ECON 1200
Understanding Human Behavior (EHBV)
English A Language & Literature
ENGL 1XXX
none
English B
ENGL 1XXX
none
English Literature A
ENGL 1XXX
none
Film
ELCT 1XXX
none
French B
FREN 1XXX
none
French Literature A
FREN 1XXX
none
Geography
GEOG 1000
and GEOG 1XXX
Understanding Human Behavior (EHBV)
German A Lang & Lit
GRMN 1XXX
none
German B
GRMN 1XXX
none
Global Politics
POLS 1XXX
Understanding Human Behavior (EHBV)
Hindi B
LOTE 1XXX
none
History-Africa & Middle East
HIST 1XXX
Historical Analysis & Perspectives (EHAP)
History-Americas
HIST 1XXX
Historical Analysis & Perspectives (EHAP)
History-Asia & Oceania
HIST 1XXX
Historical Analysis & Perspectives (EHAP)
History-Europe
HIST 1XXX
Historical Analysis & Perspectives (EHAP)
Indonesian A Language & Literature
LOTE 1XXX
none
Indonesian B
LOTE 1XXX
none
Indonesian Literature A
ELCT 1XXX
none
IT in a Global Society
ELCT 1XXX
none
Italian B
ITAL 1XXX
none
Japanese B
JAPN 1XXX
none
Korean A Language & Literature
ELCT 1XXX
none
Korean Literature A
LOTE 1XXX
none
Math: Analysis & Approaches
MATH 1XXX
Quantitative Reasoning (FQTR)
Math: Applictns/Interpretations
MATH 1XXX
Quantitative Reasoning (FQTR)
Modern Classical Language
MDLG 1XXX
none
Music
MUSC 1XXX
none
Philosophy
PHIL 1XXX
Philosophical Inquiry (FPHI)
Physics
PHYS 2500
and PHYS 1XXX
Nature of Science, Technology, & Mathematics (ESTM)
Portuguese A Language & Literature
LOTE 1XXX
none
Portuguese Literature A
ELCT 1XXX
none
Psychology
PSYC 1XXX
Understanding Human Behavior (EHBV)
Russian Literature A
ELCT 1XXX
none
Social/Cultural Anthropology
SOCL 1XXX
Understanding Human Behavior (EHBV)
Spanish Literature A
SPAN 1XXX
Spanish B
SPAN 1XXX
none
Sports, Exercise & Health Science
HHSC 1XXX
none
Swedish B
LOTE 1XXX
none
Theatre
THEA 110T and THEA 1XXX
none
Turkish B
LOTE 1XXX
none
Turkish Literature A
ELCT 1XXX
none
Vietnamese Literature A
ELCT 1XXX
none
Visual Arts
ART 1XXX and ARHS 1XXX
none
IB credit does not count for most graduate Health Professions and Dental schools. Students intending to pursue pre-medical studies should fulfill major requirements at LMU.
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