Guidelines for transferring Non-Theatre Courses from another College or University

Check your transfer credit evaluation as early as possible. Don't assume a transfer course meets a requirement unless you have been given course equivalency through the transfer credit office. Consult with an advisor in the College of Arts and Humanities Office of Student Affairs located at 1120 Francis Scott Key Hall and be sure to get a copy of advising records showing how transfer credits will be applied to CORE requirements. Don't wait to seek changes or adjustments to any transfer evaluations that you may question. You may be asked to provide materials from the course for additional review. To determine whether or not a specific course is transferable, check the Transfer Credit Center or call the Registrar’s Office at 301-314-8240. Special transfer agreements apply for students transferring from a Maryland public 2-year or 4-year institution. These agreements ease the transition between the institutions. Please refer to "Maryland Higher Education Commission Transfer Policies" in the Undergraduate Catalog.

Guidelines for Transferring Theatre Courses from Another College or University

There are some courses which are generally accepted for credit without doing an analysis of course content. For example, the Department of Theatre will generally accept any accredited institution's Introduction to Theatre course as equivalent to THET 110. Although it satisfies a University CORE requirement, THET 110 is no longer a requirement in the New Theatre Curriculum. An Acting I course from an accredited institution is generally given credit as THET 120 or THET 220.

Our Foundation Series is unique in concept and is the critical basis for our Theatre curriculum. Theatre students are required to complete 4 of 5 of the fundamentals courses, THET 112-116, in order to continue with coursework in the Area Menu. In order to assist in transition, transfer students who are given course equivalency for any of these courses may be allowed to continue with courses in that specific area from the Area Menus. For example, a transfer student who is given equivalency credit for THET 113 Fundamentals of Theatre History may select from the History/Theory Menu in their first semester at UM. But, a student who has not taken Fundamentals of Design will not be allowed to take design courses until completing THET 116.

Courses which transfer in as credits but are not given course equivalency can be evaluated for course credit. In some cases, combinations of courses will be given credit for an equivalent UM course. In determining course credit, the Department must have a catalog listing and syllabus. The process is as follows:

1) Check the UM Undergraduate Catalog to find a similar course description in our Theatre listings
2) Obtain a copy of your course syllabus (if you have lost yours, most institutions keep them on file)
3) Contact the Theatre Director of Undergraduate Studies with this information: your full name and social security number; the course and institution plus the correlating UM course number; a copy of your UM transcript; a catalog description of the course taken; the syllabus for the course.
4) The course content will be evaluated and the Transfer Credit Center be contacted to update your transcript.

Suggested 2 Year Plan for Transfer Students

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