Credit for a course already taken

Transfer credit for a specific MIT math subject is awarded for work done at another college if the grade earned is a B- or better and if the subject is substantially equivalent to the corresponding MIT subject.

• Pick up a form called “Request for Additional Credit” from the Students Services Center (SSC, 11-120) or the UMO (2-108). Fill it out and take it to the appropriate Transfer Credit Examiner, along with:
  • A copy of the syllabus for the course from the term in which it was taken.
  • The author, title, and edition of the textbook used, and the sections of it covered by the book. (You may be asked for a photocopy of the table of contents as well.)
  
  
• The Transfer Credit Examiner may ask you to demonstrate your understanding of the subject and will then approve or deny your request.


• If approved, you must deliver the completed form to the SSC. They will forward it to the Registrar's Office.


• Meanwhile arrange for an official transcript to be sent directly from the school at which the course was taken to the MIT Office of the Registrar, 5-119.

When the "Request for Additional Credit" form and your transcript meet in the Registrar's Office, the credit will be processed.

The grade that appears on your MIT transcript will be an "S" (for satisfactory) and is not included in your grade point average. In all other aspects, the subject for which you get transfer credit is treated as it would be if you took it at MIT. For example, transfer credit for 18.06 would confer 12 units of credit and, for non-math majors, be counted toward the REST requirement.

The Mathematics Department does not require a further exam for you to receive credit for a subject for which transfer credit has been approved.

Advance approval for a course

To receive advance approval for a subject not yet taken, submit the above information as far ahead of time of taking the course as is possible.

Transfer Credit Advisors

For 18.01, 18.02, 18.03, and 18.06:
Jennifer Balakrishnan
jen@math.mit.edu

For all other math subjects:
Prof. Victor Guillemin
vwg@math.mit.edu
Room: 2-170
phone: 617-253-4983