Transfer Credit Information

1. New Undergraduate Students should submit official transcripts to the Office of Undergraduate Admission prior to transfer credit review by the Office of the Registrar.
   • New students must request that an official transcript from all previously attended colleges be sent electronically or mailed to the Admissions Office. E-Transcripts are preferred, please follow instructions: https://admission.gatech.edu/apply/documents

     • Georgia Institute of Technology 
       Undergraduate Admissions Office 
       Atlanta GA, 30332-0320

2. Current or previously enrolled undergraduate Georgia Tech students must have an official college transcript from each previous institution is required for application review. Send transcripts electronically from the University Registrar through an approved service (e.g. Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse, SCOIR, etc.). Select "Georgia Tech" or "Georgia Institute of Technology" as the recipient of the document. If electronic delivery is not available, please mail the transcript to our office.

   • Georgia Institute of Technology 
     Undergraduate Admissions Office 
     Atlanta GA, 30332-0320

Once the transcript is received, it is evaluated, and the awarded credit is posted to the student's academic record. That credit may be viewed immediately on the student's BuzzPort account by following the directions below. Please review your account to verify that the credit has been awarded before requesting a duplicate transcript.

Viewing Transfer Credit

Students follow the steps below to view their transfer credit in the BuzzPort portal.

Transfer Credit for Online Courses

Georgia Tech accepts credit for coursework completed online. If the course is not listed on the transfer equivalency site, the course must be submitted for review to Transfer Credit site. You must be an accepted GT student or current GT student to use the Transfer Credit site for course review.

If the transfer equivalency site states: No Credit for Online Section, you will need to submit a syllabus for the course to be reviewed. Please allow time for review and the update on the equivalency table.

New Student Transfer Credit Information

Once an official transcript is received, it is evaluated, and the awarded credit is posted to the student's academic record. That credit may be viewed immediately after it is processed. Please review your account to verify that the credit has been awarded before requesting a duplicate transcript. To view your Tentative Evaluation of College Transfer Credit please follow the "Viewing Transfer Credit" directions above.

Courses will appear in the Transfer Credit Equivalency Tables after they have been evaluated. Please check this table to see if your courses have been evaluated. If you see "Approp Dept Must Evaluate" it will be your responsibility to have the course evaluated by the appropriate department. In order to assure a successful transition to Georgia Tech, you will need to follow the important listed below.

1. If you are missing classes from your initial transfer credit evaluation, please first verify receipt of all official transcripts online in BuzzPort. If receipt of official transcripts has been confirmed and courses are missing, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission.
   • BuzzPort
   • Undergraduate Admission
2. If any courses on your evaluation are listed as "Approp Department Must Evaluate," you will need to "Apply For Transfer Credit" and forward the information to the appropriate department(s). It is your responsibility to have your transfer work evaluated prior to registration for the term in which you are enrolling. Your courses for evaluation may be pre-requisites for Georgia Tech courses. Failure to have coursework evaluated in a timely manner may result in registration restrictions due to your lack of pre-requisites.
   • Transfer Credit Evaluation Site
3. If you are a newly admitted student and are currently enrolled in classes at another School, please have your institution forward a final official transcript to the Office of Undergraduate Admission after all grades are posted. If you need transfer credit processed when you attend FASET advising, please bring an unopened, official transcript to the Registrar table. If you will need to request permits for registration from the departments because you are currently enrolled in classes, you may bring a copy of your current schedule. Additional information about advising and registration can be found at the FASET web site.
   • FASET Orientation Program
4. Courses transferred by the Institute are subject to approval by your major.
5. Georgia Institute of Technology only accepts Chinese transfer credit from partner institutions. To view this list visit the OIE website. Credit will not be evaluated or granted for any Chinese institution not on this list.

Non-GT sponsored Study Abroad Credit & International Credit

Before your studying outside of the United States, you should verify that course work will transfer to Georgia Institute of Technology. Please refer to the Transfer Equivalency Catalog. If the international institution and/or course is not listed you will be required to submit a comprehensive course-by-course assessment as well as a grade point average (GPA) equivalent evaluation with an official transcript. The evaluation must be NACES approved member, such as World Education Services or Josef Silny & Associates. Credit is dependent on the evaluation and the Registrar’s Office cannot evaluate credit prior to receiving the evaluation.

Georgia Institute of Technology does not accept credit from International Summer Programs, including but not limited to: Sichuan University, Xian Jiaotong University, Shanghai Jiao Tong, Yonsei, KAIST, Korea University. If you have questions about your international transfer institution contact dc@registrar.gatech.edu.

Credit by Exam as Transfer Credit

Credit by exam listed on a previous institution's transcript will only be awarded at the time of admission to Georgia Tech. Once a student matriculates to Georgia Tech, all test credit is subject to Georgia Tech's Credit, Tests, and Score requirements listed in the catalog.

Pathway Student or Planning to Transfer to GT in the future

1. If a course you have completed or planning to take at your transfer institution is not on the Transfer Equivalency Table, save the syllabus and course materials. These will be required during your course review process after an admission offer.
2. The Admissions Office will provide additional information if a course requires review after acceptance. 
3. GT Registrar's Office will not review courses prior to an Admission Offer.