How to Earn Summer Credit at Other Institutions
Here are the steps to register for a summer course and transfer your credit back to OHIO:
- Complete fall registration advising
- Work with your advisor to choose summer and fall classes. Develop a backup plan in case your summer plans change.
- Register for summer courses
- Check , this chart of equivalent courses [PDF], or our if you need help identifying the correct class to take.
- Submit a Transient Course Pre-Approval Form to ensure that your course will transfer correctly. If the institution requires a form or letter of permission, you may request one through that link. You'll receive official approval via email.
- Apply to the institution where you plan to take the course as a āguestā or ātransientā student.
- Contact Colin Cottrell in Stocker Center 120 with questions.
- Take the class!
- Aim for high grades. You must still meet prerequisite grade requirements to move on in a course sequence -- often a "C" or better. At private or out-of-state institutions, all grades must be a "C-" or better to transfer.
- If you are retaking a course, we recommend you retake the course through 51ĀŅĀ× so you can replace the previous grade. Credits from other institutions will transfer, but grades will not be replaced or affect your overall GPA.
- Be sure to focus on learning the material in the course and not just the grade you need to earn. Just because a course will transfer doesnāt mean that the content will fully prepare you to succeed in subsequent courses.
- Transfer credit back to 51ĀŅĀ×
- Request an official electronic transcript from your host institution after you receive your final grade, and send it to admissions@ohio.edu. If electronic transcripts are not available, transcripts should be sent directly to the Office of Admissions at Chubb Hall 120.
- Call Admissions a few days later to verify the transcript was received, and wait at least a week for the credit to be awarded.
- Contact Paula Linscott in Stocker Center 121 with questions about transfer credits.