Advanced Placement Credits
We accept credits earned from Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), CLEP and A-level exams, depending on your scores.
Credit Transfer Guidance for Transfer Students
Transferring Your College Credits
The University of St. Thomas accepts liberal arts courses taken at an accredited college or university if the final grade was a C- or higher.
Courses are evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine if they are equivalent to any of our core curriculum requirements or a student's major field requirements. In most cases, if there is no direct match to a class required in either of these two areas, the class will transfer in as an enhanced course (elective).
Note, current St. Thomas students must speak with their academic counselor to learn about the pre-approval process for transfer courses.
Transfer or First-Year Student?
If the credits you want to transfer were earned while still in high school, you are a first year student and should read those guidelines.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC)
All transfer students who complete the MnTC will satisfy our undergraduate core curriculum requirements after completing the following at St. Thomas:
- One additional theology course
- One additional philosophy course
- A transfer student specific experience during orientation
- The Capstone experience
Note: this policy only applies to transfer students and does not apply to first-time, first-year students (those who have not taken college credit as a degree-seeking student since high school graduation). See the policy for first-year students and the MnTC.
Request a Credit Evaluation and Graduation Estimate
Locate your transfer admissions counselor and request a comprehensive credit evaluation that explains our core and major field requirements and estimates how long it will take to graduate at St. Thomas
Core Curriculum
Our core curriculum ensures that your education is rich in courses that help you learn to look at work and life through multiple lenses to understand challenges, problems and opportunities from every angle. See the set of requirements that all students must fulfill to graduate from St. Thomas.
Community College Pathways
Nearly 50% of our transfer students come from community colleges. We offer pathways for select majors that indicate the specific community college courses that meet St. Thomas' major requirements.
Online Classes
Credits received from online classes are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
International Coursework
International coursework is accepted by St. Thomas and is required to be disclosed at the time of application. Please contact your admissions counselor for more information.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you've looked for a course you have taken on the Transfer Credit Tool and can't find it, you must submit a course syllabus for evaluation. Syllabi should include the following:
- Student's name
- Professor's name
- Institution's name
- Class title
- Number of credits
- Textbook(s) and other required materials
- Detailed schedule of the topics covered
- Grading guidelines
Syllabi should be emailed to your admissions counselor.
You may submit a petition to have your course reevaluated. A course syllabus is required for every petition and should include the following:
- Student's name
- Professor's name
- Institution's name
- Class title
- Number of credits
- Textbook(s) and other required materials
- Detailed schedule of the topics covered
- Grading guidelines
Syllabi should be emailed to your transfer admissions counselor.
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Secondly...after you are admitted to the University of St. Thomas, an official degree evaluation will be completed by our Registrar's Office and mailed to you. For a preliminary unofficial evaluation, please contact your admissions counselor.
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