Transfer Credit for courses taken at other universities or colleges.

1. The philosophy department regularly grants credits toward the undergraduate major for work taken at other colleges and universities, whether in the US or abroad. Credit toward the major is granted by petition upon completion of the work. Please note that this is a separate approval process from the evaluations process handled by the UCSD Admissions Office, whereby courses are accepted for credit towards graduation.

2. In submitting petitions for work taken elsewhere, students are required to submit supporting documentation that will assist reviewers in their assessment (syllabi, reading lists, course descriptions, papers, etc.).

3. In granting credit toward the major for courses taken elsewhere, credit will normally be granted on a one-to-one basis. That is, students are awarded credit for one UCSD course for each approved course taken elsewhere.

4. By exception, the department does consider granting credit beyond the one-to-one level. In considering petitions for such additional credit, reviewers look for evidence of a substantially greater volume of written work (i.e., papers) than would normally be required in an upper division philosophy class at UCSD. Please note that the duration of the course (quarter, semester, year-long, etc.) is not itself evidence that further credit is merited, nor does accumulated contact hours (i.e., classroom time, tutorials, etc.) by itself warrant credit beyond the one-to-one allowance.

5. In planning studies abroad, majors should keep in mind the departmental regulation that at least seven upper division courses must be taken in the philosophy department at UCSD. More info.