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--- ug:transfer-basics [2026/01/25 01:02] – kargin
+++ ug:transfer-basics [2026/06/01 13:33] (current) – qiao
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-**Transfer Basics**
+===== Transfer Basics =====
-To transfer a math/stats course from outside Binghamton University for credit, you must receive pre-approval from the math & stats department's Director of Undergraduate Studies. Not all courses can be transferred, hence it is important to have the course content reviewed before you take them. To this end,
+To transfer a math/stats course from outside Binghamton University, you need **pre-approval** from the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies. Not all courses can be transferred, so have the course reviewed **before** you take it.
-  - Fill out the [[https://www.binghamton.edu/harpur/advising/forms/docs/transfer-credit-petition-major-updated-1.31.23.pdf|Harpur College Transfer Credit Petition form]]. Save the completed form as a PDF file; images/snapshots are discouraged.
+<WRAP important>
-  - Send an email with the completed form to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Prof. Vladislav Kargin (vkargin@binghamton.edu) for review and approval. Include in the email:
+  * **Online asynchronous courses** are not approved for transfer.
+  * **Courses from non-US institutions** are generally not approved unless they are part of a regular degree-granting curriculum (e.g., coursework completed while enrolled full-time at a foreign university) or an approved program affiliated with Binghamton University (e.g., BU study-abroad). Standalone summer or winter courses abroad are not accepted.
+</WRAP>
+=== How to Request Approval ===
+  - Fill out the [[https://www.binghamton.edu/harpur/advising/forms/docs/majorminortransferpetition4.15.26.pdf|Harpur College Transfer Credit Petition form]] and save it as a PDF (not an image or screenshot).
+  - Email the completed form to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Prof. Vladislav Kargin (vkargin@binghamton.edu), and include:
     * Current syllabus of the course
-    * Website of the department/university that offers the transfer course
+    * Website of the department/university offering it
-    * Information on when you plan to take the transfer course.
+    * When you plan to take the course
-Online asynchronous courses are **not** approved for transfer.
-Courses from non-US institutions are typically //not// accepted, although there are exceptions for certain programs such as study abroad (excluding winter or summer sessions). More information on the rationale can be found [[summer-transfer|here]].