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Transfer of Credit Application

Prospective students should reach out to the Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid Office at mba@bu.edu with questions and to be evaluated for transfer credit. Current students should fill out the application below (and link to the application link you’ve provided below).

MBA Transfer of Credit Policy

Only courses from MBA programs accredited by the International Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) will be eligible for Transfer of Credit.
Transfer courses must have been completed within the past five calendar years, taken for credit, and not used toward the completion of another degree. Undergraduate courses will not be accepted.
Courses that are online or in hybrid format are subject to careful review.
Only courses completed with a B or better will be eligible for transfer.
Prior to matriculation, courses will be considered for core course equivalency (PEMBA only) or otherwise are awarded as general elective credits. Students may transfer no more than 3 courses as core equivalents.
Transfer credits may not count toward the requirements of a concentration, or toward the requirements of either the HSM or Social Impact program.
Except under extenuating circumstances, transfer courses taken while enrolled at Questrom will not be eligible if they are equivalent to those offered at Questrom in the Spring or Fall Semester.
Students interested in taking courses through the University Consortium should refer to the Registrar’s website.
Students must fulfill the Boston University residency requirement:
- PEMBA students who started in fall 2016 or later must complete 32 graduate-level credits at the Boston University Questrom School of Business.
- All PEMBA students who started prior to fall 2016 must complete 40 graduate-level credits at the Boston University Questrom School of Business.
- Full-Time MBA students must complete 40 graduate-level credits (of their 64 credit curriculum) at the Boston University Questrom School of Business.
- MBA+MSDi students must complete the following residency requirements (of their 84 credit curriculum) for each portion of their degree: 31 credits of the MBA portion and 40 credits of the MSDi portion must be taken at Questrom.
Timing*
- Continuing students should apply one month before the start of the class.
  *This time frame is necessary to ensure a response before you begin the course.

Form

Transfer of Credit Application

My application meets all of the above Transfer of Credit policies:(Required)

Yes

No

Please explain why your application does not meet the above transfer of credit policies:(Required)

AACSB accreditation(Required)

Check here to acknowledge that this course must be from an AACSB-Accredited MBA program in order to be eligible for transfer

Courses not from an AACSB-accredited MBA program are inelligible for transfer. Please refer to policies above for more information.

Name(Required)

First Last

BU ID(Required)

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Advisor(Required)

Transfer of Credit Institution(Required)

Semester of Transfer Credit Coursework(Required)

Fall

Spring

Summer

Note: Approval of transfer credits are only valid for semester indicated above.

Year of Transfer Credit Coursework(Required)

Course Number and Title(Required)

Official Transfer of Credit Course Description(Required)

Brief explanation of why you are interested in this course(Required)

Transfer of Credit Course Syllabus(Required)

Max. file size: 128 MB.

Current syllabus if petitioning for pre-approval; actual syllabus if course already taken; syllabus must include class meeting times, course details and schedule, textbooks and supplementary readings. Only tentative approval may be given if syllabus is not for the semester the course was or will be taken. Student must submit actual syllabus for official approval.

Is there an equivalent BU course for which you are requesting Transfer of Credit?(Required)

Yes

No (general elective)

Proposed BU course number and title equivalent:(Required)

Official Transcript Submission:(Required)

I have taken the course and submitted an official sealed transcript

I have taken the course and will submit an official sealed transcript

I have not yet taken the course, but will submit an official sealed transcript upon course completion

Acknowledgement(Required)

This application is for transfer of academic credit and I certify that the information provided in its support is true to the best of my knowledge. I certify that this course was not used towards another degree.

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