How to use the transfer credit calculator
The first question every transfer applicant has is how many of their old credits will actually count. Paste your courses one per line as name, credits, grade, then enter the minimum grade your target school accepts, the maximum credits it will transfer, and the total credits your degree requires.
The calculation runs in two steps. Each course is checked against the minimum grade, and only courses at or above it move on. Those credits are then filled in the order you typed them until the transfer cap is reached, so anything past the cap is flagged. A separate row appears only when the cap actually drops credits.
Transfer rules vary widely between schools, so nothing here is preset. The grade minimum, the credit cap and the degree requirement are all inputs, and you should copy them from your target school transfer guide or catalog. Community college agreements and articulation deals can raise the cap well above the default example.
When the credits still needed row reads zero, the accepted credits already cover the degree total, and transferring exactly the required number counts as met. Major and general education requirements are tracked separately by your department, so use this result as a planning number next to your semester schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
The minimum accepted grade and the credit cap are set by each school and appear in the transfer admission guide or academic catalog. This tool takes both as inputs, so enter the numbers your target school publishes.
Courses are filled in the order you enter them until the cap is reached, and anything beyond it is marked as over cap. Because schools decide the priority themselves, put the courses that matter most on the top lines.
No. It works with total credits only. Whether a course counts toward your major or general education has to be confirmed with the department that evaluates your transcript.