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Students who have taken (or are concurrently taking) STAT-140, DATA-113, or equivalent, or scored 4 or higher on the AP Statistics exam, are typically not eligible, but may consult with the instructor.

A student with an advanced placement AB score of 3 or less should begin with MATH-101; an advanced placement AB score of 4 or 5 or a BC score of 3 indicates readiness for MATH-102; a grade of 4 or 5 on the BC examination indicates readiness for MATH-203.

Courses taken at other institutions (study abroad, domestic exchange, and transfer credits) may be applied towards the certificate, as long as approved by the certificate advisor.

Courses taken at other institutions (study abroad, domestic exchange, and transfer credits) may be applied towards the certificate, as long as approved by the certificate advisor.

Individual departments at Mount Holyoke determine if and how Five College courses may be applied to satisfy a requirement of their major, minor, and/or Nexus. a 3-credit Summer or January University of Massachusetts course is generally awarded 3 transfer credits at Mount Holyoke.

No more than 64 credits will be awarded to students for external work, whether taken pre- or post-matriculation, from eligible college-level courses, from advance placement work, from study abroad, summer or January study, study while on leaves, and/or work transferred from Mount Holyoke's Professional and Graduate Education courses. Within the 64-credit limit, no more than 32 credits will be granted for all advance placement work such as A-levels, the International Baccalaureate, the AP program of the College Board, etc. No more than 16 credits may be transferred from each semester of study abroad, academic leave, or non-academic leave including medical leave. No more than 12 credits may be transferred from all of the summers and January intersessions between the student's matriculation at the College and graduation. Students admitted as first-year Spring entrants may transfer as many as 8 additional summer school credits during their years at Mount Holyoke, provided the total of these additional credits and any transferred credits earned elsewhere in the Fall semester before their matriculation does not exceed 16. Regardless of the number of credits accepted in transfer, all students must meet the College's residency requirement .

Transfer credit limits are detailed with other transfer information in the Academic Regulations section of the catalog.

Transfer credit limits are detailed with other transfer information in the Academic Regulations section of the catalog.

College funding for transfer students and on-campus (resident) Frances Perkins students is limited based on the total number of credits accepted for transfer at any point (e.g. a student who transfers in 64 credits is eligible for a maximum of four semesters of College funding). Please refer to the Student Financial Services website for additional information on funding limitations including a conversion table for transfer credits to equivalent semesters of funding eligibility.

College funding for transfer students and on-campus (resident) Frances Perkins students is limited based on the total number of credits accepted for transfer at any point (e.g. a student who transfers in 64 credits is eligible for a maximum of four semesters of College funding). Please refer to the Student Financial Services website for additional information on funding limitations including a conversion table for transfer credits to equivalent semesters of funding eligibility.

Students may also apply for academic leave from Mount Holyoke College to pursue up to two semesters (full-time equivalency) of study at any of the College's other approved domestic study away programs listed below. Many students use this period as an opportunity to travel, participate in an extensive two- to three-week internship off campus, work, take a short-term course for transfer credits, or relax at home.

Many students use this period as an opportunity to travel, participate in an extensive two- to three-week internship off campus, work, take a short-term course for transfer credits, or relax at home.

Sixteen credits per semester is the maximum number of credits which may be transferred for approved course work. For full information on credit limitations, consult the transfer/external credit regulations . When a leave is effective the first day of classes or later, withdrawn courses will remain on the transcript with a “W” notation, effectively withdrawing from the program for the term.

Merit-based scholarships are not transferable for study at another institution; however, students who are eligible to study abroad and who need financial assistance may apply for a Laurel Fellowship. The 128-credit total includes transfer credits applied toward the Mount Holyoke degree.

Merit-based scholarships are not transferable for study at another institution; however, students who are eligible to study abroad and who need financial assistance may apply for a Laurel Fellowship. The 128-credit total includes transfer credits applied toward the Mount Holyoke degree.

Transfer credits accepted toward the student’s current program (whether pre-matric, summer/January term, completed during an academic leave, study abroad leave or non-academic leave or completed as a finishing-away senior -- including consortium agreements) are counted in both cumulative credits attempted and cumulative credits earned. Grades earned in transfer credits are not included in cumulative GPA.

Transfer credits accepted toward the student’s current program (whether pre-matric, summer/January term, completed during an academic leave, study abroad leave or non-academic leave or completed as a finishing-away senior -- including consortium agreements) are counted in both cumulative credits attempted and cumulative credits earned. Grades earned in transfer credits are not included in cumulative GPA.

Transfer Credit and Other Advance Placement Credit Students are advised to consult the registrar’s website for further information and specifics on earning credit through transfer work or other advance placement study. Credit is awarded only when official documentation (official transcript, official test score report) is submitted to the Registrar from the external institution and only for students with active or readmitted status. During their post-matriculation fall and spring semesters, students: may not earn transfer credit unless they are on an approved Leave of Absence. may not simultaneously enroll for credit at another institution while registered at Mount Holyoke. Once posted, transfer course work will not be removed from the student's academic record.

Transfer credit, unless the student was granted an academic leave of absence from the College to study elsewhere, is generally granted on a semester credit-for-credit basis. No credits are awarded for music performance studies, including individual instrument study, choir, orchestra or other ensemble study. Online courses are eligible to transfer, as long as they meet all other conditions for transfer and the following eligibility restrictions: Students whose first term at the College was Fall 2013 or later are eligible to transfer online courses taken before or after their matriculation at the College. Students who entered the College before Fall 2013 are eligible to transfer online courses taken post-matriculation, but not any pre-matriculation coursework. Please note that, while online language courses may qualify for transfer credit, they almost never qualify to satisfy Mount Holyoke's language requirement. Work exceeding transfer limits will not be evaluated nor posted to a student’s record.