Transfer and Exam Credit
Courses taken elsewhere
Learn how UC Santa Cruz handles transfer credit. It can be coursework you’ve taken before, during, or between periods of time being an active UC Santa Cruz student, and from thousands of institutions both domestic and international.
Exam credit
The University of California awards unit credits for designated exams completed that meet specific scores or grades. Learn about eligible exams and awarded credit.
IGETC
The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) is a pattern of courses that California community college students can complete to satisfy most lower-division general education (GE) requirements before transferring to UC.
Transfer Credit Rule Rebuilding Project
The Transfer Credit Rule Rebuilding Project aims to modernize the UC Santa Cruz transfer credit evaluation processes.
Contact the Degree Progress Unit
Get answers to questions about external credit.