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Departmental Transfer Credit Policies
• Transfer of credit from other institutions is the responsibility of Registration and Academic
Services. Any students planning to take courses at other institutions in the United States or
elsewhere should initially check with Registration and Academic Services on policies and
procedures. A detailed policy can be found on the transfer credit form.
• All transfer credit requests must include the course syllabus, as well as the transfer credit
form. Please note that incomplete submissions will not be reviewed.
• Before enrolling in a course outside of Lehigh University, you must first obtain
departmental and registrar approval.
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING:
The Department of Accounting does not accept transfer credit for any ACCT course.
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS:
The Department of Economics will only accept credits from courses taken at institutions deemed to
be at least equivalent to Lehigh University. Approval must be given before the course is taken.
Note that credit transfer for Eco 1 will only be accepted if the course taken elsewhere covers both
micro and macro; a principles course in micro only or in macro only will be given 2 credits for Eco
99 (Special Topics). If students have taken two separate courses, one in micro and one in macro,
and apply to transfer both, a total of 6 credits, 4 for Eco 1 and 2 for Eco 99, will be given in
approved cases.
The following will NOT be accepted: online courses; courses taken at community colleges (unless
these community-college graduates are transferring into Lehigh under an articulation agreement
between Lehigh and the community college); courses taken at branch campuses of state colleges;
and summer or winter courses taken elsewhere for transfer credit if the course in question is being
offered over the winter term at Lehigh.
Credits for courses that have close substitutes offered by the Economics Department will be
transferred correspondingly; courses that have no close substitutes may be transferred as “Special
Topics” and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Courses taken at foreign institutions will only
be considered if they are taught entirely in English, with the possible exception of courses taken
under a Lehigh approved study-abroad program. For economics majors (with the possible
exception of students attending a year-long Lehigh approved study-abroad program at an elite
foreign institution) and minors, no more than 50% of economics electives can be taken
outside of Lehigh to fulfill the major or minor requirements.
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Incoming first-year students with questions about AP Economics or other Economics course
transfer credit should contact Registration & Academic Services by emailing ras@lehigh.edu. For
in-depth information about the policies, please see the section “Incoming First-Year Students” here.
The First-Year Approval of Transfer Credit form may be found here.
Current Lehigh students seeking Economics course transfer credit should contact the appropriate
person and fill out the appropriate form, as indicated below:
• Courses taken at US schools or schools outside the US during the summer. After
checking the policies above, please email the course syllabus and relevant documents to
Prof. Judy McDonald (djm0@lehigh.edu) in the Economics Department, who will contact the
student after a decision has been made. For in-depth information about the policies and a
link to the form that must be completed, please click here. The credit-transfer form may be
found here.
• Courses taken at schools outside the US during the fall or spring semester. If you are
an Economics major, please contact Prof. Judy McDonald (see above). All others should
contact the appropriate person in the Study Abroad office. For study abroad policies and
forms, please click here.
PERELLA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE (INCLUDES LAW):
The Perella Department of Finance will accept credit for FIN 125 (Introduction to Finance) on a
case-by-case basis upon review by the Department Chair. For 300-level finance courses, the Perella
Department of Finance will only accept transfer credits from either the University of Pennsylvania
(Wharton) or the London School of Economics. Please submit your transfer credit form and course
syllabus to Julie Bright (jab819@lehigh.edu), Department Coordinator.
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT (INCLUDES MANAGEMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP):
Students seeking transfer credits for courses that fall within the Department of Management
(i.e., MGT and ENTP courses) are encouraged to obtain as much information as possible about the
course they wish to transfer. Please submit your transfer credit form and course syllabus, including
textbook information, to Patti Lawrence (pll2@lehigh.edu), Department Coordinator.
The Department of Management only accepts transfer credits from current Lehigh students for
courses in the College of Business core (MGT 043; MGT 143; MGT 243; MGT 301) under select
circumstances. Such circumstances may include when Lehigh does not offer the course (or an
equivalent course) online in the summer or when the course is taken as part of a “semester abroad”
in an AACSB or EQUIS accredited institution or program.
The Department of Management does not as a rule accept transfer credits for the core courses in
the Management Major (MGT/ENTP 201; MGT/ENTP 302; MGT/ENTP 306, MGT 314, MGT/SCM
328; MGT 333; MGT 342; MGT 346; MGT 363). If special circumstances allow for a transfer of a
MGT 200 or 300 level course, the department only allows one such transfer. Exceptions, for which
pre-approval is required, include: when a student studies abroad for a semester in the regular
program of an educational institution (not study abroad programs) and the course requested for
transfer has been pre-approved by the Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF DECISION AND TECHNOLOGY ANALYTICS (DATA):
Students seeking transfer credits for BIS or SCM courses are encouraged to obtain as much
information as possible about the course they wish to transfer (at a minimum, a full week-by-week
syllabus must be provided). Please submit your transfer credit form and detailed course syllabus,
including textbook information, to Patti Lawrence ([email protected]), Department Coordinator.
For BIS and BUAN courses: courses must be from a LVAIC institution or an AACSB accredited
institution or program. Courses taken at foreign institutions will only be considered if they are
taught entirely in English, and students must obtain a study abroad signature and recommendation
(approval) on the transfer credit form before submission to the department. Transfer credit for BIS
courses is given only to College of Business students. Transfer credit for BIS 300 level courses is
given only to BIS majors. At most one 300-level BIS course (3 credits) can be transferred for BIS
majors.
DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING:
The Department of Marketing does not accept transfer credits for MKT 111 (Principles of
Marketing), MKT 311 (Consumer Behavior), MKT 312 (Marketing Research), or MKT 387
(Marketing Strategy). To allow some flexibility, the Department of Marketing allows students to
transfer one marketing elective course. However, credit will not be transferred from coursework at
institutions that are not AACSB or EQUIS accredited or from institutions (or faculty) not deemed as
equivalent to Lehigh University. Approval of transfer credit is at the discretion of the Department
Chair. Please submit your transfer credit form and course syllabus to Professor Sivakumar,
Department Chair (ka[email protected]).
FOR ANY BUS COURSES:
Please submit any transfer credit requests (including the transfer credit form and syllabus) for
business courses that do not fall under one of these six departments to the College of Business
Undergraduate Programs Office via email (businessundergrad@lehigh.edu
Updated December 2022
