Internal Credits Transfer

Effective in the 2018-19 academic year, UW-Milwaukee offers four distinct curricular tracks that lead to degrees – undergraduate associate, undergraduate bachelor, undergraduate flex, and graduate.  The term “curricular track” means the catalog of courses available to students within their particular degree program and, in the case of flex, mode of instruction.  For credits earned in one curricular track to be applied toward degree requirements in another curricular track, the credit needs to be internally transferred.  Campus practice is to not count externally transferred credit toward the official cumulative grade point average (GPA).  Internally transferred credit is distinct from externally transferred credit in that it was earned in UW-Milwaukee coursework.  Therefore, this policy stipulates that internally transferred credit will carry grade point value.  For example, if a student transfers credit earned in an undergraduate associate curricular track to an undergraduate bachelor curricular track, that credit will count toward the official cumulative grade point average in the undergraduate bachelor curricular track. 

Credits transferred internally between curricular tracks within the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee will carry grade point value and count as UWM credit for repeat purposes.  

This policy goes into effect in the 2019-20 academic year for credits earned in the undergraduate associate curricular track.