While there is no limit to the total number of units of course work that
may be transferred from an accredited community college to The University of
Arizona, no more than 64 of those units may be applied toward the requirements
for a bachelor’s degree. The choice of the 64 units is at the discretion of
the student in consultation with an advisor.
Transfer students are encouraged to complete freshman and sophomore level
general education course work at their community colleges. Transferability of
courses of independent study, internship, or practicum will be determined by
the appropriate department or college at The University of Arizona and may be
restricted both in number of units and in degree applicability. Students who
have taken community college courses in these categories may petition for an
exception.
While all courses offered for transfer will be accepted by the University
according to these rules, the specific lower-division requirements of various
curricula vary widely. In order to complete the baccalaureate program in the
normal time span, the student should consult the appropriate college and the
advisor in the appropriate university department to determine requirements of
a particular program.
Community college courses which are equivalent in content to university
upper-division courses (course numbers 300-499) will be transferable as
equivalents, but with lower-division credit. These courses need not be
repeated at the University, but will not count toward the required number of
upper-division credit hours.
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