Overview

Transferology, an online transfer credit tool, allows students to see how courses at other institutions may transfer to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

All courses fall into one of these three categories:

• Match: The Office of the Registrar's Credit Evaluation Services (CES) team and applicable department(s) have determined the course has a UW–Madison equivalent. The course will transfer back to UW–Madison as a direct equivalent and/or elective credits.
• Miss: The CES team and applicable department(s) have determined the course is not eligible for transfer to UW–Madison. The course will not transfer back to UW–Madison.
• Maybe: The CES team and applicable department have not yet reviewed the course.

If you are a current UW–Madison undergraduate student, you can submit a syllabus for the course you would like to take that is not already in Transferology as a match or a miss and request the CES team evaluate it. Once that review is done, the course will appear in Transferology as either a match or a miss. For more information, refer to Transferology - Submit the Add an Equivalent to Transferology Request Form.

Steps

Follow these steps before you request a course be evaluated to see if a course is a match, a miss, or a maybe.

Check Transferology for a Previous Evaluation

Step 1

Navigate to Transferology and either log in with your existing account or create a new account.

Step 2

Click the "Will My Courses Transfer?" button.

Step 3

For the "School Name" field, enter the name of the institution offering the course. This should not be UW–Madison if you intend to see how the course will transfer to UW–Madison.

Step 4

For the "Taken" fields, enter the term and year in which you took the course or plan to take the course. It is imperative that the semester and year are the correct term in which you took the course or plan to take the course. Equivalencies can change depending on when a course is completed.

Step 5

For the "Department" field, use the department at the transfer institution, not the UW–Madison department. Courses in that department will appear.

Step 6

Select the plus sign to add the desired course to My Courses. The course department and number must match the course at the transfer institution exactly. For example, if Transferology shows MTH 101 and the course at the institution is MATH 101, the equivalency for MTH 101 is not valid for MATH 101. You may add several courses to My Courses from different institutions if you would like.

Step 7

Once all of the courses have been entered that you'd like to view equivalencies for, select "Search for Matches."

Step 8

UW–Madison will appear. You must click on the percentage match box to view how the course(s) will transfer. A 100% match indicates that there is an equivalency; it does not mean the course will transfer as you wish.

Step 9

If the course appears as a "maybe," continue to "Requesting an Evaluation" below.

If the course shows up as a "match" or a "miss," you cannot request an evaluation. Existing matches and misses are valid and will not be re-reviewed.

Requesting an Evaluation

You may request an evaluation through the Add to Transferology eForm in your Student Center. For full instructions on how to complete the form, refer to Transferology - Submit the Add an Equivalent to Transferology Request Form.

Notes

• For additional information, including the answers to frequently asked questions, visit https://registrar.wisc.edu/transferology/.