The University of Utah MBA Online program allows for the transfer of academic credit, primarily for the benefit of students who have started their studies at another institution but wish to complete their degree through the MBA Online program.

Students may apply up to 6 total credits for courses that meet the transfer requirements. Typically, transfer credit will be count as elective credit; however, there may be occasions where a course will count for a specific MBA Online course.

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Transfer Credit Requirements

  • The course must have been taken within the last four years.

  • The course must have been taken while the student was enrolled as a graduate student in a master’s degree or another post-undergraduate degree program at an AACSB-accredited institution.

  • The course must have been for graduate students only. It cannot be a mixed graduate/undergraduate course.

  • The grade earned must be a B or better. Pass/fail and other such grades are not accepted. B- grades or lower are not accepted.

  • The course must not count toward a degree or certificate at any other institution. This includes future degrees and certificates.

Note: A course that meets all these criteria may still be denied for transfer credit. All decisions regarding transfer credit are at the sole discretion of the University of Utah MBA Online program.

Credit Transfer Requests

Applicants will be required to submit a syllabus for the course as well as their transcript. A separate petition must be submitted for each course for which an applicant is requesting transfer credit.

Decisions will typically be made within two weeks, and you will be notified of that decision by the MBA Online program staff. Applications for transfer credit received prior to a student’s admission will be reviewed on a preliminary basis only; final decisions regarding transfer credit can only be given to students admitted to the MBA Online program.

Transfer credit approval is conditional upon receipt of an official transcript showing the grade that was earned. Grades received for courses granted transfer credit are not included in the University of Utah GPA for classification of academic standing or graduation.

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Application Fee Waiver

We understand that the application fee can be a barrier to entry for some students so we are offering an application fee waiver for a limited time.