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TRANSFER CREDITS:

For prospective transfer students, refer to 51²è¹Ý’s Transfer Student Services.  For prospective students from high school with college-level physics credits, refer to 51²è¹Ý’s Credit by Examination policies for the year of your application.

Once matriculated at 51²è¹Ý, Dedman College transfer policy requires that you obtain transfer approval prior to taking an external course. The policy states that "courses required for majors or for admission to majors normally will not be allowed by transfer after matriculation."

To request that the Physics Department evaluate an external course for physics course transfer credit, you will need to complete the online petition form signed by your advisor, provide electronically a course description including pre- or co-requirements (especially math requirements since we only recognize calculus-based courses), a full syllabus (including the lab, if relevant) showing what topics will be covered and when, and the textbook name and author. Any additional information you can provide, such as exams, assignments, and a course web address, would be helpful. You must obtain approval before starting the course. The course will be assigned transfer credit for an 51²è¹Ý physics course if we determine that it matches sufficiently one of the courses we offer on our 51²è¹Ý catalog entry. Please provide the relevant materials before the deadline of 1 week after the final exam period ends at 51²è¹Ý. You can usually expect to wait 2 weeks to receive a determination (June and July processing may be limited by faculty availability). Online physics courses are eligible only in exceptional circumstances determined by the faculty member in charge.

Common Curriculum Credit: Many courses will be approved for limited transfer only (PHYS 10XX) because they do not specifically match a course we offer. In this case you will need to petition separately to the Office of the Common Curriculum for CC credit.

PLACEMENT EXAMS:

The department offers placement exams to receive PASS/FAIL credit for PHYS 1303 and 1304 only. Without exception, the placement exam must be taken prior to enrolling in the course and not later than the end of the student's first semester of enrollment at 51²è¹Ý. The placement exams are modeled from the final exam in the PHYS 1303 and 1304 courses. Students wishing to take a placement exam should, as soon as possible, contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Physics explaining why they wish to take it (for example, you have college-level qualifications not automatically recognized for transfer to 51²è¹Ý). An exam will be organized with one of the instructors teaching PHYS 1303/4 in the semester you wish to take the credit.

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