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-Full-time students are not eligible to transfer 401 level courses;
-Courses may have been used to satisfy the requirements for another degree;
-Courses must be at the graduate level;
-A grade of “B” or better must be received;
-Courses must have been completed within the past five years.
To secure transfer credit for an approved course, students should arrange to have the following forwarded to Simon
Business School Registrar’s Office by the last day of final exams for the quarter in which you expect to graduate:
-An official transcript showing the grade and course credits received;
-A $600 transfer fee for each course taken outside the University of Rochester.
Due to the integrative nature of the cohort system, no transfer credit is granted to full-time MBA students for core
courses. Only part-time MBA students may petition to transfer core courses using the procedure outlined above. Grades
for transferred courses are not calculated in a student’s cumulative grade point average. Grades earned as part of an
approved University of Rochester/Simon Business School joint degree program are included in the grade point average.
Conditions where courses cannot be transferred:
-Undergraduate courses other than foreign language coursework;
-Courses counting toward another degree;
-Courses taken more than five years prior to Simon Business School matriculation;
-Grades lower than a “B”;
-Courses above the maximum allowed for transfer (three courses/nine credit hours toward the MBA or two
courses/six credit-hours toward the MS degree).
Course Waivers
Part-time MBA students who have passed the CPA examination may petition to have ACC 401, Corporate Financial
Accounting, waived. Students should submit a letter requesting waiver of ACC 401 along with a photocopy of their
license as documentation to the Assistant to the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs in Carol Simon Hall (CS2-211D).
If approved, such students will be required to replace the course with an accounting elective. As electives carry three
credits and ACC 401 is a four-credit course, students in this situation will graduate upon completion of 63, For part-time
students only, waivers for other core courses are reviewed on an individual basis.
Foreign Language Study
Decisions regarding transfer credit for foreign language studies for MBA students are made on a case-by-case basis. In
general, students are expected to satisfactorily complete two or three courses (six to nine credit hours) of language
study in exchange for a maximum of three credit hours approved toward Simon Business School degree. The courses
may either partially fulfill the requirements of the concentration in International Management or count as an
unrestricted elective. The following criteria will apply to all requests:
- The language courses must be completed during the time the student is matriculated at Simon Business School;
-The language courses cannot be taken in a language the student has previously “mastered” in another program
or school, or in a student’s native tongue. Similarly, English courses are not permitted;
-Foreign language courses may be taken at the undergraduate or graduate level;
-The courses cannot be used to meet the requirements of another degree program;
-The student must receive a grade of “B” or better in each course.
Grades for transferred foreign language courses are not calculated into a student’s cumulative GPA. Students should
request approval to transfer foreign language credit by completing a Petition for Transfer of Courses and submitting it to
the Assistant to the Faculty Director of Graduate Programs. This should be done prior to taking the courses. Upon
completion of the courses, the student must provide an official transcript showing the courses and grades. Transfer
credit for foreign language will appear on Simon Business School transcript as GBA 494 – Foreign Language Transfer
Credit. It is important to recognize that foreign language courses offered by the University are taught on the semester
system, not the quarter system. This means that classes at the University will begin and end on a different schedule than
at Simon.