Once a student has been admitted to Hamline University, a thorough review is made of his/her previous course work by the Office of Registration and Records.
Where appropriate, course work from other institutions will fulfill the requirements of Hamline's curriculum (the "Hamline Plan"). An evaluation of this review is mailed to admitted students as soon after admission as possible.
The following information details the process required to have a course considered for curriculum requirements or major/minor requirements that were not assigned that value during evaluation.
How to Have a Transfer Course Approved for Credit in Your Major or Minor
- Obtain a copy of the course syllabus and/or a course description from the official course bulletin of the school where you took or plan to take the class.
- Download the form, Approval for Course Substitution in the Major or Minor, or pick up from Student Administrative Services, 113E Law and Graduate Schools Building (view map).
- Have the course reviewed by your faculty advisor or the chair of the department.
- If the chair or your advisor in the major/minor department approves the course, he or she will sign the form.
- Return the signed form to Student Administrative Services:
Hamline University Student Administrative Services
MS-1755
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284
How to Have a Course Evaluated for Hamline Plan Credit
- Obtain a copy of the course syllabus and/or a course description from your former school’s official course bulletin. You can usually find a description on the school’s website. If you no longer have the syllabus and the Registrar needs more information than the course description provides, you may have to call your former school to obtain a more complete description.
- List the course(s) and the Hamline Plan credits about which you are inquiring.
- Submit the memo, syllabus, and course description to
- Return the signed form to Student Administrative Services:
Hamline University Student Administrative Services
MS-1755
1536 Hewitt Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284
- The SAS Transfer Articulation Coordinator, will review your courses and email a response to you.
Click here for our Transfer Guide (requirements for graduation, guides pertaining to other colleges or universities.)
For more information, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admission at 651-523-2207 or via e-mail. Schedule a campus visit today or speak with your admissions counselor, Willie Wong.
