Transferring Credits
Please contact the admission office at 651-523-2207 or 1-800-753-9753 or email admission@hamline.edu if you have any questions about transferring high school credits. Complete transfer policy information is also available in the Hamline University Bulletin.
Transfer students (students who have graduated from high school and are transferring college credits earned after high school graduation as well as those earned while concurrently enrolled in high school) can transfer up to 64 credits earned at a community college. The limit for AP, IB, CIS, CLEP, and DSST credits that are accepted is the same as listed below for high school transfers. Hamline's residency requirement is 56 credits—students need to complete at least 56 credits at Hamline to earn a Hamline bachelor's degree.
Advanced Placement | International Baccalaureate | Postsecondary Enrollment Option
Credits Accepted for Work Done in High School
Reduce the cost of college by transferring in college credits earned during high school
Hamline University will accept up to 64 credits for accredited college-level coursework taken while concurrently enrolled as a high school student. This includes coursework from AP, IB, PSEO, CIS, and CLEP. Hamline University accepts up to 20 college credits from either Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) programs to fulfill degree requirements. CIS, CLEP, and DSST programs are limited to 16 credits each. Students may transfer in up to 64 credits of PSEO course work. The aggregate total for all programs must not exceed 64 credits.
Advanced Placement (AP)
Students who have taken AP exams should consult the list below for required scores and credit given for each exam. A maximum of 20 semester credits may be transferred from the AP program.
HP = Fulfills particular Hamline Plan requirement
AP Exam
|
Score
|
Hamline Credit
|
HP
|
Art History
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
F, H
|
Art - Drawing
|
4
|
General credit
|
F
|
Art - 2D Design
|
4
|
General credit
|
F
|
Art - 3D Design
|
4
|
General credit
|
F
|
Biology
|
4
|
General credit
|
N2
|
Calculus AB
|
4
|
MATH 1170
|
M, R
|
Calculus BC
|
4
|
MATH 1170 and MATH 1180
|
M, R
|
Calculus AB Subscore
|
4
|
MATH 1170
|
M, R
|
Chemistry
|
4
|
General credit
|
N2
|
Chinese Language & Culture
|
3
|
General credit
|
G
|
Computer Science A
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
R
|
Computer Science Principles
|
4
|
General credit
|
R
|
Economics: Macro
|
4
|
ECON 1320
|
S
|
Economics: Micro
|
4
|
ECON 1310
|
S
|
English Language & Composition
|
4
|
General credit
|
|
English Literature & Composition
|
4
|
ENG 1900
|
H
|
Environmental Science
|
3
|
ESTD 1100
|
N2
|
French Language
|
3
|
FREN 3210
|
G
|
French Language
|
4
|
FREN 3220
|
G
|
German Language
|
3
|
GERM 3210
|
G
|
German Language
|
4
|
GERM 3220
|
G
|
Government: U.S.
|
4
|
PSCI 1110
|
S
|
Government: Comparative
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
G, S
|
History: European
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
S
|
History: U.S.
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
S
|
History: World
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
S
|
Human Geography
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
|
Italian Language & Culture
|
4
|
General credit
|
G
|
Latin
|
4
|
General credit
|
|
Music Theory
|
4
|
MUS 3410
|
|
Physics I
|
3
|
General credit
|
N2
|
Physics II
|
3
|
General credit
|
N2
|
Physics C
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
N2
|
Physics: Electricity & Magnets
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
N2
|
Psychology
|
4
|
PSY 1330
|
S
|
Spanish Language
|
3
|
SPAN 3210
|
G
|
Spanish Language
|
4
|
SPAN 3220
|
G
|
Spanish Literature
|
4
|
SPAN 3980
|
G, H
|
Statistics
|
4
|
MATH 1200
|
M, R
|
Students who have taken IB exams should consult the list below for required scores and credit given for each exam. Students may only receive credits for completing higher level exams. A maximum of 20 semester credits may be transferred from the IB program.
HP = Fulfills particular Hamline Plan requirement
IB Exam
|
Score
|
Hamline Credit
|
HP
|
Biology
|
5
|
General credit
|
N2
|
Business Management
|
4
|
General credit
|
|
Chemistry
|
5
|
CHEM 1130, CHEM 1140
|
N2
|
Dance
|
4
|
THTR 1130
|
F
|
Economics
|
4
|
ECON 1310
|
G, S
|
English A
|
4
|
ENG 1900
|
H
|
English A
|
5
|
ENG 1900, Elective credit
|
H
|
French B
|
4
|
FREN 1110, FREN 1120
|
G
|
Geography
|
4
|
General credit
|
|
German B
|
4
|
GERM 1110, GERM 1120
|
G
|
Global Politics
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
G, S
|
History of the Americas
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
S
|
History of Europe
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
S
|
History of Asia & Oceania
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
S
|
History of Africa & the Middle East
|
4
|
Elective credit
|
S
|
Mathematics
|
5
|
MATH 1170, MATH 1180
|
M, R
|
Music
|
4
|
General credit
|
F
|
Philosophy
|
5
|
PHIL 1120
|
H
|
Physics
|
5
|
PHYS 1150, PHYS 1160
|
N2
|
Psychology
|
4
|
PSY 1330
|
S
|
Spanish
|
4
|
SPAN 1110, SPAN 1120
|
G
|
Theatre
|
4
|
THTR 1120
|
F
|
Visual Arts
|
4
|
General credit
|
F
|
Post-Secondary Enrollment Option (PSEO)
If you have taken classes at a Minnesota college through the PSEO program, please contact the admission office to see how they transfer.
Students participating in the PSEO program are still considered first-year students. If they have completed an A.A. or A.S. degree through the PSEO program, each class is reviewed for transfer credit independent of any degree.
Call the Office of Undergraduate Admission at 651-523-2207 or 1-800-753-9753 or email admission@hamline.edu if you have any questions about transferring credits.
Go to TES (Transfer Evaluation System) to look up your preexisting credits.