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

International Baccalaureate (IB)

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

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.