There are a variety of ways you may earn Purdue credit for previous work. Purdue does not charge any fees to complete this evaluation; however, Purdue may prioritize evaluation of credit for those who have been admitted to Purdue as well as those with the nearest Purdue start date.

If you have questions about the process of transferring credit to Purdue, contact the Office of Admissions at admissions@purdue.edu, or 765-494-1776.

1. Courses Taken as a College Student
   When you are admitted to Purdue as a degree-seeking student, Purdue's Credit Evaluation Department will evaluate your official college transcripts for possible transfer credit. The evaluation will be available in your application portal. To be transferable, coursework must meet the following criteria:

   • It was earned at a regionally accredited institution.
   • It is college-level coursework (not remedial or developmental).
   • You received a grade of at least C-.
   
   

   To receive a Purdue degree, you must complete at least 32 Purdue credit hours of upper-division courses as part of the requirements for your plan of study. Only credit transfers your grades will not.

2. Dual/Concurrent or Early College Credit Earned in High School
   You may earn Purdue credit from dual or concurrent high school coursework (courses you took in high school that also counted toward college credit – including Purdue's own dual credit program). To evaluate this for possible Purdue credit, we must have an official transcript from the college or university that administered the course; we cannot use your high school transcript to award Purdue credit.

   Credit earned through Purdue's dual credit program already exists on your Purdue student record (no need to submit a transcript).

3. Credit from Testing
   There are a variety of national, international and Purdue-specific testing opportunities through which you may receive Purdue credit. These include the College Board's AP program, International Baccalaureate, A-Level, departmental proficiency examinations, and others. See more information in the Credit Through Testing section below.

4. Military Experience, JST/CCAF Transcript, Defense Language Institute (DLI) and more
   See Military section below for more information.

We must have official transcripts with final grades to award credit (not copied, scanned, faxed or sent from a personal email). Transcripts must be provided by the college or university that administered the coursework. We cannot use high school transcripts to award credit for dual/concurrent credit courses. Coursework taken at a Purdue regional campus or as part of Purdue's dual credit program is already on your student record (no need to submit a transcript).

How to submit transcripts*:

• Through an electronic transcript service (contact your institution's Registrar office). This is the quickest and most efficient method. Use admissions@purdue.edu for e-transcript services that require an email address. Do not use a Purdue staff member's individual email address.
• Mail to Purdue from the institution that administered the course:
  Purdue University
  Office of Admissions
  2550 Northwestern Ave. Suite 1900
  West Lafayette, IN 47906
• Deliver in person to the Office of Admissions in a sealed envelope on the institution's stationery.
• Do not send duplicate copies via different methods.

*Be sure to request or send transcripts at least two weeks before the application deadline.

Transfer Credit Course Equivalency Guide — allows you to look up courses one by one to determine how they might transfer to Purdue. You should use this tool along with the plan of study for your desired major to assess how previous college credit may apply to your desired major. Courses taken at the Purdue regional campus ARE Purdue credit; this tool cannot be used for this purpose.

There are multiple ways you might earn Purdue credit based on scores from testing services:

• College Board Advanced Placement Program (AP) — tests taken as part of high school AP courses. See Purdue credit for AP Tests.
• College Level Examination Program (CLEP) — tests based on knowledge students acquired through experience or independent study. CLEP exams may not be used in place of coursework required for admission to Purdue. The Purdue Testing Center offers CLEP exams to current Purdue students by appointment. See Purdue credit for CLEP Exams.
• International Baccalaureate (IB) — tests taken as part of the IB program. See Purdue credit for IB Exams.
• A-Level exams — tests taken as part of Cambridge International's A-Level program. See Purdue credit for A-Level Exams.
• DSST Program — tests based on knowledge students acquired through experience or independent study. See Purdue credit for DSST Exams.
• National Examinations in World Languages (NEWL) — proficiency-based language assessment. See Purdue credit for NEWL assessments.
• Purdue-specific tests — Purdue departmental proficiency examinations. You may find the per-exam costs and details about scheduling a test through the Purdue Testing Center. See a full list of tests offered by the Purdue Testing Center.
• Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Exam (CAPE) – credit awarded through examination. Contact admissions@purdue.edu for information about how this credit transfers.

Purdue participates in statewide transfer initiatives coordinated by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. In addition, the University has articulation (transfer) agreements for specific majors.

• Purdue Core Curriculum — a set of common learning outcomes required of all Purdue undergraduate students. In some cases, transfer courses may be used to satisfy specific learning outcomes.
• Indiana Core Transfer Library (CTL) — A list of courses that transfer among all Indiana public colleges and universities.
• Indiana College Core (formerly STGEC)  — Core student competencies and outcomes required at public institutions in Indiana. Students who have successfully completed the core requirement at one Indiana institution will not be required to complete it at another institution if they transfer. A variety of courses may satisfy a specific core requirement and whether a requirement is satisfied may be independent of courses a student still must complete at Purdue.
• Purdue Articulation (Transfer) Agreements — Purdue transfer agreements with other institutions.
• Indiana Transfer Single Articulation Pathway (TSAP) — a program in which students in selected majors may complete an associate's degree at an Indiana community college and transfer into a related field at a four-year public university in Indiana where credits earned for the associate's degree will apply toward the bachelor's degree.

1. Undistributed Credit: Military veterans or active-duty personnel with six months to one year of military service will receive four hours of undistributed credit. Those with at least one year will receive eight hours of undistributed credit. Submit your DD214 or LES while applying to Purdue or you can email it directly to transfercredit@purdue.edu.
2. The Joint Service Transcript (JST) for credit evaluation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis as it pertains to the different sections of the JST.
   1. Section 1 — Military Courses and Section 2 — Military Experience (of the JST): Service members who have a JST, may submit their transcript to the Veteran and Military Success Center at Purdue University for review of their military courses and military experience. The center will then use The ACE Military Guide (AGM)  in combination with the service member’s plan of study to recommend transfer credits as it is applicable.
   2. Section 3 — Transfer Courses (of the JST):
      1. Credits listed underneath the Transfer Credit Courses section of the JST will go through transfer credit evaluation by the Transfer Credit Evaluation Office. These courses are institutionally accredited. Examples are:
         1. Air University: Visit the Air University website for information on accreditation.
         2. Defense Language Institute (DLI) Transfer Credit: Service members who have graduated from and received transfer credit from the Defense Language Institute (DLI) may seek transfer credit through the credit evaluation office. Visit the Defense Language Institute’s website for accreditation information. Service members who graduate from DLI are also considered within the population of those who do NOT need to take language placement exams.
         3. Additional courses as listed within the transfer course credit section of the JST.
3. Community College of the Air Force (CCAF): Service members specific to the Air Force and the Space Force may have a CCAF that they can submit for transfer credit to the office of credit evaluations.