Transfer Course Equivalence Tables: Reading Guidelines and Legend
General Reading Guidelines
To find out how a course will transfer to UNLV:
- Select the appropriate state or territory from the list on the main Transfer Course Equivalence Tables page. (International institutions are not represented on the Equivalence Tables. For questions about international credits, unadmitted students should contact Undergraduate Recruitment at 702-774-UNLV. Admitted students should have their academic advisor contact the Admissions department.)
- Select the appropriate institution from the list of schools in that state or territory. You may need to check for alternate names. If you do not find the institution that you're looking for, chances are that no coursework has ever been articulated from that school within our DARS program.
- On the web page for the institution you selected, begin reading at the top and work downwards. The left column lists the courses as they would be transferred from the outside institution. The right column lists how those courses will be accepted at UNLV. Generally, if a course has been articulated using DARS, you will be able to find an exact match. If not, you may need to look for a wildcard match. Note: The first equivalence rule that can match a particular course will match it even though there is a more specific rule later in the table.
Legend
- $
- A placeholder (or wildcard) standing in place of any character in a course subject and number and course titles. For example, "ENG $$$" indicates that any ENG course would match this equivalence rule. "ENG 10$" however would match any course number that begins with "ENG 10" followed by any kind and number of characters.
- __ credits maximum
- Only the number of credits indicated will be accepted to UNLV.
- Alternate ID
- This course will also count as the indicated course (no duplicate credit is awarded). For example, if a course is accepted as ENG 101 and has an alternate ID of HIST 101, it could fulfill a requirement that requires ENG 101 or a different requirement that requires HIST 101.
- General lower division credit
- This course is accepted for general lower division (freshman- and sophomore-level) credit but not for a specific subject or course.
- General upper division credit
- This course is accepted for general upper division (junior- and senior-level) credit but not for a specific subject or course.
- Institution Code
- An abbreviated code used by UNLV staff to denote a particular academic institution.
- Lower division _____ elective
- This course is accepted for lower division (freshman- and sophomore-level) credit in the subject indicated but not for a specific course.
- Matched by title
- A transfer course must match both the course number and the portion of the title indicated in order to be transferred according to this equivalence rule. Wildcards ($) will almost always appear in the title to be matched.
- Minimum hours
- The minimum number of credit hours associated with a transfer course before it will be accepted according to this equivalence rule.
- NON-ACCRED
- An unaccredited institution. This generally means that no coursework from this school will be accepted at UNLV.
- Not transferable
- This course is not accepted for college credit at UNLV.
- May fulfill _____
- This course will fulfill a specific kind of requirement even though its UNLV course equivalent would not normally do so. There is no guarantee how the course will be used; this only shows a possibility. For example, Conversational Romulun I from Starfleet Academy may be accepted as a general lower division elective which would not normally count toward a specific degree program requirement (only an general elective requirement), but UNLV may also accept it as fulfilling part of a Humanities requirement.
- Upper division _____ elective
- This course is accepted for upper division (junior- and senior-level) credit in the subject indicated but not for a specific course.
- US2
- Indicates a 2-year institution in the United States.
- US4
- Indicates a 4-year institution in the United States.