Credit transfer

Your credits can be transferred to Stockholm University if you have previously taken courses whose contents match a course that is given here. This is needed in particular if you wish to include a course from abroad in your degree from Stockholm University.

Please note that courses from another Swedish university can usually be included in a degree from Stockholm University as they are, with no credit transfer needed. Indeed, a transfer may have negative consequences: grades are not transmitted and the number of credits may be reduced if courses don't match exactly.

A credit transfer is needed if you wish to include courses from foreign universities in a degree at Stockholm University. It can also be used if the courses you have previously taken correspond only to parts of one of our courses, but not the whole course.

You must be a student at Stockholm University to apply for a credit transfer here.

General information about credit transfers

 

No new credits produced

A credit transfer does not produce any new credits, it is merely a way of formally labelling old credits so it is easier to see which of our courses they correspond to, or (if they are credits from foreign universities) so that they can be included in a degree from Stockholm University. In particular, the Swedish Board of Student Finance (CSN) will not consider a credit transfer as grounds for financial study support.

 

Apply for a credit transfer

You must be a student at Stockholm University to apply for a credit transfer here.

If you already know which of our courses you previous studies correspond to, you can apply for the credit transfer in Ladok. If you are uncertain, please contact us at tillgodo@math.su.se first, and we can help you before you send in your application.

To apply for credit transfer, log in to Ladok, go to "crediting" in the menu and you will find instructions there. You will need to upload supporting documents to prove your previous studies or work experience, details about this can be found in Ladok.

Ladok for students

 

Contact

If you have questions about credit transfer, contact us at tillgodo@math.su.se.

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