Transfer of credits

In accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, any student at the university is entitled to apply for transfer of credits, accreditation, of earlier education. The University is obliged to make an assessment of whether the earlier education is equivalent to the programme to which accreditation has been requested. The application for accreditation is to be submitted to the faculty/department responsible for the programme.

What is "transfer of credits?"
In the Higher Education Ordinance, it states that if you have completed certain higher education courses with a pass or have the equivalent professional experience, you have the right to transfer the credits to courses at another higher education institution. You may also get credits transferred for different subject courses completed at the same higher education institution.

You need to be admitted to a programme/course at the university to be able to get an accreditation.

What do I need to fulfil in order to get a transfer of credits?

You must have been admitted to Kristianstad University and be currently studying here.
Your previous studies or occupational experience should primarily correspond to the course or programme you would otherwise have studied at Kristianstad University.
When applying for transfer of credits for previous studies, the credits you wish to be transferred must be in form of completed courses or modules; i.e., you have received your final grade for the courses or modules.
Your application must be complete, containing the necessary documents (see application form (pdf, 30 kB)(pdf, 43 kB)). You need to send the completed forms with a number of certified documents (copies, not originals) in Swedish or English.

The University's decision

If your application for transfer of credits is partially or wholly rejected, you always have the right to appeal the decision. Information concerning this is declared at the application form.

Later stage of a programme/change of university

If you want to complete your studies from another university, please look at Later stage of a programme/change of university.