Course Transfers

How it works

• You may transfer in a maximum of 14 credit hours towards your MAC degree. Transfer credit hours are applied only to the courses listed above. Surplus credits cannot count towards other courses. For example, a 3-credit hour course submitted as transfer credit for Managerial Accounting will only count for 2 credit hours towards that student’s MAC degree since Managerial Accounting is a 2-credit hour course in the MAC Program.
• All students are required to complete 20 accounting-focused credit hours through the MAC Program to earn their degree. These courses are designated on our course list, available from the MAC registrar.
• Various minimum standards ensure that transfer credits are awarded in accordance with past academic success. You’ll need to meet these standards to qualify for transfer credit based on previous coursework:
  • You completed the course, or a more advanced version of this course, in the past five years, or will have completed it by your first day of classes.
  • You earned a grade of B or better in the course.
  • You took the course at an accredited school.
    • Institutions located in the United States must be regionally accredited.
    • International institutions must be AACSB-accredited.

How to submit your request

• If you meet the standards, submit your request using the Transfer Credit Submission Form.
  • Submitted transcripts and syllabi must be in English. If English is not the original language for these documents, then they must be translated into English by an independent service. If translated documents are submitted, you must also provide the original documents and documentation certifying the translation.
• Once we have received all materials, you’ll receive an e-mail confirmation and, in some cases, an invitation to discuss your transfer request.
• In circumstances where students have taken the relevant coursework more than five years ago, they may qualify for transfer credit if they have significant, recent, and direct professional experience with the topics covered. Students must submit a resume in their transfer credit request to document this experience. You must also specifically state how your experience (e.g. work experience, additional training, etc.) maps directly to the topics covered in the course for which you are requesting transfer credit. Such requests require review and approval by the Associate Dean and the lead faculty for the course.

We recommend that transfer requests and supporting documentation be submitted within 30 days of submitting your enrollment deposit. All transfer requests and documentation must be submitted before your first day of classes (not counting the Orientation and Leadership Immersion).

*The only exception to this policy is that a course transfer for Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling may be submitted at any time, pending successful performance on the assessment.

To earn your MAC degree, you’ll need at least 20 accounting-focused credit hours.

If you have any questions related to the waiver process, contact our registrar at AccountingOnlineRegistrar@kenan-flagler.unc.edu.