Credit Transfer

Initiate Unit Transfer Request via EduRec

Credit transfer should be processed and updated by the semester immediately following your exchange. 

Please check with your Partner University (PU) on when your official transcript will be released. If you have not received it within 2 months after returning from SEP, follow up with the PU. If your transcript is not in English, request an official English-translated copy from the PU.

Please initiate your credit transfer by following these steps:

  • Refer to the Credit Transfer Step-by-Step Guide for assistance.
  • Submit your request via the EduRec: Academics > Global Education > Submit Course Mapping > Credit Transfer Request
  • Submit your official transcript issued by your Partner University via the SoC Application Portal at http://socug.comp.nus.edu.sg
  • Select the “SEP-SUSEP” queue and indicate your NUS Student ID when corresponding with us.
For a Successful Credit Transfer:
  • All courses taken must be graded; Pass/Fail options are not permitted for credit transfer.
  • Approved mappings are still subject to prerequisite checks during the credit transfer stage, where applicable.
  • Credit transfer is not permitted for courses with preclusions.
  • Examples of specific programmes rules:
    • Business Analytics (BZA) Students: BT4240 precludes CS3244, IS4240, and IT3011. You are not permitted to transfer credits for these precluded courses from your exchange.
    • Computer Engineering (CEG) Students: You cannot map back any preclusion courses related to CEG core modules, including CS2100, CS2105, CS2106, and CS2109S. If you take a precluded course during your exchange (e.g., taking CS2106, which precludes CG2271), those credits will count as excess units beyond the 160-unit graduation requirement. You will still be required to read the core course (e.g., CG2271) at NUS.
    • Computer Science (CS) Students: CS2109S precludes CS3244 and CS3243. You are not allowed to transfer credits for these precluded courses from your exchange.
  • Appropriate unit adjustments are made during the credit transfer stage after the exchange, based on the NUS Unit Exchange Ratio.
  • If mapped courses do not have direct equivalence, or if you take fewer courses than required to meet the total workload, where necessary, SoC may top up the credit workload using dummy codes. These may be used to fulfil Unrestricted Elective (UE) requirements.
  • Your official transcript will display only the total credits acquired from exchange, recorded as OVS (satisfactory), OVU (unsatisfactory), or OVI (incomplete).