Credit transfer for previous studies or professional experience

• MDU does not provide advance decisions regarding credit transfer.
• A credit transfer during ongoing studies affects the number of credits you are registered for and may therefore influence your eligibility for student finance.
• Example: If you are admitted to 30 credits this semester and 10 of them are credited, you will only study 20 credits this semester. You are responsible for informing CSN of any changes to your study situation.
• If you are granted credit transfer for part of a course or programme, you are not entitled to participate in that part of the education. This means you cannot attend lectures, seminars, or examinations for the credited component.
• No grade is awarded for credited studies, as no new assessment is made. If you receive credit for parts of a course, this may affect your opportunity to achieve a higher final grade in the course.
• If you have completed semesters 1–3 of a programme at another university, this does not automatically qualify you to begin semester 4 at MDU. Programmes leading to the same degree may vary between institutions.
• You cannot include both completed courses and credited courses covering the same content in the same degree – this would result in an overlap.
• Example: If you apply to credit completed courses 1 and 2 as equivalent to MDU courses A and B, you cannot include all four in your degree.
• If you have not received a decision by the start of a course, you are advised to begin and follow the course while waiting for the outcome.

Always include:

• course syllabuses and reading lists for courses taken at other higher education institutions
• attach the syllabus valid for the semester when you completed the course
• if the credit refers to a course that includes a thesis, report, or project paper, include that document.

For professional experience / prior learning, also include:

• employer’s certificate(s) or statement(s) verifying your work experience, and timesheets if you have been hourly employed
• the certificate must include period of employment, scope, position, and description of duties
• Prior learning: include a detailed account of the knowledge and skills you have acquired through professional experience, linked to the intended learning outcomes of the course.

For studies abroad, also include:

• signed Learning Agreement (if applicable)
• documentation showing academic structure, semester system, and grading scale
• Official Transcript of Records
  • must include course titles, study dates, level, credit load, and grades.

If a course syllabus is unavailable, you may submit your own course description.
All original documents must be attached in the original language and in English for courses completed abroad.

Translations may be requested if the documents are in languages other than the Nordic languages, English or Finnish.