It is expected that most work toward degrees offered by the Wake Forest University School of Business will be taken in the School of Business. School of Business students are also accountable to overall transfer course/credit limits applying to all undergraduate WFU students summarized in other sections of this Bulletin. In the School of Business, student requests for course transfer are adjudicated by the Undergraduate Business Committee on Academic Affairs (UBCAA). Students with questions regarding transfer course request procedures in their particular major or course of study, or related degree planning needs, should consult with School of Business academic advising staff. For students wishing to request transfer credit from other institutions towards their School of Business degree program, the following general guidelines apply:

  1. All approvals for transfer credits from other institutions to the School of Business must be: 
    1. approved prior to admission into the School of Business for transfer students and will be limited to a maximum of 6 hours or
    2. pre-approved before such courses are taken by students who began their college careers at Wake Forest University
  2. Courses taken at AACSB accredited schools (or completed abroad in international programs sponsored by AACSB-accredited schools) will be considered for transfer. If a course is taken at an institution that is not AACSB-accredited, and possible transfer credit is deemed applicable by the relevant School of Business approval body, then a validation exam will generally be required in order to be considered for transfer credit.

  3. Courses taken elsewhere, in subjects not offered at the School of Business, will not necessarily count toward the hours required in the School of Business.

  4. Courses approved for transfer credit that do not have an equivalent course offering in the School of Business may not count toward School of Business degree program requirements. However, such courses may be eligible for general elective business transfer credit.

  5. A maximum of two courses (6 hours) may be transferred into School of Business undergraduate program requirements from other institutions.

  6. Credit earned through Wake Forest-sponsored study-abroad programs (i.e., WFU Barcelona, London INSTEP) is treated as institutional credit, and it is therefore excluded from the program’s transfer credit hour limitations.

  7. Students who begin their college career at Wake Forest University and who are applying to the School of Business must take ACC 111 at Wake Forest University.

Students in majors outside of the School of Business, who wish to request transfer credit from other institutions towards general elective requirements in the College of Arts & Sciences, may utilize School of Business procedures for transfer credit review (requiring a review of that course’s description and syllabus).