How to transfer credits from Outlier
Outlier makes earning and transferring college credit simple. You now have two trusted pathways for earning transferable college credit, giving you more flexibility and confidence in how your credits are recognized.
If you already know which school you will be transferring your credits into, we recommend getting pre-approval for each course you plan to transfer before you start — see our how-to guide below.
After completing their courses, students have requested transcripts be sent to over 800 institutions and report successful transfer to top-rated schools such as Princeton, NYU, and UC Berkeley.
Where are Outlier students transferring credits?
Students who have taken Outlier courses report successful transfer of credits into many higher education institutions across the country, from community colleges to top-ranked private schools, and everything in between, including:
- • Bard College
- • Bergen Community College
- • Binghamton University
- • Bluefield College
- • Bowdoin College
- • Bunker Hill Community College
- • California State University, Dominguez Hills
- • Castleton University
- • Collin County Community College
- • CUNY Kingsborough Community College
- • Drew University
- • Duquesne University
- • Durham Technical Community College
- • Emory University
- • Florida Polytechnic University
- • Georgetown University
- • Georgia Gwinnett College
- • Georgia State University
- • Gwinnett Technical College
- • Hampshire College
- • Harvard University
- • Harvard Extension School
- • Hillsdale College
- • Hope College
- • Illinois Central College
- • Indiana University
- • Lakeshore Technical College
- • Lamar University
- • Lewis-Clark State College
- • Lone Star College
- • Long Beach City College
- • Los Angeles City College
- • Loyola University Chicago
- • Make School
- • Moraine Valley Community College
- • New York University
- • Northland College
- • Pennsylvania State University
- • Princeton University
- • Rowan College at Burlington County
- • Sauk Valley Community College
- • Savannah College of Art and Design
- • St. Mary College
- • Stark State College
- • Syracuse University
- • Texas A&M University–College Station
- • The College of the Florida Keys
- • University of California–Santa Cruz
- • University of Central Florida
- • University of Denver
- • University of Massachusetts Lowell
- • University of Minnesota (Twin cities)
- • University of Oklahoma
- • University of Pennsylvania
- • University of San Diego
- • University of South Dakota
- • University of Tampa
- • University School of Nashville
- • Wheaton College
School information has been collected from student surveys. If you are interested in taking our courses for college credits, we suggest contacting your school’s registrar or advisor to confirm if the transfer credits can be pre-approved for your degree program. Our credits are typically accepted as General Education transfer credits (as a baseline), but they’re also accepted toward specific majors or degree programs on a case by case basis.
How do you transfer credit?
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Step 1: Obtain pre-approval to transfer credit (optional, if you know which school you will be transferring credits into)
While courses delivered by Outlier and credits earned through the University of Pittsburgh with ACE Credit Recommendation tend to transfer well, each college is different. If you already know which school you will be transferring your credits into, we'd recommend contacting your school’s Registrar or your advisor to see if specific University of Pittsburgh courses will transfer for college-level credit 2-3 weeks before the course starts.
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Step 2. Start and complete your course
Finish your assessments and complete the course. Students who earn a final grade of “C” or better have a much greater chance of getting their credit accepted as transfer credit.
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Step 3. Send the transcript in order to transfer credit
Option 1: University of Pittsburgh Credit (with ACE Credit Recommendation)
Request an official University of Pittsburgh transcript to be sent to the college or university of your choice, including the course syllabus to help with credit evaluation (available in your Outlier course or on the individual course pages from Outlier.org/collections/course-catalog) and the ACE National Guide listing for your course.
Option 2: ACE Credit Recommendation
Send your Outlier final score to the college or university of your choice, including the course syllabus to support credit evaluation (available in your Outlier course or on the individual course pages from Outlier.org/collections/course-catalog) and the ACE National Guide listing for your course.
Want more step-by-step guidance on transferring credits? Get the Transfer Credit Toolkit.
