Considerations
Transfer of credit from one institution to another involves at least the following three considerations:
- The educational quality of the institution from which the student transfers
- The comparability of the nature, content, and level of the credit earned to that offered by the receiving institution
- The appropriateness and applicability of the credit earned to the programs offered by the receiving institution, in light of the student's educational goals
Accreditation
Accreditation speaks primarily to the first of these considerations, serving as the basic indicator that an institution meets certain minimum standards. With this as a basis, transfer credit will be given for courses taken at other accredited schools according to the following criteria (note that only the credits transfer, not the grades):
- Non-COE courses with a "C" grade or better from Accredited institutions, which are applicable to the COE curriculum, may be transferred.
- COE courses with a "C" grade or better from ABET-accredited computer engineering programs may be transferred.
- COE courses, or COET courses taken in computer engineering technology programs, are not transferable.
- Courses taken as a part of ABET-accredited non-computer engineering programs, or COE or Non-COE technology programs, may be transferable as technical electives or open electives on a case-by-case basis.
Applying for Transfer Credit
To apply for transfer credit, the student must request such transfer in writing and include a course syllabus, a copy of the catalog course description, and an official transcript from the school where the course was completed. All such requests should be forwarded to the undergraduate administrator for the Computer Engineering Program.
Example Computer Engineering Advanced Standing From Local Schools
Allegheny College
| Course |
Pitt Equivalent |
| CS 102 Introduction to CS |
COE 445 Information Structures |
| CS 210 Prin of Computer Organization |
COE 142 Computer Organization |
| CS 220 Prog Language Concepts |
COE 1520 Programming Languages |
| CS 250 Analysis of Algorithms |
COE 1501 Data Structures and Algorithms |
| CS 410 Computer Architecture |
COE 1541 Computer Architecture |
California University of Pennsylvania
| Course |
Pitt Equivalent |
| CSC 265 Object Oriented Programming |
COE 401 Introduction to Java |
| CSC 328 Data Structures |
COE 445 Information Structures |
| CSC 378 Computer Architecture |
COE 142 Computer Organization |
Duquesne University
| Course |
Pitt Equivalent |
| CS 150 Programming |
COE 401 Introduction to Java |
| CS 215 Data Structures |
COE 445 Information Structures |
| CS 220 Computer Organization |
COE 142 Computer Organization |
| CS 300 Advanced Data Structures |
COE 1501 Data Structures and Algorithms |
| CS 435 Theory of Programming Languages |
COE 1502 Programming Languages |
