Change of Course Category-Academic Registry

All courses taken in the transfer-out programme will be carried forward automatically without exception to the transfer-in programme, and be included in the GPA calculation. The courses will be marked with “#” in the transcripts.

For details about change of course category, please refer to the tables below. You are welcomed to contact AR via academicsuccess@uic.edu.cn if you have further queries.

Table 1: Course Category

Course Category in Transfer-out Programme	Course Category in Transfer-in Programme
MR	will be changed to FE
ME	will be changed to FE
FE	1) will remain as FE or, 2) will be changed to MR/ME if the course is MR/ME for the transfer-in programme
GC	will remain as GC
WPE	will remain as WPE
GD	will be changed to FE if the course was completed before programme transfer and not required by the transfer-in programme Please refer to Table 2* for details
UC	will remain as UC
GE2021	will remain as GE2021

Abbreviations:

MR- Major Required Courses

ME- Major Elective Courses

FE- Free Elective Courses

For students admitted in 2020 or before

GC- General Education Core Courses

GD- General Education Distribution Courses

WPE- Whole Person Education Courses

For students admitted in 2021 or after

UC- University Core Courses

GE2021- General Education Courses

Table 2: Course Category Change of GD Courses for students admitted in 2020 or before

Note: Applied to students admitted in 2020 or before, effective from AY2019/20.

Course Taken in Transfer-out Programme	Course Required by Transfer-in Programme	Course Category for the Transferred GD Course
GDFL	Required	Remain as GD
GDHC	Required	Remain as GD
GDBM	NOT required	Changed to FE
GDHS	NOT required	Changed to FE
GDST	NOT required	Changed to FE
GDBM or GDHS (take 1 from 2 as required)	(1) Both Required	Remain as GD
GDBM or GDHS (take 1 from 2 as required)	(2) Required one only	For the course required by transfer-in programme, its category remains as GD; For the course not required by transfer-in programme, its category will be changed to FE.

Table 3 FST Course Equivalence for Programme Transfer Students

*Note: Applied to students who are approved for programme transfer only, subject to further change by FST.

No.	Course Code	Course Title	Remark
1	MATH1103	Calculus	These three courses are equivalent to each other.
	MATH1123	Calculus for Science and Engineering
	MATH1073	Calculus I
2	MATH1173	Linear Algebra	These three courses are equivalent to each other.
	MATH1003	Linear Algebra
	MATH1053	Linear Algebra I
3	MATH2033	Mathematical Statistics	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	STAT2003	Advanced Statistics
4	MATH1163	Advanced Calculus	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	MATH1083	Calculus II
5	AI1003	Python Programming	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	DS1013	Python Programming for Beginners
6	AI1013	Object-Oriented Programming	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	COMP2013	Object-Oriented Programming
7	AI1023	Database Management Systems	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	COMP3013	Database Management Systems
8	AI2003	Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	COMP2003	Data Structures and Algorithms
9	AI2043	Operating Systems	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	COMP3033	Operating Systems
10	AI3013	Machine Learning	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	DS4023	Machine Learning
11	AI1033	Introduction to Computer Systems	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	COMP1003	Computer Organisation
12	STAT1013	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	AI2033	Probability and Statistics
13	MATH1193	Advanced Linear Algebra	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	MATH1063	Linear Algebra II
14	ECON2013	Principles of Microeconomics	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	ECON2103	Microeconomics
15	ECON2003	Principles of Macroeconomics	These two courses are equivalent to each other.
	ECON2113	Macroeconomics