Credit earned by examination at other colleges or universities within the last five years may be transferred, provided such credit meets the guidelines used by the Institute. Due to the rigorous nature and subject specificity of the programs at the Institute, students transferring in to the Institute should expect that no more than 25% of credits required to graduate will transfer.
Transfer credit may be accepted subject to the following conditions and restrictions:
- The course(s) offered for transfer must be taken at a bona fide, legitimate institution recognized and approved by a regulatory authority which oversees the educational system in the country where the institution is located. These courses must appear on official transcripts from the institution and must be comparable in academic quality to the modules offered by the Institute. The final decision regarding the transferability of credits remains at the Institute’s discretion.
- Transfer credit will be considered for courses in which the grade of “B-” or better is recorded.
- Application for transfer credit is strictly via IN4SIT during the matriculation exercise in July. Please refer to IN4SIT for the step-by-step guide.
- Upon submission on IN4SIT, applicant must submit a copy of the official transcript and course syllabus with details of course duration, credit hours, assessment methods, topics, etc., to registrar.sg@digipen.edu.
- A validation examination may be conducted to determine the applicant’s knowledge of the subject.
- “Credit” or “Pass” grades will not be accepted for credit exemption.
- Outcome of the applications will be published in IN4SIT by week 2 of the next trimester.
Students who participated in the DigiPen Foundation Course or DigiPen Honor Track and have earned credits at the DigiPen (Singapore) or DigiPen’s U.S. campus may apply for Transfer Credit, subject to above conditions and restrictions.
If a course is accepted for credit, it will be counted as a transfer credit. No grade points from such transfer courses will be calculated in the Institute grade point average. However, grades transferred for courses taken in residence at institutions with which the Institute has articulation agreements are exempt from this policy and will be recorded. Credit hours from another institution that are accepted towards the student’s educational program must count as both attempted and completed hours. Courses transferred in may not be used to substitute improved grades for passing grades earned at the Institute.