Transfer your credits to CEFAM

At CEFAM, transfer credits allow you to fast-track your academic journey by validating courses you have already completed at another institution. Your credits can be officially recognized only if they are also accepted by our American partner universities – ensuring a seamless transition when you join the North American campus of your choice for your final year of study.

To determine whether you qualify, please read through this page and contact our Admission team.

Transfer “upper-level” high school courses credits into University Credits at CEFAM

Advanced Placement Examinations

AP classes (Advanced Placement) are college-level courses offered in high school through the College Board program (The College Board Program is an American nonprofit organization that design and administers standardized tests and educational programs). These classes are designed to give students a more rigorous academic experience and the opportunity to earn college credits while still in high school. They cover material similar to an introductory university course. Taking AP courses while in High school is a way for students to strengthen their college applications.

At the end of the course, students take an AP exam (scored 1–5).
CEFAM and its partner require a score of 4 or 5 to transfer credits related to an AP course.

Transferring AP course credits save time and tuition, it also allows students to take advanced courses sooner.

Below is a table showing AP subjects that can be transferred at CEFAM and its partner schools, with a score of 4 or 5.

International Baccalaureate Higher Level courses

Over the course of the two-year IB Diploma Program, students study six subjects chosen from the six subject groups.
They can choose many varieties of subject options. IB courses can be taken at the Standard Level (SL) or Higher Level (HL), please note that only courses taken that the Higher Level (HL) can transfer at the university level.

Below is a table for IB subjects that can be transferred at CEFAM and its partner schools. IB courses are assessed on a 1–7 scale. CEFAM and its partner universities can transfer only Higher Level (HL) courses with a score of 5, 6 or 7.

Your can find CEFAM’s page on the IB Organization’s website here

Transferring to CEFAM from another institution

For a variety of reasons, you may begin a degree program at another institution but then find yourself wanting to change course or institution. We welcome applications from students wanting to transfer but there are some things to consider before you apply:

• Notifying your current institution

You may want to approach your personal tutor or central support services to discuss your situation and any implications of transferring your studies.

• Visa implications

If you are an international student studying on a student visa you will also need to seek advice from your institution’s immigration team.

• Student finance

You will also need to consider any impact on your student finance arrangements and consider such matters as fee differentials between your current and target program of studies at CEFAM.

How to apply

To pursue your request for a transfer, you will need to contact the Admissions department who will guide you through the process. You will also need to provide the following documents as part of your application:

• A recent transcript outlining all modules/courses completed or being taken as part of the current program of study and marks received along with the associated syllabi/course descriptions. This will allow us to compare these to our curriculum and let you know which courses you might transfer, upon the condition of getting a minimum grade of a C to each module (or the minimum passing grade if your grading system differs from the American one).
• A copy of the end of secondary education diploma: French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, High School Diploma, A-Level, Atelstat, etc.
• Proof of a minimum B2 Level (TOEFL: 62 / IELTS: 5.5 / Duolingo: 90) or certificate of stating that you studied in English if you have one.

Our Director of Studies will then review those documents, and we will let you know how many credits we may transfer so you would know how many credits left you would need to get CEFAM’s degree.

CEFAM reserves the right to change the transfer credit recognition policy without notice.