How do universities evaluate the courses that you take?

Transfer Students
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Hi,

I don’t know how to word the question that I want to ask, so I will use my situation as an example.

I am currently a freshmen at University of Georgia (UGA), and I am looking to transfer to the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) after my freshmen year. I have a question on how courses transfer to GT. I am majoring in Mechanical Engineering, and I see that GT recommends that I take Linear Algebra if I am majoring in Mechanical Engineering. At UGA, there are two Linear Algebra courses, Intro to Linear Algebra (MATH 3000) and Applied Linear Algebra (MATH 3300). Both of these courses transfer to GT as Linear Algebra for Calc (MATH 1522).

Does it matter which Linear Algebra course I take at UGA? Let’s just say, for this purpose, MATH 3300 is harder than MATH 3000. Does GT want to see MATH 3300 on my transcript over MATH 3000? They both transfer as the exact same course to GT. So does it matter? Does GT take the courses at UGA into consideration directly, or do they translate every single one of my UGA courses to GT courses first, and then evaluate it?

Thanks!

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It does look like UGA MATH 3000 is more proof-based than 3300, since 3000 has a recommended prerequisite of 3200 (introduction to proof writing).

http://bulletin.uga.edu/CoursesHome.aspx

Looks like GT basically says that either one will fulfill the requirement of its MATH 1522, though it is likely that UGA MATH 3000 goes beyond that in terms of theory and proofs.

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“Does GT take the courses at UGA into consideration directly, or do they translate every single one of my UGA courses to GT courses first, and then evaluate it?”

That is a question you need to take to the transfer credit evaluation team at GT. Each place sets its own policy about this kind of thing. Only the people at GT will know exactly how they handle UGA credits.