PETITION FOR TRANSFER COURSE CREDIT
FIRST-YEAR WRITING REQUIREMENT
If the writing course you completed at another college or university is not listed on Sweetland’s approved or not approved
transfer course lists, then Sweetland has not received the necessary materials to make an evaluation. You can check the list
here: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/sweetland/lsawritingrequirements/firstyearwritingrequirement/transfercourses.
For Sweetland to evaluate the course you completed, return this form with a generic catalog description, specific course
description, and detailed syllabus (including information about writing assignments) to:
Teri Ford
Sweetland Center for Writing
University of Michigan
1310 North Quad
105 S. State St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1285
Students will be notified via email of the decision. Decisions may take up to two (2) weeks.
If your course is already on the approved list and you have not received credit for the First-Year Writing Requirement,
you do not need to submit materials, just complete the information below.
Name: ___________________________________________________ Date Submitted: ______________________________
Student ID/Emplid: ________________________________ UM Email: _________________________________________
(8 digits)
College Enrolled in: _________________________________________ Total Credit Hours to Date: ____________________
College/University where course was taken: _________________________________________________________________
Department name(s) and course #(s): _______________________________________________________________________
Grade(s) earned: _____ / _____
Credit(s) earned: _____ / _____
Semester(s) Taken: _________ / _________
Please include all of the materials below if the course is not on Sweetland Center for Writing’s list of approved transfer
courses.
Catalog description ______ Course guidelines ______ Syllabus ______
For Sweetland Center for Writing use only:
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Action/Signature/Date
Notified: ______ File Updated: ______ Exception: ______ Return Papers: ______
Rev. 6/13