FAQ about credit transfer

If you have credits from former merits at a higher education institution (recognized HEI) or work experience, you might be able to transfer credits to a course, subject or program if there is an equivalence with studies given at Mid Sweden University.

NOTE! Credits cannot be counted twice, a qualification can only be based on courses that do not overlap.

You need to be a student at Mid Sweden University to be able to apply. The former credits should mainly be equivalent to the studies you wish to transfer credits to. 

If you have completed courses from another Swedish or Nordic higher education institution (HEI) that you wish to include in your degree you can add these in your application when you apply for a degree. A decision will then be made weather you can transfer credits from these course to your degree.

You need to apply for a transfer of credits in the Student portal if the courses you wish to include are taken at a HEI outside of the Nordic countries.

You login at Serviceportalen with your username and password. Pick Application for Credit Transfer. You can also attach documents in your application that you need for your credit transfer. See below what documents that may be.

If you choose to take the course that you have applied to transfer credits to, or by some other reason don’t want to proceed with your application, it is important that you withdraw your application. You can withdraw your application by answering the confirmation e-mail, or by contacting Examensenheten (Degree Office) at examen@miun.se and state your case number.

If you have studies and credits from abroad, outside the Nordic countries, and wish to include these in a future degree you have to apply for a credit transfer. If you have studied abroad as an exchange student from Mid Sweden University, attach your Learning Agreement to your application. You can apply for a credit transfer once you have returned, completed your studies and received your official transcript from the host university. Also bring the course syllabus for the courses taken during your exchange studies. When you apply for a credit transfer attach both Learning Agreement, course syllabus and official trancript of records. Your department or the International Relations Office can inform you about the Learning Agreement.

When the transfer of credits is based on previous studies, the following documents must be attached:

• Course certificate or transcript of records
• Course syllabus including reading list
• Learning Agreement (exchange studies from Mid Sweden University)
• Also attach the course syllabus for the course your application concerns (course at Mid Sweden University)

When the crediting is based on other activities, the following documents should be attached:

• A certificate that confirms the employment and the extent of the employment/activity
• Reference to direct supervisor and a statement from the same
• A detailed report of the relevant knowledge and skills obtained during the employment/activity in relation to all learning objectives in the course
• If you have had a supervisor during your employment please attach supporting documents of this and in what extent
• Also attach the course syllabus for the course your application concerns, latest version (course at Mid Sweden University)
• Where applicable, a decision regarding validation of prior learning

In addition to the above documents, the applicant should, upon request, be able to supplement documents that may be required for the application to be considered complete. Scanned original documents shall be sent in PDF format.

NOTE! Original documents may be required. Foreign documents must be submitted in original language and translated into English or Swedish by an authorized translator (exception may be granted by the decision maker). It should clearly state information on the scoring system, scope and rating system.

Hp stands for higher education credits, level is expressed for example: GR/first cycle, AV/second cycle, progression is expressed as A, B or C or 1-30, 31-60 or 61-90 credits.

The processing time for an application is approximately two months, some times longer, provided the application is complete. We therefore encourage you to send in your application in time. When a decision is made the applicant will be informed in writing.

The case officer points out which documents/documents are missing for the examination of the case. If the documents requested are not received despite reminders, the consequence may be that the matter cannot be taken up for consideration. If certain documents have been received but certain documents are still missing, the case may be admissible without being complete. However, the outcome may be different then than if the application were complete. 

When the decision on credit transfer relates to the entire course or subject, the reporting in Ladok is taken care of by the Degree Function in connection with the decision being notified to the student.

If, on the other hand, the decision concerns part of a course or module, reporting in Ladok is handled by the responsible department's faculty officer, when the student is registered for the course to which the decision on credit transfer applies.

Please note: if there is no registration for the course to which the decision applies (for part of the course, modules), it is the student's responsibility to notify the decision on credit transfer to the responsible department's faculty officer for reporting the credit transfer. This can only be done at the stage when the student has registered for the course in question.

If your application is rejected or partly rejected and you find this incorrect you have the right to appeal the decision. Information on how to proceed with an appeal is written in the same document as your decision. The appeal must be submitted in writing to Överklagandenämnden för högskolan (The Higher Education Appeals Board) but sent by mail to the Degree Office at Mid Sweden University within three weeks from the day the applicant received the decision. 

If your application is granted your study allowance from CSN can be affected. Contact CSN if you have questions or concerns about how you allowance can be affected.

An assessment of so-called overlap may be made at the time of awarding the degree, which means that a merit can only be included once in the same degree.

If you are admitted to a course within Lärarlyftet, you have the opportunity to transfer credits through validation. Validation refers to the mapping and assessment of participants' knowledge and skills/competence in relation to the intended learning outcomes in the course in question within Lärarlyftet. The application is made electronically in the digital application and administration system Valda. Read more about when and how to apply.

If you study within a program of Master of Science in Engineering you can proceed in different ways depending on your application. If your application concerns multiple former courses/merits that doesn’t have an exact equivalence in within the program at Mid Sweden University or if it concerns studies abroad, please contact your program coordinator for guidance to facilitate your future application for credit transfer.

If your application concerns a specific course or module, you can apply directly via the application form on-line in the Student portal. Don’t forget to attach the documents that you invoke in your application.

If you are studying within a teacher education programme and wish to transfer credits for previous qualifications, contact the department concerned for an initial assessment and guidance. Bring certified course certificates/study credits, course syllabi including reading list and, if possible, relevant study guides. The assessment facilitates the processing of a future application for credit transfers.