During the 2021 Maryland Legislative Cycle, the Transfer with Success Act was signed into law by Governor Hogan.
As part of these legislative changes, the College of Southern Maryland has made updates to our transfer credit policy, effective July 1, 2023.
To view the list of Maryland Public Colleges & Universities, please visit this webpage.
Providing your Social Security Number is optional at the time of applying to the college but will be required to complete the registration process and to apply for financial assistance. You may be asked to provide proof of residency in person at a campus location.
In order to request a transcript evaluation, two steps must be completed.
First, students must submit an official transcript to the College of Southern Maryland.
Submit your official transcripts or test scores to the Registrar's Office using a method listed below.
Please note: All physical transcripts must be sealed by the issuing institution. Any opened envelopes will not be accepted by CSM. All electronic transcripts must be sent directly to CSM. Any electronic transcripts sent/forwarded from the student will not be accepted by CSM as official.
Second, students must complete the form below.
Transcript Evaluation Request Form
Request for transcript evaluations will not be considered complete until CSM receives both the official transcript AND the transcript evaluation request form.
If the student is submitting multiple transcripts, they will be reviewed in the order they are received. The student will only need to submit one transcript evaluation request form (noting all the transcripts on the same submission under the question "List the names of the college institutions you will be listing official transcripts from").
Once the official transcript and the Transcript Evaluation Request form has been received, the evaluation process will begin. This process can take up to 20 business days.
The maximum number of transfer credits will be transferred into CSM. If the student has taken more credits than they are eligible to have transfer into CSM (75% of the credits required for the Letter of Recognition, Certificate, and/or Associate's degree), priority when evaluating courses will be given to courses that apply to the program of study listed on the Transcript Evaluation Request Form.
Please note: If a course has not been previously evaluated by the College of Southern Maryland or has not been re-evaluated within the past 5 years, CSM may request for the student to submit a syllabus. To expediate the evaluation process, students have the option to include syllabi in their Transcript Evaluation Request form submission.
The evaluation process can take up to 20 business days. While you wait, please schedule to meet with an academic advisor. Each CSM Advising Office maintains its own appointment and student walk-in schedule. Click here to contact the campus most convenient to you.
If you want to register for courses while you are waiting for your official transcript evaluation to be completed, you may meet with an academic advisor to explore the option of requesting a pre-requisite waiver. Their office can be reached at 301-934-7574 (when prompted, press 1) or at advisor@csmd.edu.
Once your transcript evaluation is complete, you will receive confirmation via email and instructions on how to log in to your my.CSMD account and track your progress.
The Transfer Summary will show you whether or not your courses have transferred in. If the course was denied in transfer, you will see a "grade." This "grade" will tell you the reason the course did not transfer in. Beginning July 1, 2023 students transferring in from a Maryland Public or Private College or University will be able to view what college credit was not applied and the reasoning by using the following key:
TD0 - Program Requirement Already Fulfilled
TD1 - Not Applicable to Program
TD2 - Unique Discipline or Course
TD3 - Does Not Meet Objectives/hrs
TD4 - Developmental Course
TD5 - Graduate Level Course
TD6 - Institution Not Accredited
TD7 - Unsatisfactory Grade
TD8 - Course in Progress
TD9 - Received Credit at Another Institution
TDP – Transcript Evaluation Pending
TDN - Request to Not Evaluate
TDT - Credit Through Testing
TDL - Credit Limit Reached
As well, you may see a course where instead of listing a number, it says "GENR." This means that while the course is not equivalent to a course offered at the College of Southern Maryland, it is considered a general education course and it can be used to fulfill a corresponding open general education requirement.
There may be exceptional instances in which students are excused from taking a required course in their program of study. A course substitution is initiated by an advisor and approved by the Division of Learning. Please schedule to meet with an advisor to initiate this process.
If you would like to appeal a decision regarding the transfer of credits, please click here and follow the transfer appeal procedure.
Providing your Social Security Number is optional at the time of applying to the college but will be required to complete the registration process and to apply for financial assistance. You may be asked to provide proof of residency in person at a campus location.
In order to request a transcript evaluation, two steps must be completed.
First, students must submit an official transcript to the College of Southern Maryland.
Submit your official transcripts or test scores to the Registrar's Office using a method listed below.
Please note: All physical transcripts must be sealed by the issuing institution. Any opened envelopes will not be accepted by CSM. All electronic transcripts must be sent directly to CSM. Any electronic transcripts sent/forwarded from the student will not be accepted by CSM as official.
Second, students must complete the form below.
Transcript Evaluation Request Form
Request for transcript evaluations will not be considered complete until CSM receives both the official transcript AND the transcript evaluation request form.
If the student is submitting multiple transcripts, they will be reviewed in the order they are received. The student will only need to submit one transcript evaluation request form (noting all the transcripts on the same submission under the question "List the names of the college institutions you will be listing official transcripts from").
Once the official transcript and the Transcript Evaluation Request form has been received, the evaluation process will begin. This process may take up to 20 business days.
The maximum number of transfer credits will be transferred into CSM. If the student has taken more credits than they are eligible to have transfer into CSM (75% of the credits required for the Letter of Recognition, Certificate, and/or Associate's degree), priority when evaluating courses will be given to courses that apply to the program of study listed on the Transcript Evaluation Request Form.
Please note: If a course has not been previously evaluated by the College of Southern Maryland or has not been re-evaluated within the past 5 years, CSM may request for the student to submit a syllabus. To expediate the evaluation process, students have the option to include syllabi in their Transcript Evaluation Request form submission.
The evaluation process can take up to 20 business days. While you wait, please schedule to meet with an academic advisor. Each CSM Advising Office maintains its own appointment and student walk-in schedule. Click here to contact the campus most convenient to you.
If you want to register for courses while you are waiting for your official transcript evaluation to be completed, you may meet with an academic advisor to explore the option of requesting a pre-requisite waiver. Their office can be reached at 301-934-7574 (when prompted, press 1) or at advisor@csmd.edu.
Once your transcript evaluation is complete, you will receive confirmation via email and instructions on how to log in to your my.CSMD account and track your progress.
If you would like to appeal a decision regarding the transfer of credits, please click here and follow the transfer appeal procedure.