Academic Processes

Undergraduate

Validation of Courses Taken Outside Ateneo

To validate courses taken from other universities, fill out the Validation of Courses Taken Outside Ateneo Form.

 For your information and guidance, Ateneo College regulations for validation are as follows:

1. Credit for courses taken in another institution may be allowed if there is an equivalent course in the Loyola Schools. However, interdisciplinary electives and free electives need not have an Ateneo equivalent course but their validation must be approved by the Associate Dean for the Core Curriculum (ADCC).
2. As a general rule, Ateneo core courses should be taken in Ateneo de Manila. There may be exceptions, however, if courses taken outside Ateneo are shown to achieve the learning and formation outcomes of the equivalent Ateneo core courses. Such validation will be evaluated by the relevant program/department/school and approved by the ADCC.
3. Standard unit equivalencies are to be observed in the validation of courses taken from foreign universities.
4.  Thesis and capstone courses must be taken and completed in residence.
5. Grades for credits transferred from other institutions are not included in the computation of a student’s Quality Point Index (QPI).
6. The grade for the course to be entered in the student’s transcript of records is the grade given by the other institution.

 
Validation regulations specific to incoming transfer students are as follows:

1. The total number of units that may be credited from one’s previous school shall not exceed 30 percent of the total number of academic units required in the program at Ateneo de Manila University. However, to be eligible for graduation honors, the total number of units to be credited must not exceed 20 percent of the total number of units required in one’s program.
2. To transfer credit for a particular course, the grade earned in one’s previous school must be at least a C or one full grade higher than the passing grade (using the previous school’s grading system). Any additional requirements for validation (e.g., validation exam) are determined by the validating departments.
3. Credits earned for PE and NSTP may also be validated following the same procedures for validation of academic courses. However, transfer students are advised to ascertain whether his/her degree program has specific requirements with regard to the particular PE or NSTP courses.
4. Courses to be validated must have been taken within four years prior to the student’s transfer to Ateneo.
5. For validation of major courses and major electives, introductory/lower-level courses should be validated before upper-level courses.
6. If a transferee later shifts to another degree program, courses validated for his/her original program which is no longer required in his/her new degree program may be credited as free electives.
7. The validation process must be completed by the end of the student’s first year at Ateneo de Manila University.