Transfer Information

If you are planning to transfer to the University of Alabama from a junior or community college in Alabama, you will need to know the junior or community college equivalents to University of Alabama courses. The STARS (Statewide Transfer and Articulation Reporting System) website offers detailed information about course equivalencies and requirements. For the purposes of the STARS system, courses are organized into five categories:

• Area I: Composition
• Area II: Humanities, Literature, and Fine Arts
• Area III: Natural Science and Mathematics
• Area IV: History, Social Science, and Behavioral Science
• Area V: Pre-Professional, Major, and Elective Courses in the College
  • Aerospace, Civil, Construction, Mechanical or Metallurgical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering Option within EE

For information about Areas I-IV, visit the University of Alabama registrar’s office website or request a STARS Transfer Guide. Because Area V requirements are set at the college or departmental level, you must consult the college in which your major, program or elective is based to determine course equivalencies. Area V requirements for majors, programs and electives offered within the College Engineering are listed below.

STARS Area V Requirements for the College of Engineering

The following are major, pre-professional and elective courses in the College of Engineering. Equivalent course numbers are only valid at junior and community colleges in the state of Alabama.

AEROSPACE, CIVIL, CONSTRUCTION, MECHANICAL OR METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING OR COMPUTER ENGINEERING OPTION WITHIN EE

FOR MORE INFORMATION

• Office of Undergraduate Admissions
• Contact Greg Singleton, director of Engineering Student Services