Credit transfer
As a programme student, you should study according to the syllabus. You can apply for credit transfer if you believe that you have qualifications that correspond to the content of your programme, for example, from previous studies at another higher institution or professional experience. If you have completed exchange studies as part of your KTH education, you must apply for credit transfer after the exchange.
You must be admitted to a programme and actively studying at KTH before a decision can be taken on credit transfer. If you apply for credit transfer, KTH will examine whether your earlier education or work experience can be taken into consideration. The Director of First and Second Cycle Education (grundutbildningsansvarig) will decide on your credit transfer at both first and second cycle. Decisions on credit transfer of completed courses can be delegated to the Programme Director (programansvarig), and decisions on credit transfer of parts of courses can be delegated to an examiner.
Application form and appendix for credit transfer (KTH Intranet)
If credit transfer is granted, there may be a period during which you do not meet the requirements for the full study allowance. If credit transfer is refused, you can appeal to The Higher Education Appeals Board (Överklagandenämnden för högskolan, ÖNH).
For more information on how to apply for credit transfer and how it might affect your studies, please contact your study counsellor or international coordinator (if you have been an exchange student) or the equivalent person for your study programme.
Contact persons for exchange students
Credit transfer from exchange studies
After finishing your exchange studies, you must apply for a credit transfer, which does not happen automatically. To have your exchange studies credited, please submit the following to your international coordinator:
- The Application for credit transfer of completed courses. The document should be completed and signed. You can find a link to the document higher up on this webpage.
- The transcript of records, a combined grade document detailing all courses passed and the number of credits for each course. Please note that this must be the original document. An extract from the host university’s website is not acceptable. In some cases, the host university sends the transcript of records directly to KTH, but in other cases, you will get the original documents from the host university. Before you leave, make sure how your transcript of records will be sent to KTH.
- Course descriptions for all courses (including elective courses) you want to transfer to KTH if these have not been approved in a previous study plan.
The grades from your exchange studies will not be converted to KTH grades, but they are credited to your programme. Once the grades have been credited, they will be uploaded to Ladok for students, under Certificates. Please note that the processing time for crediting transfers can be up to three months.
Prior learning
If you have questions about recognition of prior learning, that is, credit transfer of alternative qualifications such as previous professional experience, contact info@kth.se .