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Transfer Student Course Registration

Below are some important issues you should consider as you select your courses for your first semester at Vanderbilt:

  1. Determine the courses for which you already have academic credit. To begin this process, log in to YES and click on the Transfer Credit icon. Click on the Add Request link to submit a new course. More detailed instructions, including the YES Transfer Credit User Guide, can be found on the University Registrar's site.
  2. Determine how your courses count toward your requirements, for both the A&S College Core and for your major. (Note that AXLE is the core curriculum for all students entering before Fall 2025; the College Core is the core curriculum for all students entering Fall 2025 and later.) Look carefully at the complete list of courses for which you have received transfer credit. Review the AXLE requirements or the Core requirements (depending on when you entered Vanderbilt), as well as the section for your prospective major in the Undergraduate Catalog to ascertain what portion of your requirements you have already fulfilled.
  3. Choose courses to satisfy your remaining core curriculum and major requirements.
  4. Choose electives to round out your course selections, if you still have room in your schedule. Typically, upperclassmen enroll in five or six courses per semester.
  5. Place your desired courses in your cart in YES (if needed, see the YES User Guide: Enrollment for detailed instructions on how to enroll in courses) and contact your transfer adviser. Your adviser will be able to review the courses in your cart to make sure they are appropriate and will meet your needs; your adviser can then remove your Adviser Approval Hold so that you can enroll in your courses.

Be mindful of course pre‐ and co‐requisites. Requisites are included in the class detail in YES. Due to the lengthy nature of the evaluation process, it is not likely that requisite courses that you completed at your prior institution will be posted to your Vanderbilt record at the time of enrollment. Should you encounter difficulties enrolling in courses with pre‐ or co‐requisites, please contact the College of Arts and Science Office of Academic Services at arts‐sci‐records@vanderbilt.edu.

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