CISC101 counts as a "group D" Math/Science credit for Arts and Science majors. Therefore, there is a "very high bar" for transfer credit for CISC101. To evaluate whether your course can be transferred as CISC101, a course description is not sufficient, and even a syllabus (if it is only a high level description) may not be enough.
There needs to be clear and convincing evidence (e.g. sample homework assignments, exams) that the course went beyond simple applications such as MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint, and also included Math/Science content such as:
Most courses at other institutions do not meet these criteria, and even if they do, it is often difficult for students to gather and present sufficient evidence for us to be able to accept CISC101 for transfer.
However, if you feel that you can gather this evidence, contact the faculty member responsible for reevaluating transfer credits by email. (Right now that is Daniel Chester; his email address is User Name: chester and Domain Name: cis.udel.edu.) In your email:
If you are requesting transfer credit for a CIS course other than CISC101 often the CIS Department part can be handled by email.
Send an email to
User Name: chester and Domain Name: cis.udel.edu containing the following:
(1) Your full name (first middle last). Do NOT send your SSN (repeat... NO SSNs!)
(2) Name of school where you took the course
(3) Name/Number of the course you took
(4) When you took the course
(5) If known: what course you want to transfer it in to UD as.
(6) If you can find a web link to the course description from the other school,
that is very helpful.