1. Concept and deadlines

According to the CAD guidelinesCredit Transfer allows for completed and approved credits from previous postgraduate courses to be incorporated into the current course.

Credit may be granted by the Postgraduate Committee (CPG) upon request from the student, with the consent of the advisor.

According to the Unicamp General Graduate Regulationsthe request must be made until the end of the second school term after the student's enrollment in the Program.

The IC Graduate Studies Office will publish, each semester, the specific period for receiving orders (see the page of information for professors and graduate students).

2. Credit transfer for courses taken at the Institute of Computing (code MO–)

2.1 General Procedures

1. Fill the DAC form.
2. Sign the document and collect the supervisor's signature.
3. Submit all documentation to the IC Graduate Studies Office within the stipulated period.
4. Signatures can be electronic/digital.

According to the IC Regulation, they are automatically approved Applications for MO- courses that simultaneously meet the following criteria:

• They must have been completed within the scope of the PPG-IC program;
• They have been completed with the concept A ou B;
• Have been completed in the last five years prior to the request.

In these cases, simply submit the DAC form and your Unicamp transcript listing the courses to be credited.

2.2 Cases requiring analysis by the CPG

Se anyone If the above criteria are not met, the course will be reviewed by the CPG.
These requests must also include a supervisor's justification, describing why the subject is relevant to the student's training in a master's or doctoral program.

2.3 Limits

In the case of a doctorate, up to [amount] can be used. 12 credits of courses taken as a regular master's student.

3. Credit transfer for courses taken outside the Institute of Computing

Includes the following subjects:

• from other Unicamp Units (non-MO);
• from other Higher Education Institutions in Brazil;
• from foreign institutions.

The Graduate Studies Committee (CPG) will evaluate applications considering the quality and relevance of the subjects to the student's education.
There are two modalitiesThe options presented below should be attempted. Students should try the first option (with equivalence) whenever it is possible to find a match with a course in the Program, and leave the second option (without equivalence) for all other cases.

3.1 Option A — Credit transfer by equivalence with subjects in the Program

In this modality, the student requests that an external course be considered. equivalent to a MO- discipline of IC.
If approved, The equivalent course will be recorded in the student's academic transcript., without indication of concept (only credits).
Important: subjects of this modality They cannot be used to waive the EQG requirement for doctoral studies..

Mandatory documents

For each subject requested, submit:

1. Form, signed by the student.
2. Official course syllabus from the higher education institution where the course was taken.
3. Course Development Plan (PDD) Prepared by the student, containing:
   • Additional syllabus and bibliography;
   • evaluation criteria;
   • number of tests/projects;
   • Further details of the offer. (Use the Secretariat template(limit of up to 1/2 page per section.)
4. Academic transcript from the higher education institution., how:
   • grade obtained;
   • workload;
   • authentication (stamp/signature or electronic validation).
5. Lattes CV of the professor (or equivalent) who taught the course.
6. Proof of recognition from the Graduate Program where the course was taken (except for foreign institutions).

Academic criteria

• There must be similarity of content between the subjects.
• There must be work schedule compatibility.

3.2 Option B — Credit transfer without direct equivalence to subjects in the Program

In this modality, the student requests the registration of free credits, without association with a specific MO- discipline.

If approved, the course will appear in the transcript. without conceptand the credits will only count towards the total required for the course.

Mandatory documents

1. Form, signed by the student.
2. Official course syllabus from the higher education institution.
3. Course Development Plan (PDD), as described in Option A.
4. Academic transcript from the higher education institution., with grade and workload.
5. Lattes CV of the professor (or equivalent) who taught the course.
6. Proof of recognition from the Higher Education Institution's Program (excluding foreign institutions).
7. Complementary form filled in by advisor:
   • justifying in detail the relevance of the subject to the student's training in the master's or doctoral program;
   • Evidence of the course's quality and its compatibility with CAPES level 6 or 7 graduate programs.

4. Additional information

• Authenticity of documents
  All documents (transcripts and course descriptions) must have institutional authentication or an electronic verification code.
  
• Recognition of courses in Brazil
  The recognition can be consulted at:
  https://sucupira.capes.gov.br/sucupira/public/consultas/coleta/programa/listaPrograma.jsf
  
• Documents issued abroad
  They should follow the specific guidelines available on the Unicamp page for documents produced abroad.
  
• Credits for courses worth 3 credits
  The PPG-IC not It has MO– courses worth 3 credits; therefore, external courses worth 3 credits can only be used as courses of 2 credits.
  
• Consulting faculty data
  If necessary to complete the forms, consult names and registration numbers at:  https://www.siarh.unicamp.br/consulta-servidores/
  
• The field "Data from the Program Committee Coordinator" in the forms no need to be filled in.