Students who are presently pursuing a degree at the University of Maryland need to obtain permission IN ADVANCE to take one or more courses off campus and have the credit transfer back into their degree program here. Paper forms for this purpose are available in your College advising office. This form will also sometimes allow you to forego certain admissions procedures at the transfer institution, since you will only be a visiting student.
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Ordinarily, from an advisor in the Student Affairs Office of your College. These offices may have special rules governing "Permission to Enroll," such as a 48-hour turnaround time, or an advising appointment if you are a freshman or a senior. Some college offices may handle "Permission to Enroll" via email; others will not. It is up to the petitioning student to follow all college procedures. Use this link for phone numbers for each Student Affairs Office.
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"Permission to Enroll" is normally granted only to students in good standing at the University of Maryland.

The University of Maryland awards transfer credit only for baccalaureate-level courses taken at regionally accredited institutions. In addition, courses for transfer credit need to be similar in scope and content to courses offered on campus.

Permission is normally not given to take a course off campus which repeats a substantial portion of the material for a class taken on campus.

Minimum grading standards must be met in order for a course to transfer.

Normally, permission is not granted for students to take internships, practica, field studies, or independent studies not supervised by University of Maryland faculty.

Furthermore, permission is often not granted for certain courses off-campus, for which the pre-requisites have not been met--either on campus or elsewhere.

CORE courses and electives are generally governed by the Transfer Credit Center database of approved courses; special permission may be required for major courses taken off campus, whether or not they are to be applied to the major. Some courses may be deemed unsuitable as summer courses or as telecourses, especially within a student's major. Certain courses in the Transfer Credit Center database have important footnotes which govern their acceptability or applicability as off-campus credit.

Courses taken at any community college will transfer only at the freshman/sophomore (100-200) level, no matter at what level a corresponding course may be taught at the University of Maryland.

And finally, restrictions exist as to the applicability of credit taken off campus with regard to the campus's repeat policy and residency policy.

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Yes, as long as you have met grading standards and any special conditions noted by your advisor on the form, and as long as you have an official transcript sent with final grade(s) to the Office of the Registrar. Neither transcripts showing the course "in progress" nor personal grade reports are sufficient.
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