Procedures for Awarding Transfer Credit

Upon receipt of official transcript for currently enrolled degree-seeking students, course equivalencies for those classes with passing grades from regionally accredited institutions are recorded. Students are instructed by email on how to access transfer credit in the PeopleSoft System.

Admissions Office Staff

Once enrollment has been established, new and returning student files are merged into the vault. Those with prior coursework are pulled out and given to the Records Office staff.

Records Office Staff

If transferring in with a degree,

1. Official transcript is evaluated for credit.
2. Student's program/plan is noted.
3. Individual courses that apply to program/plan are entered line-by-line with course equivalencies.
4. Degree(s) earned is (are) noted in the education panel for CPE reporting purposes.
5. Notification is sent to the student email address with instructions on how to access transfer credit in the PeopleSoft system.
6. Files are then scanned into OnBase.

If transferring in without a degree,

1. Official transcript is evaluated for credit.
2. Student's program/plan is noted.
3. All coursework is entered line-by-line with course equivalencies.
4. Notification is sent to the student email address with instructions on how to access transfer credit in the PeopleSoft system.
5. Files are then scanned into OnBase.

If previous coursework is not accredited by a regional accrediting agency,

1. Official transcript is held for evaluation upon completion of twelve hours of college level coursework. Student can then petition for acceptance of credit or take a bypass exam.
2. Files are then scanned into OnBase.

 

Related Policy(ies)/Procedure(s): Senate Rules VI 1.6; VI Appendix D; IV 1.1.3, 2.1

Effective/Revised Date: 05/16/08