ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
Transfer Students
The University accepts qualified students from other accredited colleges.
Applications for admission may be considered if the transfer student:
is not presently on social or academic probation at the last or current school of attendance;
has a cumulative grade point average of at least a 2.0 at the institution from which transferring and is eligible to return to that institution; and
has not been suspended or dropped from another institution.
Transfer students who have attended another accredited college but have earned less than thirty (30) semester hours of specific acceptable credit must meet all freshman requirements. Transferable coursework must include six (6) semester hours in each of the following areas — English, history, mathematics, science, and foreign language — in order to be exempt from any high school requirements. Transfer for programs in the School of Engineering requires a 2.5 GPA if transferring from a four year institution with an accredited engineering program or 3.0 GPA if transferring from other types of institutions. Applications from transfer students cannot be considered until all credentials are received from the high school and all other institutions previously attended. In addition, there must be a statement of good standing and honorable dismissal from these institutions. Previous college records must show a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or above. No course is accepted in transfer in which a grade below “C” was earned.
Transfer applicants may be
exempt from sending high school transcripts and/or standardized test scores if
they fall under the following categories:
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Applicants who were awarded the high school diploma prior to 1988 and/or are at least twenty-four years (24) years old prior to the beginning of classes and have completed thirty (30) semester hours of degree creditable work;
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Applicants who have the associate of arts, the associate of science, or the associate of fine arts, the baccalaureate or any higher level degree;
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Applicants who have completed a degree under an articulation agreement; or
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Applicants who have completed six (6) semester hours of degree creditable work in each of the following areas: English, Foreign Language, Mathematics, the Natural Sciences, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences. |
Accepted courses are recorded
to the student’s credit, but grade points are not calculated on the transferred
courses. The University does not accept transfer credit from challenge
examinations or for course work where grades of P/F have been given. The maximum
number of transferable credits is 80 semester hours from a four (4) year college
and 64 semester hours from a two (2) year college.
Transfer applicants who are
not covered by the above-stated policy should refer to the next section
on special students. However, the University reserves the right to change
admission standards prior to the semester the student plans to enroll.
Admission and Policy and Procedures