Transfer of Undergraduate Credit: Twin Cities, Crookston, Morris, Rochester

• Updated: December 2009
• Primary Contact : Suzanne Bardouche

The Director of Admissions on each campus will identify those institutions from which credit can be transferred and determine whether course work is college level. If questions arise with regard to transfer of specific courses, the Director of Admissions will confer with the appropriate college or departmental faculty. The following will apply.

1. Credit for course work taken at other institutions will be transferred subject to the following considerations:
   1. the mission of the institution from which credits would be transferred;
   2. the comparability of the course work with University course work; and
   3. the appropriateness of the course work for meeting baccalaureate degree requirements at the University.
2. The University will not accept any transfer course with less than a "D" grade. Once a course has been accepted for transfer, all colleges and programs will honor this decision. (A course with a grade of less than C- will not count toward a major or a minor but it will count toward total credits.)
3. Regional accreditation will usually serve as the primary criterion for determining the transferability of course work from another institution.
4. Credits from technical schools may be considered for transfer when appropriate to a student's degree program. Credit is not normally transferred from specialized or proprietary institutions, military training, or industry-based education programs.
5. Credit granted by another institution for non-traditional experiences: College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), military training) will be re-evaluated for content and comparability by the Office of Admissions.
6. Religious studies courses transfer if they are not doctrinal, confessional, or sectarian in nature. Religious studies courses from public institutions transfer without special review; religious studies courses from all other institutions will be evaluated by appropriate college or departmental faculty.

Exclusions

This policy is not applicable to the Duluth campus.

This policy specifies where authority resides for decisions regarding transferability of credit, and outlines the guidelines surrounding the transfer of credits from other institutions. Clear information is critical for students planning to transfer to the University.

There are no procedures related to his policy.

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• Transfer credit policies and agreements

Amended:

December 2009 - Policy now applies to Crookston.

Amended:

April 2009 - Clarified policy, and put into standard format. Added contact information.

Effective:

April 2009

Supercedes:

Transfer of Credits