8. Transfer of Credit
Transfer of credit is requested at the time a Plan of Study or a Change to Plan of Study form is filed.
Master’s students may transfer a maximum of 10 eligible graduate credits. Doctoral students may transfer a maximum of 15 eligible credits, in addition to the 30 credits from a previously earned master’s degree.
Transcript(s) must be filed in the Graduate College at the time the transfer of credit is requested and not have been used to fulfill the requirements of a baccalaureate degree.
8.1 Transfer Credit Coursework Requirements
8.1 Transfer Credit Coursework Must:
- Be from regionally accredited colleges or universities (or equivalent for international institutions)
- Meet degree program requirements
- Be graduate level
- Be verified by an official transcript from the transfer institution with grades posted
- Carry only grades of A or B on a 4.0 scale
- Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory graded courses are not eligible for transfer
- Not be a continuing education, correspondence, extension education, or workshop course
- Not be internship, individual study, special topics, or research course
- Have been earned within a 7-year period at the time of the student's final defense (Master's Plan A/B options) or at the end of the student's last semester of coursework (Master's Plan C option/non-thesis degree programs)
- Have been earned within a 10-year period at the time of the doctoral student's final defense
*Departments and programs have the right to further restrict or eliminate acceptance of transfer credits for their degree programs. Prospective students are encouraged to contact the respective academic department or the Graduate College with transfer credit questions.
