1. Students applying to Mount St. Joseph University must follow the admission procedures. Official college transcripts from all schools attended must be sent directly from the previously attended college(s) to the Office of Admission.
  2. To seek transfer credits earned while in high school, through dual enrollment or College Credit Plus programs, students must request their official college transcript from where the credit/course was earned. College credit will not be transferred from a high school transcript.
  3. Currently enrolled Mount students considering coursework at other institutions should consult with their academic advisor and the Transfer Credit Analyst in the Academic Advising and Resource Center before enrolling in courses elsewhere.
  4. College credits earned for college level courses from regionally accredited institutions will be accepted by the University provided the course grade is “C” or better. 
  5. Courses that do not earn credit hours and/or quality points at the transferring institution will not be accepted.
  6. Transfer courses are evaluated for acceptance of core curriculum requirements and general elective credit. The Academic Departments determine the applicability of transfer courses to program requirements.
  7. *Students who earned a “P” or “S” grade from a regionally accredited institution during the Spring and Summer 2020 semesters will be awarded credit as a passing grade. These semesters are categorized as times of COVID-19 disruption which would require no further proof of a “C” grade or better. Transfer credits will be applied to the same areas of acceptance as noted in transfer policy #6.
  8. All active articulation and transfer agreements between Mount St. Joseph University and other educational institutions will be honored when evaluating transfer credit.
  9. Transfer students with an earned baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution will normally have the core curriculum requirements waived.
  10. A maximum of 90 semester hour credits from regionally accredited institutions will be transferred to the University.
  11. Transfer credit from quarter-system institutions will be converted to semester hours. A 3-quarter-hour class equates to 2 semester hours and may satisfy a Mount core requirement. A 4- or 5-quarter-hour science class with a lab component equates to 2.5 or 3 semester hours and may fulfill the Mount core science requirement.
  12. Grades for transfer credits are not counted in the student’s cumulative grade point average at the Mount. However, grades and GPA from previous institutions may factor into acceptance decisions for specific academic programs.
  13. Only undergraduate course credit will be accepted toward an undergraduate degree.
  14. Duplicate transfer credit will not be accepted. Previously awarded transfer credit will be deducted if course work is later repeated at the Mount.
  15. Cooperative education (co-op) credit from regionally accredited colleges or universities satisfies the core experiential learning requirement (EXP), with earned hours.
  16. Internship and practicum credit from regionally accredited colleges or universities transfer as general elective credit, with earned hours. Students may pursue major applicability and experiential learning (EXP) through the Director of Career and Experiential Education in collaboration with the appropriate academic department chairperson.
  17. Health Science Clinical credit from regionally accredited colleges or universities satisfies the core experiential learning requirement (EXP), with earned credit hours.
  18. Credit-bearing Service Learning and Travel courses satisfy the core experiential learning requirement (EXP), with earned credit hours.  
  19. Honorably discharged Military Veterans with appropriate documentation will automatically satisfy the core experiential learning requirement (EXP) and may earn credit hours.  Credit for experience not reflected on the military transcript may be pursued through the Director of Career and Experiential Education. 
  20. C-TAG (Career Technical Assurance Guide) credit from Ohio technical high schools may be eligible for credit upon review of appropriate documentation.  
  21. Official Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) transcripts must be sent to the Mount’s Registrar’s Office for evaluation and transfer credit posting. AP/IB credit will not be transferred from a high school transcript.
  22. International transfer credits may be accepted but are subject to evaluation based on standardized guidelines from AACRAO, WES, NAFSA or other approved organizations.

Transfer Credit Appeal Process

Students who disagree with how their transfer credits are accepted from previous institutions should contact the Assistant Registrar for Transfer to discuss the appeal process. Per the above transfer credit policy, program or department chairs determine the acceptability of transfer coursework. The transfer credit appeal process is as follows:
  1. Upon submission of course syllabus or other pertinent course information, a review may be requested from the program or department evaluator.
  2. If the student is not satisfied after the above review, they may appeal to the Dean of the appropriate School. The Dean’s decision is final.
  3. If appropriate, students may also contact the Career Center to begin the process of earning credit through the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) process. Students may not earn additional PLA credit for course work they have already received credit through the traditional transfer process.