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 unless noted otherwise below.
  2. For college credits earned while in high school, 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. Dual credit transcripts should be sent to the Registrar’s Office.
  3. Current Mount students considering taking coursework at other institutions should consult with their academic advisor and the Associate Registrar before enrolling in courses elsewhere. Upon completion, an official transcript must be sent to the Registrar’s Office.
  4. Credits earned for college-level academic courses at an institution with accreditation from one of the following accrediting agencies will be reviewed for acceptance:
    • Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Western Association of Schools and Colleges
    • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
    • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
    • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
    • Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
    • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
    • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
  5. Credit earned at institutions with accreditation from other agencies will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. To be considered for transfer purposes, the accrediting agency must be recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or the US Department of Education (USDE) .
  6. Credits will be accepted in courses with a grade of C- or better .
  7. Only credit hours are transferred to the Mount transcript.
  8. Grades for transfer credits are not counted in the student’s cumulative grade point average at the Mount .
  9. Courses that do not earn credit hours and/or quality points at the transferring institution will not be accepted.
  10. Only undergraduate course credit will be accepted toward an undergraduate degree.
  11. A maximum of 90 semester hours will be transferred to the University . This includes any type of credit earned outside of coursework taken at the Mount.
  12. 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. 
  13. Duplicate transfer credit will not be accepted. Previously awarded transfer credit will be removed if course work is later repeated at the Mount.
  14. Transfer courses are evaluated for acceptance toward core curriculum requirements and general elective credit. The Academic Departments determine the applicability of transfer courses to program requirements.
  15. All active articulation and transfer agreements between Mount St. Joseph University and other educational institutions will be honored when evaluating transfer credit.
  16. Transfer students with an earned baccalaureate degree from an institution with accreditation recognized by MSJ will usually have the core curriculum requirements waived. Degrees from other institutions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
  17. Official scores for Advanced Placement (AP) and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) must be sent directly from College Board to the Registrar’s Office. Credit will not be awarded from a high school transcript.
  18. C-TAG (Career Technical Assurance Guide) credit from Ohio technical high schools may be eligible for credit upon review of appropriate documentation.
  19. Experiential courses with earned hours will be applied accordingly:
    •  Cooperative education (co-op) credit satisfies the core experiential learning requirement (EXP).
    • Internship and practicum credit will transfer as general elective credit. 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
    • Health Science Clinical credit satisfies the core experiential learning requirement (EXP).
    • Service Learning and Travel courses may earn EXP credit.
  20. Military Credit:a) Honorably discharged Military Veterans with appropriate documentation will automatically satisfy the core experiential learning requirement (EXP).
    • Additional credit may be awarded per ACE recommendations as documented on a Joint Services Transcript.
    • Military transcripts should be sent to the Registrar’s Office.
    • Credit for experience not reflected on the military transcript may be pursued through the Director of Career and Experiential Education.
  21. International Baccalaureate (IB) transcripts will be evaluated for transfer credit.
  22. International transfer credits may be accepted but are subject to evaluation based on standardized guidelines from AACRAO, WES, NAFSA or other approved organizations. An official evaluation from an approved agency must be sent to the Registrar’s Office.
Additional notes: 
  • Previous credit awarded for PLA or “life experience” must be re-evaluated by the Career and Experiential Education Center.
  • Recognized agencies/institutions are determined by review from the Office of the Provost and the Registrar’s Office.
  • Students who earned a “P” or “S” grade from a recognized accredited institution during the Spring and Summer 2020 semesters will be awarded credit for the course. These semesters are categorized as times of COVID-19 disruption which require no further proof of a “C-” grade or better.
  • Grades and GPA from previous institutions may factor into acceptance decisions for specific academic programs.

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.