In some instances, work done in other institutions may be counted toward the degree, particularly work culminating in a master’s degree from an institution accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), or the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) and representing an appropriate area of study. If the student proposes the transfer of credit from another graduate school, the work for which credit was received must be covered by the comprehensive examination, and the transfer must be recommended by the student’s advisory/dissertation committee before the Graduate School will credit the work to the student’s doctoral program.

A maximum of one-third of non-dissertation course credit hours may be transferred to a doctoral program.

The following conditions apply to transfer credit for doctoral program:

• All credit offered in transfer must have been taken at an accredited graduate school.
• Such work must have been taken within the time limit described above.
• The student must have earned a grade of B (3.0) or better on all transfer credit. In a four-letter grading system, only credit earned with either of the top two grades is transferable.
• The credit must be recorded on an official transcript placed on file with the Graduate School.
• The credit must be approved by both the student’s doctoral advisory/dissertation committee and the Dean of the Graduate School.
• The credit must be necessary to meet specific degree requirements.

Hours only, not grades, may be transferred from other institutions. Quarter-hours do not transfer as semester hours. A fraction of an hour of credit will not be transferred. See sample below:

2           quarter hours transfer as 1 semester hour.

3-4       quarter hours transfer as 2 semester hours.

5           quarter hours transfer as 3 semester hours.

6-7       quarter hours transfer as 4 semester hours.

8           quarter hours transfer as 5 semester hours.

9-10      quarter hours transfer as 6 semester hours.

Students must secure approval from their doctoral committee and the Dean of the Graduate School in advance of registration at other universities.

To ensure that the courses fall within the time limit permitted, the transfer credit will be accepted finally and posted to the transcript only at the time of completion of the degree requirements.

(See Transfer Credit under Course Credit in Section I for more information.)