Transfer Credits
A student may transfer a limited number of well-matched credits from accredited graduate programs in similar fields of study. Candidates may be able to transfer up to nine credits, however each individual request must be approved by the Graduate Director and the instructor of the course those credits are intended to replace.
Approval
- Approval will be considered if the credits transferred are from a regionally accredited institution of higher education at the graduate level taken fewer than seven (7) years prior to admission into the Ph.D. program.
- Requests must be made and approved before completion of the first semester of doctoral study.
- Approval will be contingent upon the similarity of each individual transfer course to Ph.D. program course it is intended to replace in terms of the substantive skills and competencies delivered in the Ph.D. program course.
Transfer Requests
Transfer requests made to the Director of Graduate studies must be accompanied by an official transcript (if one is not on file with the University) and should be accompanied by both the catalog description and course syllabus for the course the student is petitioning to transfer. The student must be in good standing in the institution from which the credit is being transferred and the grade for the petitioned course must be the equivalent of "B" or better.
The Director of Graduate Studies must recommend by letter to the Dean of the Graduate School, and by signature on the student's Program of Study, that such credit is to be used on the student's Program of Study. The student initiates this request for transfer by completing a transfer request form and submitting it, along with a cover letter, to the Director of Graduate Studies.