Transfer Students

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 Transfer Student Admission Requirements

Transfer students must meet the admission requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and must comply with the same admission procedures for each selected educational program as mentioned in the academic programs.

A. Domestic Students Transfer

The admission requirements for domestic students transferring from other accredited schools mirror those for new domestic applicants in the same program.

B.  International Students Transfer

The admission criteria for international students transferring from other accredited American schools align with those for initial international applicants. However, they also necessitate the submission of three additional documents:

i. Copy if valid I-20 from current school

ii. Copy of valis F-1 Visa

iii. Copy of I-94 Form.

 Transfer Credits from Another Accredited Schools

Transfer credits can be awarded for courses with a letter grade only “B” or above for graduate courses.  Courses that are of a technical nature must have been completed within a recent time period (less than 7 years) to be considered for a TC award. Applicable courses taken for credit at international/foreign institutions must be evaluated by an approved Credential Evaluation Agency before a TC award can be considered.

>Per SCHEV regulation 8VAC40-31-140-B6, for all undergraduate programs including certificate programs, maximum number of transfer credits accepted cannot exceed 70% of the program completion requirement. For all graduate programs, maximum number of transfer credit cannot exceed 49% of the program completion requirement.