College-level credit earned at another institution will be transferred and applied toward degree requirements under the following policies. Grades and quality points are not transferable and will not be added or reflected in the Grade Point Average.

1. All credit must appear on an official transcript from the original institution at which the credit was earned.¹
2. Foreign transcripts must be evaluated (course-by-course evaluation) and/or translated by an evaluation organization approved by Enrollment Services. Information regarding the approved organizations may be obtained from the Office of Enrollment Services.
3. Only general education courses that are required in the curriculum of the student’s professional program will be transferred.
4. Only courses with a minimum grade of “C” (2.00) will be considered for transfer. Courses considered equivalent with grades of “P” (Passing) or “S” (Satisfactory) as the final grade will be evaluated individually based on the institution’s interpretation of a passing grade.
5. Transfer credit will be placed on a student’s transcript during the first trimester in which the student enrolls as a degree-seeking student. Time limits on prerequisite courses are based on date of acceptance to the University rather than the date of entrance to the degree program.
6. Math, science, and computer courses must have been completed within five years of acceptance to the University.² Courses completed more than five years before the date of acceptance will require the student to validate competency by passing a challenge examination or by enrolling in the appropriate course or courses.
7. All other general education courses must have been completed within seven years of acceptance to the University, unless the courses are encapsulated in an earned degree.³
8. The total number of credits transferred may not exceed those allowed by the residency policy. According to the residency policy, a student must complete 50 trimester credits at ADU to earn the Associate of Science degree, and 36 additional trimester credits at ADU to earn the Bachelor of Science degree.
9. Students who wish to transfer courses from a professional program (for example, a nursing course) must petition the respective department for evaluation of credit.
10. Courses that are not clearly defined on a transcript may not be automatically transferred. The student will be asked to submit course descriptions and/or syllabi for further evaluation.
11. Current ADU students wishing to take coursework at another college or university while enrolled at the University may do so only after receiving permission from their department chair and the Senior Vice President for Academic Administration. The student must file a Transient Form and Transient Letter with the Registrar no fewer than 15 business days before registration at the other institution. Please refer to the Transient Policy.
12. The credit-granting institution must have regional accreditation.⁴
13. Transcripts and/or diplomas received from institutions affiliated with regionally accredited U.S. institutions will not be subject to an independent transcript evaluation.

¹ A transcript is considered official when stamped with the school seal, signed by the appropriate school official, and received in a sealed envelope directly from the sending institution. ADU will not accept transcripts issued to students or submitted by students as official documents.

² Transfer students entering any bachelor’s completion program or certificate with an A. S. degree or higher may be exempt from the five-year limit on math, science, and computer courses. Please refer to the program section of the Academic Bulletin.

³ If a student has a break in enrollment at ADU of longer than one year, the time limit policy will be applied, based on the trimester the student re-enters the University.

⁴ If the institution was placed on provisional status or lost its accreditation (by the regional accrediting body to which it belongs) at the time of the student’s attendance, those courses will be evaluated on an individual basis. If the institution was placed on candidacy status at the time the student took the course, ADU will accept the courses for transfer under general ADU guidelines. If the institution was regionally accredited at the time the student took the course, but is no longer accredited or is on provisional status at the time of transfer evaluation, ADU will accept the courses for transfer under general ADU guidelines.