Students applying for transfer to the College of Mount St. Joseph must follow the admission procedures.
Mailing Transcripts
Official college transcripts from all schools attended must be sent directly from the college or university attended to:
Transferring Courses
The Mount will generally accept college level courses as transfer credit from regionally accredited institutions. A maximum of 98 transfer credits may be accepted. In order to assist students with curricular planning, the transfer evaluation process must be completed as soon as possible.
Transfer courses are evaluated in the Office of Admission for acceptance of core curriculum requirements and general elective credit. A copy of the evaluation will be forwarded to the student and the student’s major department.
All active articulation agreements between the College of Mount St. Joseph and other educational institutions will be honored when evaluating transfer credit.
Only undergraduate course work will be accepted toward an undergraduate degree.
Minimum Grades and Grade Transfer
The College will ordinarily accept credit earned in college-level courses from regionally accredited institutions, provided the course grade is “C” or better.
Course credits with grades below “C” will not be accepted as transfer credit. Courses with a Pass/Satisfactory grade will ordinarily be accepted as general elective credit only.
Grades for credits transferred from another college are not counted in the student’s cumulative grade point average at the Mount.
General Education Requirements
Developmental courses that are similar in content to credit earning courses at the College of Mount St. Joseph will be accepted as general electives; however, those courses that are not applied toward a degree at the transferring institution will not be accepted.
Transferring Credit from a Quarter-Based Institution
The College of Mount St. Joseph operates on a semester system. See examples below of how credits earned from a quarter-based institution may transfer.
- A three-hour class from quarter system institutions equates to two semester hours and may satisfy a Mount core requirement.
- A four or five hour science class with a lab component equates to two and a half or three semester hours and may fulfill a Mount science core requirement.
Major Requirements
The appropriate academic departments determine transfer credits applied toward major requirements. Transfer students must meet the residency requirements of the College and their major requirements (see section on degree requirements).
Students with a Baccalaureate Degree
Transfer students with an earned baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution will normally have the core curriculum requirements waived.
Cooperative Education & Internships
Cooperative education (co-op) credit from baccalaureate, regionally accredited colleges or universities will be considered after review by the career and experiential education director.
Internship or practicum credit from baccalaureate, regionally accredited colleges or universities will be considered after review by the appropriate department chairperson.
Transfer Credit After Enrollment at the Mount
Credits taken prior to matriculation must be presented to the Office of Admission for review within six months of the start date of the student's first semester of enrollment at the Mount. After enrollment at the Mount, courses taken at another institution are evaluated for transfer credit in the Registrar's Office.
Previously awarded transfer credit will be deducted if course work is repeated.
International Transfer Credit
International transfer credits may be accepted but are subject to evaluation based on standardized guidelines from AACRAO, WES, NAFSA, or similar organizations.
Transfer Credit May Differ on a Program-by-Program Basis
There are differences in time limitations on transfer course work for particular programs. Each academic department may regulate age, applicability and content of the credits to be used in fulfillment of major requirements in accordance with the College catalog.