Transfer Credit
Undergraduate Student Transfer Credit
Transfer credit is awarded for courses that are substantially equivalent to Adrian College courses or that are considered by the College to be liberal arts courses and for which the student has earned grades of C (2.0) or better. In extenuating circumstances, a C- grade in undergraduate credit earned may be approved for transfer by the Vice President, Dean of Academic Affairs. This approval must be documented and communicated to the Registrar. Credits are accepted on a credit-for-credit basis: 3 quarter hours equal 2 semester hours. Grades for transfer courses do not count in the Adrian College cumulative grade point average. All grades received will be used to compute graduation honors. Grades received at another institution cannot be used to alter or remove Adrian College grade point deficiencies.
Transfer credit will not be accepted for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Students will be limited to no more than nine hours of online course credit from transferring institutions. Appeals to this limit will be directed to the Academic Status and Review Committee. Online transfer credit will not be accepted for lab courses in the natural sciences or modern languages, applied courses in music, theatre or studio courses in art.
Transfer credit is accepted at the level at which it was earned at the institution of origin unless it is an approved course through the Michigan Transfer Agreement and Michigan Transfer Pathway. If this is the case, the course will transfer in as the course and course level it is replacing at Adrian College. Transfer credits will only be issued for coursework taken from a regionally accredited institution.
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 15 of the required 30 hours of 300-400 level credit at Adrian College. In extenuating circumstances, more than 15 semester hours may be approved by the Vice President, Dean of Academic Affairs.
No more than 30 semester hours of credit and 2 semester hours of physical education activity courses will be accepted for the associate’s degree.
No more than a combined total of 90 semester hours of credit are allowed for transfer from two-year and four-year colleges for the baccalaureate degree. This total can include no more than 60 semester hours of credit from a two-year institution, unless there is an active articulation agreement with that two-year institution. No more than 2 semester hours of physical education activity courses will be accepted. In extenuating circumstances, more than 90 semester hours of undergraduate credit earned may be approved for transfer by the Vice President, Dean of Academic Affairs.
In order to complete a major at Adrian College, the lesser of 15 hours or 50 percent of the hours required by the department must be satisfactorily completed at Adrian College. In extenuating circumstances, more than 15 semester hours or 50 percent of the hours required may be approved by the Vice President, Dean of Academic Affairs.
In order to complete a minor at Adrian College, 50 percent of the hours required by the department need to be completed at Adrian College. Final determination of the maximum amount of transfer credit accepted toward a major will be made by the department chairperson. Acceptable credits beyond the maximum will be recorded as general transfer credit.
The right is reserved to refuse any or all previous credit earned by persons with less than a baccalaureate degree who have terminated their attendance at college for any reason and who have failed to return for additional credit within a period of six years from the date of termination.
Graduate Student Transfer Credit
A maximum of 9 semester hours of graduate credit earned while enrolled at the graduate level over the previous five years at other approved institutions may be accepted for transfer to Adrian College. Acceptance of transfer credit must have written approval by the department chair to the Registrar and the Office of Graduate Studies. In extenuating circumstances, up to 15 semester hours of graduate credit earned while enrolled at the graduate level may be approved for transfer by the department chair and the Dean of Graduate Studies. This approval must be documented and communicated to the Registrar and the Office of Graduate Studies. Transfer credits are only allowed for grades “B” (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) and higher. Grades for transfer credits do not count in the Adrian College cumulative grade point average.