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PPM 4-21a |
Rev 02-09-10 |
Date 4-20-77 |
Awarding of Transfer Credit, and Credit by Examination or Petition
I. Reference
WSU Catalog for specific applications
II. General Policy
Weber State University accepts transfer credit from regionally accredited colleges and universities, and awards credit for competencies gained outside the university as measured by way of standard examination such as the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and the Advanced Placement program (AP), the International Baccalaureate (IB), Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES), by special examination administered by individual departments, and by petition.
III. Transfer Credit
At the University there are no age limits on transfer credits. A department may set age limits for credits applied toward its degrees and programs by obtaining approval through the University curriculum process. Chairs of those departments that set age limits may make exceptions for individual students.
Transfer credit is awarded in accordance with the following stipulations:
A. Transcripts must be submitted to the Admissions office from all previously attended colleges and universities. Receipt of the transcript is noted on the student's admission file.
B. If the sending institution is regionally accredited, all credits are entered onto the student's Weber State University transcript.
C. If the sending institution is not regionally accredited, transfer credits may be accepted under the following guidelines:
1. Credit may be accepted only if the course is deemed to be equivalent to a course in the WSU catalog.
2. Specific course credit may be applied by the Admissions Office if recommended and approved by the appropriate department chair with the Application for Credit form but only under the following guidelines:
a. The student must present such evidence as the department deems necessary, which could include an official transcript, a course description, a course syllabus, evidence of work completed, or proof of completion by examination.
b. Credit must be evaluated by the appropriate department and the specific equivalency approved by the department chair through the Application for Credit form.
c. If transfer work is deemed equivalent to WSU course work, the department chair may grant credit with or without waiver of specific courses.
D. If the sending institution is part of the USHE, credits will be evaluated according to the Utah State Board of Regents Policy on transfer credit (R470-7). For the purpose of General Education, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University (Idaho), LDS Business College, and Westminster College will be considered the same as USHE institutions.
E. For the purpose of General Education, institutions accredited by one of the six regional accreditation associations (recognized by the US Department of Education) will be considered the same as USHE institutions. Specifically, Associate of Art and Associate of Science degrees from regionally accredited institutions will fulfill Weber State University's General Education requirements.