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Transfer of Credit from Other Institutions

Graduate credit taken in residence at an international institution or at a regionally accredited U.S. institution may be transferred when recommended by the student’s major professor, advisory committee, graduate coordinator, and when also approved by the Dean of the Graduate School. Such transfer credit must fall within the time limits of the degree.  Students seeking transfer credit must provide documentary evidence showing that  the course is comparable to similar graduate courses at Auburn University and relevant to the student’s plan of study.  Students must also  provide an official transcript showing credit earned for the course. No prior commitment is made concerning whether transfer credit will be accepted. A student must earn at least 24 semester hours, or half of the total hours required for a master’s degree, whichever is greater, at Auburn University. A program that requires 30 hours of credit will be limited to 6 semester hours of transfer credit. The total number of credit hours that may be transferred from another accredited institution towards a doctoral degree varies by program but must be less than 50% of the credit hours listed on the Plan of Study.  Such transfer credit 1)  must fall within the time limits of the degree; and 2) must be approved by the advisory committee and the Dean of the Graduate School.  In the case of graduate degree programs offered through joint, cooperative, or consortial agreements, the student must earn a majority of credits from the participating institutions. No transfer credit will be approved without an official transcript. No course on which a grade lower than B was earned may be transferred. Additionally, credit will not be allowed if the combined GPA on graduate work taken at other schools is less than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, nor may transfer credit be used to improve the GPA on courses taken at Auburn University.

Bulletin, p. 120

Created: Nov. 30, 2011