Credit for Prior Learning

Transfer Credit Policy

Minimum Grade

The minimum grade needed to transfer an undergraduate course from an approved accredited institution to the University of Redlands is a 2.0 (C). The minimum grade needed to transfer a graduate course from an approved accredited institution to the University of Redlands is 3.0 (B).

College Credits Earned in High School

Many high schools have arrangements with nearby post-secondary institutions, allowing students to take regular college courses while still in high school. The University of Redlands will accept credits for transferable courses if the courses are posted for credits on the transcript of the college where the courses were taken. Regardless of how many college credits are earned before graduation from high school, the student must go through the application process required of all entering freshmen.

Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate

The University of Redlands will grant credit for Advanced Placement Tests and International Baccalaureate courses. For Advanced Placement Tests, each department assigning credit establishes its own requirement for a level of acceptance and number of credits accepted. The minimum level of acceptance is a score of three. More information is found on the Advanced Placement page.

 For International Baccalaureate higher-level courses, several departments have established their own requirements for a level of acceptance and number of credits accepted. The minimum level of acceptance is a score of five. Scores of five and six may earn 4 credits and scores of seven may earn 8 credits. Please refer to individual departments for further details.

The maximum amount of credit accepted through Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate is the equivalent of 32 semester credits.

College of Arts and Sciences: Undergraduate

Subject to approval by the University Registrar, courses (but not grades) completed at other approved accredited institutions with a grade of 2.0 (C) or higher will be accepted for credit. The University will accept up to:

• 66 credits from regionally accredited two-year colleges

• 96 credits from regionally accredited four-year college.

The last 32 credits prior to graduation must be completed at the University of Redlands. A student will not be granted credit for any prior transferable coursework that is not declared at admission or during the first semester of attendance.

 Students already admitted to Redlands who wish to take coursework at other institutions, either concurrently or during May term or summer sessions, may transfer only work with a grade of 2.0 (C) or higher, subject to approval by the University Registrar in advance of the term in which the course is taken.

Transfer courses must be approved by the department or program if they are to be applied to a major or minor. Additional work may be required at the discretion of the department or program. Students seeking credit from the University of Redlands for courses taken through a Redlands-approved but not approved accredited institution can do so only by enrolling for a directed study course approved by a Redlands faculty member. Quality grade points (derived from numeric grading) are not awarded for transfer work, and credits from these courses are not calculated into the GPA. Students must provide appropriate evidence that they have completed the proposed work as required by the sponsoring faculty member or department. Students receiving credit in this manner will be charged a fee rather than tuition. See the College of Arts and Sciences Tuition and Fees section of this Catalog for more details.

Correspondence and extension courses taken at approved accredited institutions may be accepted for credit only if approved in advance by the University Registrar.

College of Arts and Sciences: Graduate

A maximum of 6 credits of graduate credit completed at another regionally accredited institution within the previous six years may count toward the Master of Music, subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Coordinator.

School of Business and Society: Undergraduate

A maximum of 66 lower-division semester credits may be transferred from regionally accredited, two- and four-year colleges. Grades of 2.0 (C) or higher are required. Of the 66 lower-division credits, a maximum of 24 may come through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), DANTES, DSST, or any combination thereof. For students who have upper-division coursework from four-year colleges, transfer credits are accepted up to the total credits required for the degree minus the number of credits earned in the major program. Course waivers from the major program are allowed, up to the residency requirement of 32 credits. Additional work may be required at the discretion of the department or programs.

 Students already admitted to the University of Redlands who wish to take courses at other institutions to complete their degree may only transfer work completed with a grade of 2.0 (C) or higher. All registration at the other institutions must be approved in advance of enrollment. After completion of the major program, a student may take up to 24 credits from other colleges or universities. If a student requires more than 24 credits to complete degree requirements, the balance of those credits must be taken through the University of Redlands. Quality grade points (derived from number grading) are not awarded for transfer work, and credits for these courses are not calculated into the GPA. A student will not be granted credit for any prior transferable credit coursework that is not declared at admission or during the first term of attendance.

School of Business and Society: Graduate

Graduate students may transfer a maximum of 8 credits, grade 3.0 (B) required, from approved accredited institutions to waive program requirements. Transfer credit acceptability is usually determined during the admissions process. Program requirements may be waived only where the course content equates with a University of Redlands course and when obsolescence is not a factor.

School of Education: Undergraduate

Transfer credit acceptability is determined after admission by School of Education faculty. Program requirements may be waived only when the course content equates to a University of Redlands course and when obsolescence is not a factor. No course that has been completed more than six years before the anticipated date of graduation shall be counted toward University of Redlands programs. No course that has been completed more than six years before the time of matriculation in the program shall be counted toward a University of Redlands doctoral degree.

College of Arts and Sciences students who enroll in the Master of Arts in Education: Learning and Teaching (MALT) program may transfer a maximum of 18 credits of coursework spanning the EDUG 401–411 sequence. Only courses with a grade of 2.0 or higher will transfer and the student’s cumulative GPA must meet the minimum requirement of 2.75 at the time of application to the BA in Education Studies or MALT program.

Undergraduate Transfer

School of Education undergraduate students may transfer a maximum of 60 semester credits from an accredited institution.

Approved coursework should include a minimum of the following:

• English: at least 1 course,

• Math: at least 1 course,

• Science: at least 1 course

• Social Sciences: at least 1 course

• Arts: at least 1 course

Subject to approval by the University Registrar, courses (but not grades) completed at other approved accredited institutions with a grade of 2.0 (C) or higher will be accepted for credit.

School of Education: Graduate

School of Education graduate students may transfer a maximum of 6 credits, grade 3.0 or higher required, from approved accredited institutions to waive program requirements. Transfer Credit must abide by the Credit Obsolescence and Degree Completion policy.

School of Education: Doctoral

Students can satisfy up to 6 elective credits with master’s or higher-level coursework in their area of study from advanced graduate work at the University of Redlands or transferred from another accredited institution. Coursework must have been completed within 6 years before the time of matriculation in the program.

Assessment of Prior and Experiential Learning

School of Business & Society undergraduate students have the opportunity to earn certified credit toward graduation requirements through assessed learning, which is the review of college-level learning acquired in some courses, as well as outside the environment of an academic institution.

Credits earned through the University Registrar’s Office Assessed Learning process may be used to meet General Education category requirements and general graduation requirements. A maximum of 30 credits may be certified through faculty assessment of prior and experiential learning, including assessed prior learning credits from other institutions. The services of the University Registrar’s Office Assessed Learning are available only to students in the School of Business & Society undergraduate programs. Assessed Learning credits will be published on a student’s academic transcript. However, the transferability of those credits is dependent upon the institution receiving them.