{"id":857,"date":"2010-08-30T14:39:53","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T14:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hub-dev.bates.edu\/ras\/?page_id=857"},"modified":"2024-04-11T11:44:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:44:35","slug":"transfer-credit-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/registrar\/academic-record\/non-bates-credit\/transfer-credit-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Credit Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In accordance with faculty legislation, credit from institutions other than ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ may be transferred to the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ record.<\/p>\n<p>For students entering in the fall of 2015 and thereafter, degree candidates matriculating as first-year students, either in the fall or winter semester, must earn at least 28 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ course credits or approved program credits\u00a0(such as Junior Semester or Year Abroad credit), not including Short Term credits. Therefore, the maximum amount of non-ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ credit, such as transfer credit or Advanced Placement credit, that may be applied to the graduation requirement of 32 earned credits is 4. Transfer students must earn a minimum of 16 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ course credits, not including Short Term credits. They may transfer a maximum of 2 non-ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ course credits earned after matriculating at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½. A transfer student is defined as any student who has previously matriculated as a degree candidate at another institution.<\/p>\n<p>The Registrar and the department or program chair are responsible for the overall evaluation of non-ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ credit, subject to established policies. A <a href=\"https:\/\/batescollege.na2.documents.adobe.com\/public\/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhBIrSAT1imeqG6LeUYVNrdCA2HwD5KhQOl-Dbxdeu1XHR-QjJ5vTQBKpHKkXzz-cGs*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transfer credit application<\/a> must be filled out. Exceptions to the established policies may only be granted by the Committee on Academic Standing. All non-ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ course credits awarded are equivalent to one ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ course credit and two quality points. Please note: &#8220;non-ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½&#8221; course credits include transfer credits, AP credits, IB credits, A-Level credit, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Non-ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ credit is awarded based on specific requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Credit must be awarded from an official college or university transcript, from an official Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate test score report, or from an official document considered equivalent to a transcript by the Registrar.<\/li>\n<li>Courses must be appropriate to a liberal arts and sciences college, comparable in quality to those offered at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, and students must achieve a grade of C or better.<\/li>\n<li>Courses taken in a college or university\u2019s continuing education or extension program must be applicable toward the BA or BS degree being pursued by full-time undergraduate students at that institution.<\/li>\n<li>College courses taken prior to secondary-school graduation must have been taught on a college or university campus, have been graded in competition with college students, and not count towards the high school degree.<\/li>\n<li>Credit must be earned at a regionally accredited non-profit institution.<\/li>\n<li>Courses taught online may transfer, as long as they are pre-approved by the respective department\/program.<\/li>\n<li>Courses must be worth at least three semester hours or five quarter hours or meet a minimum of 45 class meeting hours to be eligible for transfer. When appropriate, quarter hours may be added together and multiplied by 2\/3 to determine the equivalent total number of semester hours to be used toward unspecified transfer credits.<\/li>\n<li>Students may receive credit for a maximum of two courses taken during summer school sessions.<\/li>\n<li>All credits must be transferred by the beginning of the final semester of the senior year.<\/li>\n<li>Credit for Short Term courses may not be transferred from another institution.<\/li>\n<li>Students may not transfer credit into ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ that are the result of simultaneous enrollment (i.e. being enrolled at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ during a semester while also being enrolled in a course at another institution). However, students who have a compelling reason to do so may request permission in advance by petitioning the Academic Standing Committee. In order for such credit to transfer into ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, approval must be given by the Academic Standing Committee in advance of enrolling in the course.<\/li>\n<li>Students must be enrolled at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ for the final semester of their senior year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the exception of summer courses, matriculated students who wish to receive credit for study outside the United States must have the preapproval of the Committee on Off-Campus Study. They must study on a Center for Global Education approved program, and complete their studies in accordance with the Committee\u2019s guidelines. 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