Transfer of Graduate Credit

With the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Program Director, a student may transfer up to 12 semester hours of graduate work completed at another accredited institution and apply these toward a graduate degree. Courses without letter grades (graded credit, satisfactory, pass) must be accompanied by official evidence that such grades equated to a B or better at the institution at which they were earned. A minimum grade of B and “pass/satisfactory” may be transferred. Students may use the Appeal Process to have additional courses transferred.

Non-degree Student Transfer of Credit: If a non-degree student is later accepted into a degree or certificate program, 12 credit hours earned while in non-degree status may be applied to the proposed degree/certificate program with the approval of the Graduate Program Director.

Certificate Transfer of Credits to a Degree Program: Up to 100% of coursework in a certificate program may apply toward a degree program if both programs are offered within the same academic department and the curriculum for the certificate is a subset of degree requirements.

Fairmont State University only reviews transferable credit from regionally accredited institutions and institutions with national accreditation that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for acceptance as credit in our academic programs. The most current listing of sanctioned accrediting bodies can be found at www.ed.gov.