Transfer of Credit Policy
Recognized academic credentials and academic credit hours earned outside of IWU may be used to fulfill the entrance requirements and/or course requirements for IWU academic programs and may provide advanced standing entry into IWU academic programs within the following boundaries.
Accepting Credits
The University Registrar is responsible for the process related to the transferability of all credit hours. Credit hours accepted in transfer are recorded as part of the student's official academic record; however, quality points and grades are not included. Grades from transfer courses are not included in IWU GPA calculations except in determining honors for baccalaureate degrees. All credit hours are accepted as semester credit hours; quarter credit hours are converted to semester credit hours using a two-thirds conversion ratio.
Undergraduate
Credit is granted for undergraduate coursework with a satisfactory grade (“C-” or above) in a 100-level or higher course.
No more than 75% of the requirements for an IWU undergraduate degree or certificate, and no more than 50% of the coursework in the major, may be satisfied by transfer. Any culminating project (capstone, research, thesis, etc.), clinical, or practicum requirement associated with a degree or certificate program must be taken at Indiana Wesleyan University.
Graduate
A minimum grade of "B" may be considered for transfer. The learning outcomes must align and have been completed within the past seven years. Individual academic units may specify exceptions as appropriate for their respective disciplines or accrediting bodies. Minimal conditions governing the transfer of graduate credits earned to other coursework include:
Transfer credit hours applied to the major curriculum of the academic program must be academically current as determined by the academic unit and may be restricted by the academic unit based on curricular considerations or the requirements of programmatic accreditation. Individual academic units may specify exceptions as appropriate for their respective disciplines or accrediting bodies.
Only graduate courses in which a student has earned a grade of "B" or better may be considered for transfer credit.
Hours of credit may be transferred, but grades earned in courses taken at another institution do not transfer and are not used in computing the student's graduate GPA at Indiana Wesleyan University.
When a graduate course is taken at another university on a credit/no credit or pass/fail option, hours of "credit" or "pass" are not accepted as transferable unless approved by the appropriate academic unit.
The table below outlines the transfer credits that may be accepted from another institution to fulfill graduate credential requirements.
For credentials with 9-11 credit hours, 3 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 12-14 credit hours, 4 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 15-17 credit hours, 5 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 18-19 credit hours, 6 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 20-22 credit hours, 7 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 23-25 credit hours, 8 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 26-28 credit hours, 9 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 29-31 credit hours, 10 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 32-34 credit hours, 11 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 35-37 credit hours, 12 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 38-39 credit hours, 13 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 40-42 credit hours, 14 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 43-45 credit hours, 15 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 46-48 credit hours, 16 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 49-51 credit hours, 17 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 52-54 credit hours, 18 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 55-57 credit hours, 19 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 58-59 credit hours, 20 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 60-62 credit hours, 21 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 63-65 credit hours, 22 credit hours may be accepted
For credentials of 66-68 credit hours, 23 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 69-71 credit hours, 24 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 72-74 credit hours, 25 credit hours may be accepted.
For credentials of 75 credit hours, 26 credit hours may be accepted.
General Requirements
Courses must be taken at a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Currently, this includes the following accrediting agencies:
· Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE)
· Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools (AARTS)
· Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting (ATS)
· Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC)
· Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
· Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
· New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
· Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
· Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC)
· Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)
· Western Association of Schools and Colleges – Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (WASC–ACCJC)
· Western Association of Schools and Colleges – Senior College and University Commission (WASC–SCUC)
· IWU also receives credit from schools accredited by agencies recognized by the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education:
o Africa: Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa (ACTEA)
o Asia: Asia Theological Association (ATA)
o Caribbean: Caribbean Evangelical Theological Association (CETA)
o Europe: European Council for Theological Education (ECTE)
o Euro-Asia: Euro-Asian Accrediting Association (E-AAA)
o Latin America: Association for Evangelical Theological Education in Latin America (AETAL)
o Middle East and North Africa: Middle East-North Africa Association for Theological Education (MENATE)
o North America: Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE)
Indiana Wesleyan University accepts credit through official transcripts from the American Council on Education (ACE) and the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS). ACE and NCCRS evaluate and provide credit recommendations for educational offerings for a significant number of corporate universities and other learning providers.
Credit through examination (CLEP, DSST, AP, institutional examinations) or assessed learning is not accepted in transfer from another institution. Please review the Credit Types policy for details on other credit types and policies related to their acceptance at Indiana Wesleyan University.
International Credit
Transcripts from international institutions may need to be sent to an external agency for evaluation and determination of transferable credit hours, degrees, and GPA. If this external review is necessary, students are responsible for the initiation of this evaluation and for any fees incurred during the process.
Displaced Students
School closures sometimes displace students near the completion of their studies. Special provision is made for such displaced students, allowing them to transfer in a larger percentage of credit hours toward an IWU degree. Special provisions may be articulated in a teach-out agreement between IWU and the closing school. Unless otherwise specified in a teach-out agreement, all normal rules governing transfer credit apply with the following exceptions.
For displaced degree-seeking undergraduate students, 85% of an IWU degree may be satisfied through transfer credit hours.
For displaced graduate students, 75% of program requirements may be satisfied through transfer credit hours.
• For programs of 18 credit hours, students must take 4 credit hours from IWU
• For programs of 24 credit hours, students must take 6 credit hours from IWU
• For programs of 30 credit hours, students must take 7 credit hours from IWU
• For programs of 33 credit hours, students must take 8 credit hours from IWU
• For programs of 36 credit hours, students must take 9 credit hours from IWU
• For programs of 42 credit hours, students must take 10 credit hours from IWU
Doctoral Exception:
IWU will allow displaced doctoral students to transfer in up to 75% of their coursework. The student must complete at least 15 graduate credit hours at IWU, plus the comprehensive exam and/or final project/dissertation, if applicable.