Transfer Courses - Graduate Level
A graduate transfer course accepted for credit must meet the criteria listed below:
- The institution must be accredited by a CHEA approved regional accrediting association of schools and colleges.
- The institution must offer a Master’s or Doctoral Degree and must be approved to offer graduate level courses by its regional accrediting association. University of Jamestown will consider for credit only courses which satisfy the requirements for these degrees.
Each transfer course may be considered under one of the following distinct categories:
- Graduate program course equivalencies
- Graduate advanced standing credit for doctoral candidates
Graduate Program Course Equivalencies
A graduate transfer course accepted for credit must correspond to program courses described in this publication. Whether a course corresponds to one of the program courses described in this publication will be determined by the Registrar in conversation with the Program Director.
Only courses in which students have earned a B or better are eligible for graduate transfer credit. Courses graded only on a pass/fail basis will be transferred only if students can provide documented evidence that they performed at a B or better level in the course. University of Jamestown standards will be applied in determining the transferred courses and grades that will satisfy requirements. The number of transfer credits accepted by the University of Jamestown varies by graduate program. Any exception to this policy must be requested through the “Appeals Process” listed above.
Graduate Advanced Standing Credit for Doctoral Candidates
A maximum of 45 graduate advanced standing credits may be granted to doctoral candidates and applied toward total credit hours required for the doctorate degree. Only graduate-level courses will be accepted for advanced standing credits and must be approved by the relevant Program Director. Only courses in which a student earned a letter grade of C- or better or earned a non-letter passing grade are eligible for graduate advanced standing credits.
Courses accepted for graduate advanced standing credit will be reflected on the student’s transcript. The transcript will reflect the accepted number of credit hours as general transfer credit. Accepted graduate advanced standing credits will not be calculated in the student’s cumulative GPA or program GPA.