A student who is admitted as a transfer from another college or university is required to have a minimum
2.00 cumulative grade-point average for all transferable work taken elsewhere. If, due to special
circumstances, a student is admitted with less than a 2.00 average, that student will be admitted on
academic probation. These requirements apply to returning students who have attended other institutions, as
well as new transfer students. The Office of Registration and Records administers the NDSU policies
governing the acceptance of credit from outside institutions. Before credits may be evaluated for specific
NDSU course equivalency or application to departmental programs, transfer courses must be accepted for
university credit according to the following guidelines:
- College-level course work from regionally accredited colleges or universities is eligible for
acceptance in transfer.
- Courses accepted in transfer will not replace any grades or credits earned or repeated at NDSU. If a
course is completed at NDSU and an attempt is made to repeat that course elsewhere, the credit is
considered duplication and is not eligible for transfer.
- Credit for a remedial course is not accepted for transfer if the course is remedial by definition of
the transferring institution or if it is equivalent to a remedial course at NDSU. Technical or vocational
course work from regionally accredited institutions may be accepted as free elective credit only.
- Credit will be evaluated not only as it appears on the transcript, but also on the basis by which the
credit was initially awarded by the sending institution. For example, credit by examination or life
experience is not accepted for transfer.
- The Office of Registration and Records determines the applicability of transfer credit toward NDSU
general education requirements according to institutional and North Dakota University System guidelines,
where applicable.
- College-level credits that do not have a course equivalent at NDSU will be accepted, but may count
only toward total credits. The academic department may determine whether these transfer electives may
satisfy specific curricular requirements through a course substitution process. (See also General Education
Administrative Policies.)
- NDSU requires that a minimum of 37 credits toward a baccalaureate degree be earned at the junior or
senior (300- and 400-level) level. Therefore, while a freshman- or sophomore-level (100- or
200-level)course transferred from an outside institution may satisfy a specific upper-level program
requirement at NDSU, that course will not be counted toward the 40 credit upper-division degree
requirement.
- Transferable courses with D grades or above will be accepted by the university; however, colleges and
departments determine how courses apply toward their respective majors and programs.
- The name of transfer institutions and total credits accepted by NDSU will be indicated on the
official NDSU transcript. Individual transfer courses are not detailed on the academic record, but will
be provided in a Transfer Equivalency Worksheet after admission to the university.
- Total transfer credits are converted to semester credits.
- Transfer grades are not recorded nor computed in the institutional cumulative GPA. They are used only
for purposes of admission to the University and certain programs, as well as for determining eligibility
to graduate with honor.
Common Course Numbers
Institutions in the North Dakota University System have established common course numbers (CCN) for many
courses to facilitate transfer of courses within the system. Under the CCN agreement, transfer students who
have successfully completed CCN courses will not be required to retake them at NDSU. Course requirements
will have been fulfilled; however, CCN courses will not fulfill residence requirements nor will 100- and
200-level courses fulfill upper-division requirements for graduation.
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