UMM Catalog section
on Transfer
Understanding How Transfer of Credit
Works
• UMM, as the receiving
college, decides which credits transfer
and whether those credits meet UMM
degree requirements.
• As a
general policy, UMM accepts transfer
coursework from institutions that
are regionally accredited and whose
mission includes providing courses
that are intended for transfer to
baccalaureate programs. In addition,
the transfer coursework must be comparable
in nature, content, and level to
courses offered by UMM and applicable
to the bachelor of arts degree; “like” transfers
to “like.”
• Credits
and grades are assigned by the previous
college. The University of Minnesota
posts only the name of each previous
college with the number of credits
accepted on students’ official
transcripts. Transfer courses appear
in the Academic Progress Audit System
(APAS) reports. Transfer courses
may be applied, with appropriate
approval, to general education requirements
and major and minor requirements.
Grades earned in a transfer course
cannot be applied to the GPA on the
University of Minnesota transcript
or to GPA-based degree honors. Under
no circumstances will grades earned
at other institutions be calculated
into the University of Minnesota
GPA.
Religious studies from public regionally
accredited colleges go through the
normal transfer review. Religious
studies from private colleges and
colleges that do not have regional
accreditation go through a special
faculty review committee.
• In
addition to coursework from the traditional
liberal arts disciplines, UMM accepts
for transfer courses in those specialized
programs offered on the Morris campus—education
and management.
• To be acceptable
for transfer, coursework must be
college level, not remedial. Coursework
is remedial if the majority of the
content is found in the usual secondary
school curriculum.
• To maintain
consistency, UMM accepts transfer
courses that are appropriate for
application to the mission of a liberal
arts college. Courses that are technical
and applied will not transfer to
UMM. Coursework in the generally
accepted liberal arts disciplines
(e.g., mathematics, philosophy, history,
geology) is usually accepted.
• UMM does
not accept transfer coursework from
proprietary technical colleges, business
colleges, and similar postsecondary
schools. However, credit from these
programs for knowledge acquired in
liberal arts may be obtained by special
examination. In lieu of regional
accreditation, determination must
be made that instruction is collegiate
level and appropriate for UMM’s
liberal arts mission before credit
is awarded.
• UMM accepts for
transfer coursework with the grade
of D or above, subject to the restrictions
of UMM’s own degree requirements.
(See Grading Policy in the College
Regulations section of this catalog.)
• When
grading systems are not compatible,
credits are transferred with a grade
of “S.”
Understanding
UMM Degree Requirements for Transfer
Students
• Not everything that
transfers will help the student graduate.
UMM’s bachelor of arts degree
program requires coursework in several
categories: general education, major/minor
courses with their prerequisites,
and electives. The key question is, “Will
the student’s credits fulfill
requirements of the degree or program
chosen?”
Adding
UMM Programs
After Earning a Degree from Another
College
University students
transferring to
UMM after earning
a degree from another
college should note
the following:
Teaching
licensure:
• Students
need to be admitted
to both UMM and
the education program.
• Students
may earn a bachelor
of arts degree
that would be recorded
on the University of Minnesota official
academic transcript.
• Students
may elect a “teaching licensure
only” option without a degree
notation on the official
transcript.
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