Transfer Credit

 

 

This section describes the procedure used to review and determine acceptance of transfer credit for students enrolling at Southern Polytechnic.

Policy for Acceptance of Transfer Credit:

The basic policy regarding the acceptance of courses by transfer is to allow credit for university-level courses completed with a grade of "C" or better in accredited programs, provided the courses correspond in time and content to courses offered at Southern Polytechnic State University. Transfer credit will not be allowed for courses completed at another institution that have been failed at Southern Polytechnic. An official transcript, requested by the student, must be on file in the Office of the Registrar before credit can be awarded.

Allowance of transfer credit does not mean necessarily that all approved credit will be applied toward a specific Southern Polytechnic degree. The amount of transfer credit that may be applied toward a degree will be indicated and controlled by an evaluation of transfer credit prepared in the Office of the Registrar.

Southern Polytechnic reserves the right to test the proficiency of any student in course work transferred from another institution when such course work was not taken as a part of the University System of Georgia Core Curriculum Program. Therefore, Southern Polytechnic reserves the right to disallow transfer credit in such course work if the student cannot demonstrate acceptable proficiency.

The total amount of transfer credit acceptable to Southern Polytechnic is subject to the university's regulations related to the residency requirements applicable to the degree sought (see the Catalog for residency requirements).

Department Chairs' Determination of Transfer Credit:

 

Each department chair recommends the specific credit for corresponding work completed by students at other institutions, and it is then approved for transfer by the registrar. The total amount of recommended credit shall not exceed that allowed by the registrar.