Transfer Students

Applicants who have satisfactorily completed courses at an accredited institution may be admitted to regular status under the following conditions:

• Students who have completed an A.A. or A.S. degree program with a liberal arts background at an accredited institution may be accepted at the junior level. Benedict will accept, for transfer credit, only those courses with "C" or better grades.
• The transfer applicant must be eligible to return to the college or university last attended, or the applicant must have a recommendation from the officials of the institution last attended.
• The transfer applicant will be considered for admission upon presentation of an official college transcript. Transfer students with fewer than 30 hours must meet the requirements specified for New Freshmen. At least 25% of semester credit hours counted toward graduation will be earned through instruction at Benedict College.
• Credit will be given for transfer work in which the student received a grade of "C" or above. These credits must have been earned within the last 10 years prior to the date of transfer. Transfer credits more than 10 years old are subject to validation by the department chair and dean, with approval of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. College credit will not be allowed for remedial courses or courses basically of secondary school level. The College reserves the right to deny advanced standing on the basis of the transfer student's standing at the institution previously attended.
• Transfer credit is not given for upper division courses taken at two-year colleges. A student can not transfer credits from a two-year college to satisfy Benedict College requirements at the 300 and 400 levels.

The Major department must recommend approval of any upper division transfer courses through established channels.

The amount of credit that Benedict will allow for work done at another institution within a given period of time may not exceed the normal amount of credit that could have been earned at Benedict during that time. Transfer students must also meet these requirements:

• A maximum of 60 semester hours may be transferred from a two-year college;
• At least half of the courses in the major must be taken at Benedict;
• Transfer students must maintain a cumulative average of at least 2.0 in courses taken at Benedict College in order to qualify for graduation.

Transfer students meeting satisfactory academic progress requirements are eligible for financial aid (see Student Finances) upon receipt of the Financial Aid transcript from the college previously attended and evaluation of their transcript from that college.

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