Policies

[Note that “cumulative GPA” has a specific meaning for students who have transferred credit to Geneva. Courses taken prior to that date may be accepted in transfer, but the GPA’s associated with those courses are not carried forward, except Education majors.

Further, any course work taken elsewhere while on academic suspension will not be accepted as transfer credit, except upon successful readmission and Registrar’s Office course approval.

To receive a grade of credit, performance equivalent to a grade of C or better is required. Transfer Policies Detailed information for students transferring to Geneva and for Geneva students who wish to transfer credits to Geneva is found on page 207.

Up to 24 credits may be accepted as transfer credits upon approval by the Registrar.

Up to 84 credits can be accepted in transfer. ODP Transfer Credit Policies Prior to matriculation, the class standing of an ODP student will be based on the number of credits accepted in transfer. Courses which are judged not to be equivalent to Geneva courses will be accepted as electives (subject to the limitations below). Prior to matriculation, Geneva will only use transfer students’ grades and GPA from transfer credits: (1) to determine the initial admission decision and (2) to determine eligibility for financial aid. After matriculation, Geneva students are permitted to enroll in courses at other institutions and transfer the credits and grades for these courses to Geneva. In addition to the policies described in the three preceding paragraphs, each of the following requirements govern the extent to which courses transferred from other institutions will be counted toward a Geneva degree in ODP: • Ordinarily only credits earned at institutions accredited by Middles States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) or, in the case of international transfers, nationally approved institutions will be accepted as transfer credit. • Prior to matriculation, only courses for which a grade of D- or better has been given will be accepted in transfer (with the exception of ENG 101 English Composition, which must have a grade of C- or better). After matriculation, only courses for which a grade of C- or better has been given will be accepted in transfer. After matriculation, both the grade and the credit will be transferred to Geneva. • Courses transferred from another institution will be counted in the same semester that the credit-granting institution that granted the credit designated the course.

• Maximum transfer credit granted for students entering a Geneva graduate program is 9 credit hours. Additional GPA and specific grade standards may apply at various points in a graduate program; for example, a specific GPA may be required for admission to an internship or to advanced standing in the program. No transfer courses will be allowed to make up a D or F grade.

Reading & Writing Proficiency Reading & Writing proficiency may be determined by SAT, ACT, CLT scores, or transfer credits.

Evaluation of Credit Hours (Transfer Credit) Once admitted to Geneva College, an official evaluation of credit hours earned at other institutions will be sent to the student. Courses which are judged not to be equivalent Geneva College 20 to Geneva courses will be accepted as electives (subject to the limitations below). Geneva will only use transfer students’ grades and GPA from transfer credits: (1) to determine the initial admission decision, (2) to determine eligibility for financial aid for the first year at Geneva, and (3) to determine athletic eligibility in the first semester at Geneva. In addition to the policies described in the two preceding paragraphs, each of the following requirements govern the extent to which courses transferred from other institutions will be counted toward a Geneva degree: • SAT/ACT/CLT Scores for students transferring from another college (post high school graduation) are generally not required. • Ordinarily only credits earned at institutions accredited by Middles States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) or in the case of international transfers, nationally approved institutions will be accepted as transfer credit. • Only courses for which a grade of C- or better has been given will be accepted in transfer.

• Courses transferred from another institution will be counted in the same semester that the credit-granting institution that granted the credit designated the course. Transfer courses will not be considered for HUM 103 or POL 352. • For associate degrees a maximum of 24 credits may be transferred. Policies for Matriculated Geneva Students Who Wish to Transfer Course Credit to Geneva Students who have previously matriculated to Geneva’s Traditional Undergraduate program are permitted to enroll in courses at other institutions and transfer the credits and grades for these courses to Geneva. In addition to the policies described in the preceding paragraph, each of the following requirements govern the extent to which courses that Geneva students take at other institutions will be counted toward a Geneva degree: Geneva College 2 • Ordinarily only credits earned at institutions accredited by Middles States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) or in the case of international transfers, nationally approved institutions will be accepted as transfer credit. • Only courses for which a grade of C- or better has been given will be accepted in transfer. Both the grade and the credit will be transferred to Geneva. • Courses transferred from another institution will be counted in the same semester that the credit-granting institution that granted the credit designated the course. • For associate degrees, a maximum of 24 credits may be transferred.

Geneva students are permitted to enroll in courses at other institutions and transfer the credits and grades for these courses to Geneva. In addition to the policies described in the preceding paragraph, each of the following requirements govern the extent to which courses that Geneva students take at other institutions will be counted toward a Geneva degree: • Ordinarily only credits earned at institutions accredited by Middles States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) or in the case of international transfers, nationally approved institutions will be accepted as transfer credit. • All grades at the OCS program will be transferred to Geneva and recorded on the Geneva academic record, including D, F, and W grades. Both the grade and the credit will be transferred to Geneva.

Remedial credits and GPA from transferring school are not counted in the cumulative GPA. Transfer credits accepted by the Registrar’s Office toward the completion of the student’s degree program will count as both hours attempted and hours completed.

[Note that “cumulative GPA” has a specific meaning for students who have transferred credit to Geneva. Courses taken prior to that date may be accepted in transfer, but the GPA’s associated with those courses are not carried forward, except Education majors.

Further, any course work taken elsewhere while on academic suspension will not be accepted as transfer credit, except upon successful readmission and Registrar’s Office course approval.

To receive a grade of credit, performance equivalent to a grade of C or better is required. Transfer Policies Detailed information for students transferring to Geneva and for Geneva students who wish to transfer credits to Geneva is found on page 207.

Up to 24 credits may be accepted as transfer credits upon approval by the Registrar.

Up to 84 credits can be accepted in transfer. ODP Transfer Credit Policies Prior to matriculation, the class standing of an ODP student will be based on the number of credits accepted in transfer. Courses which are judged not to be equivalent to Geneva courses will be accepted as electives (subject to the limitations below). Prior to matriculation, Geneva will only use transfer students’ grades and GPA from transfer credits: (1) to determine the initial admission decision and (2) to determine eligibility for financial aid. After matriculation, Geneva students are permitted to enroll in courses at other institutions and transfer the credits and grades for these courses to Geneva. In addition to the policies described in the three preceding paragraphs, each of the following requirements govern the extent to which courses transferred from other institutions will be counted toward a Geneva degree in ODP: • Ordinarily only credits earned at institutions accredited by Middles States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) or, in the case of international transfers, nationally approved institutions will be accepted as transfer credit. • Prior to matriculation, only courses for which a grade of D- or better has been given will be accepted in transfer (with the exception of ENG 101 English Composition, which must have a grade of C- or better). After matriculation, only courses for which a grade of C- or better has been given will be accepted in transfer. After matriculation, both the grade and the credit will be transferred to Geneva. • Courses transferred from another institution will be counted in the same semester that the credit-granting institution that granted the credit designated the course.

• Maximum transfer credit granted for students entering a Geneva graduate program is 9 credit hours. Additional GPA and specific grade standards may apply at various points in a graduate program; for example, a specific GPA may be required for admission to an internship or to advanced standing in the program. No transfer courses will be allowed to make up a D or F grade.

Reading & Writing Proficiency Reading & Writing proficiency may be determined by SAT, ACT, CLT scores, or transfer credits.

Evaluation of Credit Hours (Transfer Credit) Once admitted to Geneva College, an official evaluation of credit hours earned at other institutions will be sent to the student. Courses which are judged not to be equivalent Geneva College 20 to Geneva courses will be accepted as electives (subject to the limitations below). Geneva will only use transfer students’ grades and GPA from transfer credits: (1) to determine the initial admission decision, (2) to determine eligibility for financial aid for the first year at Geneva, and (3) to determine athletic eligibility in the first semester at Geneva. In addition to the policies described in the two preceding paragraphs, each of the following requirements govern the extent to which courses transferred from other institutions will be counted toward a Geneva degree: • SAT/ACT/CLT Scores for students transferring from another college (post high school graduation) are generally not required. • Ordinarily only credits earned at institutions accredited by Middles States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) or in the case of international transfers, nationally approved institutions will be accepted as transfer credit. • Only courses for which a grade of C- or better has been given will be accepted in transfer.

• Courses transferred from another institution will be counted in the same semester that the credit-granting institution that granted the credit designated the course. Transfer courses will not be considered for HUM 103 or POL 352. • For associate degrees a maximum of 24 credits may be transferred. Policies for Matriculated Geneva Students Who Wish to Transfer Course Credit to Geneva Students who have previously matriculated to Geneva’s Traditional Undergraduate program are permitted to enroll in courses at other institutions and transfer the credits and grades for these courses to Geneva. In addition to the policies described in the preceding paragraph, each of the following requirements govern the extent to which courses that Geneva students take at other institutions will be counted toward a Geneva degree: Geneva College 2 • Ordinarily only credits earned at institutions accredited by Middles States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) or in the case of international transfers, nationally approved institutions will be accepted as transfer credit. • Only courses for which a grade of C- or better has been given will be accepted in transfer. Both the grade and the credit will be transferred to Geneva. • Courses transferred from another institution will be counted in the same semester that the credit-granting institution that granted the credit designated the course. • For associate degrees, a maximum of 24 credits may be transferred.

Geneva students are permitted to enroll in courses at other institutions and transfer the credits and grades for these courses to Geneva. In addition to the policies described in the preceding paragraph, each of the following requirements govern the extent to which courses that Geneva students take at other institutions will be counted toward a Geneva degree: • Ordinarily only credits earned at institutions accredited by Middles States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) or in the case of international transfers, nationally approved institutions will be accepted as transfer credit. • All grades at the OCS program will be transferred to Geneva and recorded on the Geneva academic record, including D, F, and W grades. Both the grade and the credit will be transferred to Geneva.

Remedial credits and GPA from transferring school are not counted in the cumulative GPA. Transfer credits accepted by the Registrar’s Office toward the completion of the student’s degree program will count as both hours attempted and hours completed.