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The Academic Standing Committee may grant the above honors to students with transfer credit if they have satisfied the conditions of the honor

A student who is on leave may petition the Academic Standing Committee to transfer credit for courses taken at another institution.

Dual-Degree Programs For all of our Dual-Degree programs, once Gettysburg students apply for and are accepted to an affiliated university, they become students of that university while retaining an affiliation with Gettysburg College through graduation. Transfer Credit This policy applies to all courses presented for transfer to Gettysburg College except those completed through the Central Pennsylvania Consortium or through an affiliated program administered by the Center for Global Education. After enrolling at Gettysburg College, students may transfer a maximum of three course credits. Transfer credit may be presented at the time of matriculation. After matriculation, all transfer credit must be pre-approved by the Office of the Registrar. Credit for academic work completed at another institution may be awarded based upon the following criteria: 1. Student must arrange for the transfer institution to send an official transcript to the Gettysburg College Office of the Registrar. Transfer credit for this type of course can be considered on an individual basis only with the support of the appropriate department chair.

Transfer of credits Transfer credits are granted provisionally for individual courses passed with a C or better at approved institutions, provided that these courses fit reasonably well into the Gettysburg curriculum. Transfers are required to earn all additional credit at Gettysburg College or through a regular College-approved program of off-campus study. In order to complete the transfer of course credits, transfer students are required to complete one year of satisfactory work at Gettysburg College.

Transfer students transferring in as a sophomore or higher class year may choose from any plan, initiated members of fraternities living in College owned housing and upper-class students residing in non-apartment style housing are required to enroll in a plan listed as an option for their particular residence hall. ID cards and meal plans are nontransferable and use of someone else’s ID card will be considered theft. For transfer of credit to other institutions, the College recommends equating one course unit with 4 semester hours.

No more than one AP or transfer credit may count toward the minor Minor courses may not be taken S/U.

Students who have received credit for any Mathematics course at Gettysburg College, whether through course completion, transfer credit, or AP credit, may not enroll in Mathematics 103.

The Academic Standing Committee may grant the above honors to students with transfer credit if they have satisfied the conditions of the honor during at least two years in residence at Gettysburg College and have presented excellent transfer grades. Departmental Honors are awarded to transfer students on the same terms as to other students, as computation for this award is not necessarily based on four years in residence at Gettysburg College.

Transfer Credit Academic Programs Curriculum Catalog ... Policies ... Policy Details More in this section Less in this section Academic Partnerships Curriculum Catalog Programs of Study Policies Degree Requirements Faculty Registry Languages, Literatures, & Cultures Student Research First-Year Seminars Study Abroad A Consequential Education What is a liberal arts and sciences degree? First-class faculty Online Summer Courses Interdisciplinary Opportunities This policy applies to all courses presented for transfer to Gettysburg College except those completed through the Central Pennsylvania Consortium or through an affiliated program administered by the Center for Global Education. After enrolling at Gettysburg College, students may transfer a maximum of three course credits. Transfer credit may be presented at the time of matriculation. After matriculation, all transfer credit must be pre-approved by the Office of the Registrar. Students entering Gettysburg College as a transfer student must satisfy all additional course requirements and a minimum of 16 course credits at Gettysburg College or through a regular College-approved program of off-campus study. Credit for academic work completed at another institution may be awarded based upon the following criteria: Student must arrange for the transfer institution to send an official transcript to the Gettysburg College Office of the Registrar. Transfer institutions within the United States must be regionally accredited. Institutions outside of the United States must be recognized as degree granting institutions by their home country. International transcripts may require a third-party evaluation by World Education Services (WES) or the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) International Education Services. Credit of at least two semester hours or three quarter hours and a grade of C- or better (or its equivalent) must be earned to be eligible for transfer. Courses must be similar to Gettysburg College courses in content, method of instruction, and rigor. Online, hybrid, distance learning courses: Normally credit is not accepted for courses without regular meeting times, or contact time with the course instructor. Transfer credit for this type of course can be considered on an individual basis only with the support of the appropriate department chair. To insure that a full load under another credit system equates to a full load at Gettysburg College, the following conversion scheme applies to students presenting more than three transfer course credits for evaluation: Sem. Hrs. Gettysburg Units Qtr. Hrs. Gettysburg Units 4 1.00 6 1.00 3 .80 5 .80 2 .50 4 .65 3 .50 Exemption from these rules may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Students who have not graduated from high school, but have taken college course work, are not considered transfer students. Transfer of credits Transfer credits are granted provisionally for individual courses passed with a C or better at approved institutions, provided that these courses fit reasonably well into the Gettysburg curriculum. Transfers are required to earn all additional credit at Gettysburg College or through a regular College-approved program of off-campus study.