Policies

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS (AP) Credit is granted to students earning scores of 3 or higher on AP examinations.

Six credits are awarded for scores of 50 or above on each of the CLEP general examinations: College Composition (with or without essay); Humanities; College Mathematics; Natural Sciences; and Social Sciences and History.

Three to six credits are awarded to students who earn a score of 50 or above on the CLEP subject examinations.

A score of 3 or better in the national AP

A score of 3 or better in the national AP exam.

Entering students who receive a score of 4 or 5 on the AP examination shall be awarded three credits for PSYC 100 General Psychology.

For students entering with the IB Diploma or Certificate, credit may be awarded for a score of five or higher on examinations in higher level (HL) IB courses.

TRANSFER APPLICANTS Students who have completed a minimum of 12 transferable credits of coursework at another regionally accredited institution with an overall academic average of 2.0 or higher may be considered for admission as a transfer student. Transfer applicants with fewer than 12 transferable credits or less than 2.0 GPA must also submit a high school transcript.

TRANSFER CREDITS Evaluation of transfer credits from other institutions is done by the Registrar’s office after a student is officially admitted to the University. In general, transfer credit is awarded for college-level courses in fields of study offered at Millersville that were completed with a grade of C- or higher through a regionally accredited institution. To earn a Millersville degree, transfer students are required to complete a minimum of 30 semester hours through Millersville, including 50 percent of their major department requirements (excluding student teaching). Students who have been awarded transfer credit for a particular course, and subsequently complete the same course at Millersville, forfeit the transfer credit. Transfer credits are not used in computing Millersville GPAs. PROGRAM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS MUSIC MAJORS Applicants for Music programs, including transfer applicants and certification students, are required to audition with a solo performance and to take a musical proficiency test. ART MAJORS Applicants for Art and Design programs, including transfer and certification applicants, are required to submit portfolios for review as part of the admissions process.

DANTES and USAFI courses are considered for transfer credit in accordance with the recommendations of the Commission of Accreditation for Service Experiences of the American Council on Education.

Nondegree students may apply for admission to a degree or graduate-level certification program after having accumulated graduate credits; however, no more than nine graduate credits, in nondegree status, may be transferred to a degree or graduate-level certification program, subject to departmental approval. Courses for transfer from nondegree status into a program must have received a satisfactory grade, and except in the most extenuating circumstances, no transfer credit will be allowed for work completed more than five years prior to admission to a degree or graduate-level certification program.

Credits from audited courses, subsequently repeated courses, advanced standing programs such as AP and CLEP, and transfer credits are not included in the CGPA.

Students may not transfer credit for any course taken at another institution that is the equivalent of a course previously taken at Millersville; this policy applies whether the course was passed or failed at Millersville University. Students may repeat courses at Millersville for which they have received transferred credit, but they will forfeit the transfer credit.

Authorization for Transfer of Credit forms are available in the Registrar’s Office or on the Millersville website, under Student Forms Center. For more information, see the Transfer Credit section.

Students who take a leave of absence to study at another institution during the fall or spring semester should also complete an Authorization for Transfer of Credit form, available from the Registrar’s Office or on the web in the Student Forms Center.

Credits from audited courses, subsequently repeated courses and transfer credits are not included in the CGPA.

Forms for the approval of transfer credits are available on the Office of Graduate Studies and Adult Learning website: www.millersville.edu/gsal. The transfer credit amount is subject to completion of the residency requirement and is subject to the time limit for the completion of all degree requirements. Except in the most extenuating circumstances, no transfer credit will be allowed for work completed more than five years prior to admission to Millersville University. All work recommended by the department for transfer credit must be taken in a regular program of studies offered by a four- year, regionally accredited institution.

Regular-standing admission is for students who completed a baccalaureate degree with a major from other than a CSWE-accredited social work, and for students who graduated from a CSWE-accredited social work program but do not meet the requirements for advanced standing. Applicants may apply for advanced standing admission if they have graduated from a CSWE-accredited social work program withinn the past 8 years and meet the requirements as described in the admission guidelines.

Students who graduated with a baccalaureate degree from a CSWE-accredited social work program who are not eligible for advanced standing may be eligible for exemptions from first-year generalist courses in which they have earned a grade of B or higher within the past eight years. Applicants for advanced standing are required to submit an additional reference from the department chair of their undergraduate program. Students may receive or transfer credit for up to nine credit hours earned at other regionally accredited institutions prior to admission. Students may only transfer credits if they are in good standing in those schools. With advance permission of the faculty advisor, program director and Dean of Graduate Studies and Adult Learning, and as part of a planned program, a student may transfer credits from other graduate programs at Millersville University or Shippensburg University. Forms for the approval process of transfer of credits are available at www.millersville.edu/gps/studentlife.

Simple Requirements Course Prerequisites Type Prerequisite SOWK 531 Complete ALL of the following Courses: • SOWK531 - Field Practicum 2 Standing Prerequisite Type Prerequisite Standing in Program Requires Specialization Year or Advanced Standing 1560 / 1670