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Westminster College awards credit for scores of 4 or higher on most Advanced Placement Exams.

Requirements for Admission Application Fee and Reservation Deposit Credit by Examination Transfer Students International Student Admission Conditional Admission The Westminster Early College Program Westminster seeks students who possess the educational background, academic ability and motivation that indicate potential for success in college.

Courses are accepted and evaluated on a course-by-course basis to determine course equivalency based on academic program standards. Credit for transfer work is awarded according to the semester or credit hour values from the institution of record, e.g., a 3 semester or credit hour course will be credited as 3 semester hours on your Westminster College transcript. An applicant whose transcript shows that the student has been honorably dismissed and is eligible to re-enter in good standing the institution last attended may be admitted to Westminster and granted such advanced standing as the credits warrant. Evaluations of credits from other institutions are conditional, depending upon the satisfactory completion of one semester at Westminster. Transfer Credit Maximum : Students may transfer up to 96 credit hours. Courses which are graded on a pass/fail or satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis will not be accepted in transfer. Students transferring fewer than 64 credits must satisfy the IP and cluster requirements either at Westminster or through their transfer credits.

Credit by Examination The College participates in the Advanced Placement (AP) program of the College Entrance Examination Board. Students who have taken and satisfactorily passed college-level courses in high school and who have taken the Advanced Placement Examination of the Educational Testing Service may apply to the College for credit or advanced placement in these subjects. Westminster College awards credit for scores of 4 or higher on most Advanced Placement Exams . Credit may also be earned through the CLEP and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. Programs may also give advanced placement, on the basis of other evidence or proficiency, with or without credit, as circumstances warrant. Westminster College will accept Cambridge International Examinations A Level for matriculation purposes. Credit or advanced placement will be awarded for qualified A Levels with results of A or B. Up to 16 credit hours can be earned through A Levels. To receive transfer credit, an original grade report must be sent from the A-Level Examination Board directly to Westminster College. Westminster grade equivalents for A Levels will be assigned accordingly: Cambridge Grade Westminster Grade A A B B Note: Faculty members identify which A Level examinations are accepted and their course equivalencies at Westminster.

Transient Credit Policy: Students who use transient credit (that is, transfer credit from another college or university) to satisfy course requirements in Westminster’s mathematics major or mathematics minor may NOT get transient credit for more than four semester hours of mathematics courses that are 200 level or above with the exception of courses equivalent to Westminster’s MTH 250 (Calculus III), MTH 253 (Differential Equations) or MTH 241 (Discrete Mathematics).

Transfer credits from previous course work will be awarded on an individual basis.

Transfer credits accepted at Westminster College are assessed as part of SAP.

Students Who Have Earned Transferable Credits Through Dual Enrollment/College in High School: Students who have earned credits through Dual Enrollment/College in High School should contact the Registrar’s Office to determine transferable credits and course equivalencies. Such students must satisfy all graduation requirements either at Westminster or through transferable credits.

Graduate credit earned at other approved institutions may be accepted for transfer to Westminster College provided the credit has been completed within the six-year period established for the completion of all degree requirements. While transfer credits are accepted, more than half of coursework must be taken at Westminster. Since each institution determines the conditions under which credits may be accepted, graduate students desiring to transfer Westminster credits to another institution should make previous arrangements with the institution concerned.

Students who have earned more than 64 transferable credits as a matriculated student from an accredited institution of higher education following high school graduation but have not earned a degree are exempt from INQ 111/211 and WST 101, SPE 111, WRI 111, Intellectual Perspectives, and Cluster Course(s), and must satisfy all other graduation requirements either at Westminster or through transferable credits. Students who have earned between 28 and 64 transferable credits as a matriculated student from an accredited institution of higher education following high school graduation are exempt from INQ 111/211 and WST 101, and must satisfy the SPE 111, WRI 111, Intellectual Perspectives, and Cluster Course(s) as well as all other graduation requirements either at Westminster or through transferable credits. Students who have earned between 13 and 27 transferable credits as a matriculated student from an accredited institution of higher education following high school graduation must take either INQ 111 (fall transfer students) or INQ 211 (spring transfer students), a course with outcomes and objectives similar to INQ 111 but designed for students who have more college or life experience than traditional first-year students. Students who have earned between 13 and 27 transferable credits are exempt from WST 101 but must satisfy the SPE 111, WRI 111, Intellectual Perspectives, and Cluster Course(s) as well as all other graduation requirements either at Westminster or through transferable credits. All transfer credits are evaluated and approved by the Registrar’s Office.