Policies

No more than a total of 24 credit hours may be awarded in IB, AP, and or CLEP combined. Students attempting to transfer credit earned through a CLEP test accepted at another institution must provide an original CLEP transcript, and it must be one of the Belmont accepted tests listed above.

The program includes the required number of hours for graduation (128), the BELL Core (55), the FSJ major (30), undergraduate Social Work courses eligible for graduate credit (43) recognized as preparation for Belmont University’s Advanced Standing Social Work (M.S.W.) program (30). This academic blend ensures that students are eligible for Advanced Standing in Belmont’s MSW program, allowing them to complete the graduate degree in just one additional year.

Hours accepted for transfer credit will reduce this time frame.

Transfer Credit A student transferring from another accredited university must submit evidence of honorable dismissal from the university last attended. Transferred grades of “D+” or lower may not be used for major, minor, or general education requirements. An official transcript of all past records is required. A transferring student must satisfy all entrance requirements at Belmont. Transfer credit offered for advanced standing is evaluated in accordance with requirements for graduation at Belmont University. Belmont will accept no more than 64 semester hours (or the equivalent in quarter hours) earned at an accredited junior college / community college. Further, all hours accepted for direct transfer credit from a community college must be in courses normally offered at Belmont as lower division work, i.e. 1000 and 2000 level courses (formerly listed as 100 and 200 level courses). Students with more than 64 junior college / community college hours must still take 64 hours from senior colleges and universities before graduation, including the senior residence requirement (32 semester hours) explained under “Graduation Requirements / General Degree Requirements” for Bachelor Degrees. All grades / credit hours are posted for students transferring to Belmont from other accredited colleges or universities according to the “Transfer Policy” section below. The following applies to all transfer work meeting transfer eligibility: An official transcript must be sent directly to Belmont from the home institution or testing service that offered the courses. Outside exams (e.g. AP, IB CEEB, CLEP, etc.) will not be taken off a high school / college / university’s transcript. The student must order an original transcript with scores from the applicable testing service and have it sent to Belmont. “Transfer” courses listed on a transcript will not be taken off another college / university’s transcript. The student must order an original transcript from institution that offered the courses, or in the case of a AP, IB or CLEP and original score from the Testing Service. Transfer grades and credit hours are posted as they appear on the originating college / university’s transcript. Transfer credits are posted as semester hours. Only Belmont work is considered in figuring a student’s standing regarding retention, probation, suspension, and good standing. All grades from all institutions will be used when determining the cumulative grade point average and counted for eligibility for graduation with honors. To be eligible for graduation the student must have a 2.0 average in major and minor course work (including transfer courses) and 2.0 cumulative GPA based on all cumulative course work. (see Graduation Requirements for a complete list). A student intending to “repeat” a course with a low grade with the intention to “replace” the lower grade must repeat that course at the institution where the course was taken. For example to repeat and replace (in the GPA) a Belmont course, the course must be taken at Belmont. A maximum of 24 semester hours credit combined may be earned in IB, AP, CLEP, etc. No remedial courses or orientation courses wil be transfer at all into Belmont.

Any credit hours taken without prior approval will not be accepted in transfer. See the Senior Residence Waiver policy and criteria on the Transfer Credit page.