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They show compassion and take pride in their work with students, as WUST is committed to providing a wide range of outstanding student services: 2.1 ACADEMIC ADVISING Academic Advising is provided to students by the Academic Department by faculty and by administrative staff for a variety of academic needs that include, but are not limited to, admission interviews, evaluation of transfer credits, awards, if applicable, program course selection for timely registration, payment of tuition and applicable fees, determination of Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), preparation of Capstone Projects, and guidance in scholarly activity. International The ISO staff can provide guidance to prospective international students in meeting the admission requirements, particularly in securing a letter of verification for educational Student funding, meeting the English language proficiency, if required, processing the evaluation of Advising foreign transcripts for transfer credit eligibility, and payment of the foreign transcript fee, if applicable.

Alexandria, VA 22314 Note about transfer credits: Any applicant who wants to transfer credits from their previous institution must submit an official transcript. The university cannot guarantee transfer credits. Please see section 3.5 Transfer Students and Transfer Credit (TC) for more information. Students who wish to apply for conditional admittance do not need to provide proof of English proficiency or financial documents during the application process but will be required to during the transfer-in process.

3.5 TRANSFER STUDENTS AND TRANSFER CREDIT (TC) Transfer students must meet the admission requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and must comply with the same admission procedures for each selected educational program as mentioned above. Per SCHEV regulation 8VAC40-31-140-B6, the maximum number of transfer credits accepted for all undergraduate programs cannot exceed 70% of the program completion requirement. The maximum number of transfer credits for all graduate programs cannot exceed 50% of the program completion requirement. Course Matching Each and every course considered for transfer credit will be examined for compatibility with an equivalent course offered for the same program at WUST with respect to the following: 1. Course title, course description, and the number of credit hours, and/or 2. In extenuating cases, if and when the conditions in (1) above are not satisfied, the VP of Education could approve a course matching by considering the degree of similarity in content and learning objectives of the courses. Transfer Credit by Exam TC can be awarded for several advanced standing examinations based upon minimum score requirements established by WUST academic departments. Please find the transfer course map for each advanced standing exam on our website. Transfer of Associate’s Degree Undergraduate students with a completed associate's degree from an accredited institution are considered having satisfied the twelve General Education courses required by the bachelor degree programs at WUST.

Acceptance of transfer credit hours from one institution to another is the prerogative of the accepting institution.

In addition, all transfer credit hours accepted from other institutions are counted in towards the Maximum Time Frame. MTF ALLOWED IN MTF ALLOWED IN NPL IN CREDITS NPL IN MONTHS CREDITS* MONTHS Graduate 54 24 81 36 Programs Undergraduate 180 48 270 72 Programs *MTF includes credits attempted at WUST and transferred to WUST from other institutions If a student is unable to complete the program within the aforementioned time period, the individual will not be eligible to receive the original credential (i.e., master’s degree).

6.17 EFFECTS OF TRANSFER CREDITS ON SAP When a student brings credits from other institutions, these credits will be noted with a grade of “TC,” signifying Transfer Credit. This means that prior to enrollment, a graduate student may bring up to 26 quarter hours of graduate credits from other institutions and apply them toward the completion of a graduate program at WUST (with the Program Director’s and Registrar’s approval). A minimum of a 3.00 grade point average (B) out of 4.00 must have been earned on all graduate-level transferable credits. Under extenuating circumstances, and wholly at the discretion of the WUST administration, a maximum of one (1) 3-credit class for which a transferring student has earned a letter grade of (C) may be transferred to WUST. Transferable credit is considered upon the request of the student at the time of initial registration.