Knowing how your credits will apply to your course requirements is important, but it can be a little confusing to read the evaluation. The information here should help you interpret what we have shared with you.
- To earn a BA or BS degree from Ä¢¹½tv, you must earn at least 30 Ä¢¹½tv credits with at least half of the specific major requirements completed at Ä¢¹½tv.
- The department has final say on how transfer credits are applied to degree program requirements.
- Credit will not post to your Ä¢¹½tv transcript until a final official transcript from an institution is received. Required final documents can be sent from your transferring institution to application-docs@iup.edu.
This short video explains what you should see and confirm on your credit evaluation document.
We’re here to assist you.
Contact your transfer counselor with any questions about your credit evaluation:
Bill Sands – student last names starting A–L
Email: wsands@iup.edu
Phone: 724-357-4839
Lori Roles – student last names starting M–Z
Email: lroles@iup.edu
Phone: 724-357-4897
General Transfer Rules
Coursework
- All passing courses are transferable if they are college-level and taken from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
- Grades of P or S can transfer if your received earned credit for the course at your formal school.
- Developmental/remedial courses in English and math courses are not transferable.
- Credits or exemption from a course based on exams taken at the transferring institution are not eligible for transfer.
- Credit more than 10 years old will transfer if it is equivalent to one of our general education courses. All other credit that is more than 10 years old is transferred at the discretion of the academic department.
Exam Scores
- AP scores can be processed if a student submits a college score report, a student score report, or if the score is on the official high school transcript. A score of 3 or higher is required for credit.
- Official score reports from Education Testing Services (ETS) must be submitted to apply credit for CLEP exams.
Specific transfer information for specific academic majors:
Business Majors
Most business majors require MATH 107/108 for the general education math requirement. Courses that transfer in as MATH 115 or MATH 121 will meet this requirement and will be substituted by the Eberly College of Business.
Medical Imaging
All Ä¢¹½tv majors that require CHEM 103 and CHEM 255 can meet that requirement by way of transfer credit for one of the following two sequences:
- CHEM 101/102
- CHEM 111/112
Nutrition and Nutrition/Dietetics
All Ä¢¹½tv majors that require CHEM 103 and CHEM 255 can meet that requirement by way of transfer credit for one of the following two sequences:
- CHEM 101/102
- CHEM 111/112
Exploratory Health and Human Services
All Ä¢¹½tv majors that require CHEM 103 and CHEM 255 can meet that requirement by way of transfer credit for one of the following two sequences:
- CHEM 101/102
- CHEM 111/112