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2012-2013 Academic Catalog and Handbook

Transfer Credit Policies

Students who have completed work at other educational institutions may be entitled to transfer credit by presenting official transcripts. George Fox University applies the accepted credits toward the general education requirements, electives, and the student's chosen major. Certain criteria are involved in the evaluation:

  1. Only course work with a C- or better grade will be accepted. (The GPA does not transfer. A student's GPA is computed on work at George Fox University only.)
  2. A maximum of 64 semester hours may be transferred from community colleges.
  3. The AAOT for Oregon, DTA for Washington, or the IGETC certificate with any California Associate of Arts degree will satisfy all general education requirements except Bible and religion provided students complete 90 quarter hours (60 semester hours) of transferable credit graded C- or better. The OTAA or WTAA degree may not necessarily meet school, department, or major requirements with regard to courses or GPA.
  4. A maximum of 40 semester hours of Bible and Christian ministries may be applied on a degree in a major other than Bible and Christian ministries.
  5. A maximum of 15 semester hours of approved correspondence work may be applied toward a degree program.

Transfer credit will be evaluated and assigned a George Fox University course number based on the closest match between the originating course and the George Fox University course descriptions.

Courses that are not equivalent will be assigned to the closest matching four-letter department code and assigned a 285 (lower division) or 485 (upper division) number. HHPA courses will be assigned a 185 (lower division) or 385 (upper division) number.

When the closest match for an originating lower-division course is a George Fox University upper-division course, the number 285 will be assigned and the student may receive a waiver for the upper-division course if required. When the closest match for an originating upper-division course is a George Fox University lower-division course, the student may elect to have a 485 number assigned (to count toward the upper-division course requirement) and receive a waiver for the lower-division course.

Any evaluation of transfer credit is to be considered tentative until the student has completed 12 hours in good standing.

Each student must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours in residence for the bachelor's degree. Twenty hours must be in the senior year. Additionally, transfer students must complete at least 60 hours at George Fox University to be eligible for honors at graduation.

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