Transferring Credits from
another Institution
At the time of application to degree candidacy, students may petition the GLSP to accept credit for graduate
level courses taken at other universities. Such courses must make a logical
contribution to the student’s program and must clearly parallel GLSP courses in
content, standards, and approach. If approved, a maximum of six units of
transfer credit may be counted toward the MALS. No
transfer credits are accepted toward the CAS. Petitions for transferred
credits must be submitted at the time of application to degree candidacy.
A fee is assessed for each
transfer course accepted into a student’s program. Courses accepted for
transfer credit are listed on the Wesleyan transcript with credit (CR), but no
grade. When a course is transferred for credit, the term in which that course
was taken marks the beginning of the six-year time period during which the
MALS degree should be finished; if the student does not graduate within six
years of the time the transferred course began, the transferred course will not
count toward degree unless the student petitions for, and is granted an
extension (see
Timeline for Matriculation above). In no case may GLSP or
transferred credits taken more than eight years prior to graduation count toward
degree. If GLSP credits are transferred to other degree programs, they will no
longer count toward a Wesleyan degree.
Eligibility Requirements
In order to be considered
for transfer of credit courses must meet all of the following criteria:
- Courses must be from a
fully accredited college or university and must bear the equivalent of three
graduate-level credits;
- Courses must have been
acceptable to apply toward a graduate degree at the institution at which the
courses were taken;
- Courses were part of
the regular curriculum at the institution; independent studies conducted at
other institutions are not eligible for transfer;
- Courses must have been
completed within five years prior to the start of a student’s course of
study in the GLSP (courses taken elsewhere after a student has begun taking
GLSP courses are not eligible for transfer);
- The grade awarded for a
course must be a minimum of B-; and
- Courses have not been
(and will not be) applied toward another degree.
How to Petition for a
Transfer of Credit
Students who wish to
transfer credit toward the MALS must submit a
petition for transfer of
credit at the same time that the student applies for admission to degree
candidacy.
Students requesting the
acceptance of transfer credits must submit:
- A petition form;
- Course descriptions for
the courses to be considered for transfer;
- Syllabi for courses to
be considered;
- The final paper or
project from the course to be considered; and
- Official transcripts,
sent directly to the GLSP office by the college or university where the
courses were taken, listing those courses to be considered.
