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VI. Transfer Students and Community College Credit

The Qualified Admissions statute provides for the admission of students to the Regents universities who have earned 24 semester credit hours with a 2.0 or better GPA at a regionally accredited community college, university or other college.

1. What are the options available to transfer students who did not otherwise meet Qualified Admissions Standards and who take one to 23 credit hours at a regionally accredited community college, university or other college after high school? Are they considered freshman for admission purposes?

Students who seek admission to a Regents university and do not otherwise meet Qualified Admissions Standards may complete 24 credit hours of course work at a regionally accredited community college, university or other college with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in order to be admitted. Applicants who have earned fewer than 24 semester credit hours at another college or university must have a 2.0 GPA in their college coursework and otherwise meet the Qualified Admissions standards. The following are possible options for students under 21 years of age with less than 24 credit hours earned at a regionally accredited community college, university or other college:

a. Students are considered freshmen and must meet Qualified Admission standards.

b. Students may be admitted through the 10% exceptions window, with institutional policies governing admission through the window.

c. Students may continue at the regionally accredited community college, university or other college until 24 hours are completed.

For admission purposes a new student must meet qualified admission standards unless transferring 24 or more hours of credit from another accredited institution with a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

2. Will there be exceptions to the indication that all students who have obtained 24 semester hours before transferring will be accepted? Will the exceptions be counted in the 10% window? What about a student who did not meet the requirements from high school but has completed twelve hours at another institution?

Students transferring with 24 or more credit hours of 2.0 (4.0) GPA will be admitted to all Regents' Universities. Students seeking admission with fewer than 24 credit hours may be admitted through the options discussed in 1 above.

3. The statute provides for admission of transfer students with 24 and more hours. What options are available for students who earn less than 24 college credit hours either before or after high school graduation?

Students earning less than 24 college credit hours after high school graduation will be considered current high school graduates and required to meet Qualified Admission standards. Students graduating from high school with less than 24 semester college credit hours must qualify for admission through one of the three main doors or may be admitted through the exceptions window.

4. Can community college course work taken after high school graduation be used to satisfy the pre-college curriculum requirements?

No. Community college course work may be taken to satisfy the requirements of the pre-college curriculum only if the high school awards high school credit for the community college course work to the student before graduation from high school. Such credit must appear on the student's high school transcript and indicated on the pre-college curriculum form.

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