General Transfer Policies

Transfer of Credit

Work done at another regionally accredited institution will be considered for transfer credit at Randolph College. In order to be acceptable for transfer, a course does not necessarily need to duplicate exactly a course offered at Randolph College; however, approval is based on the appropriateness of the course to a liberal arts degree program of study. To be considered for transfer credit, all course work should be collegiate level and relevant to the liberal arts degree program of study, with course content and level of instruction resulting in student competencies at least equivalent to those of students enrolled in Randolph College’s own undergraduate degree program. In assessing and documenting equivalent learning and qualified faculty, the College may use recognized guides that aid in the evaluation for credit. Such guides include those published by the American Council on Education, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, and the Association of International Educators. Students may appeal to the Board of Review to have coursework from nationally accredited or other post-secondary institutions considered for transfer credit. In support of such an appeal, the student may be asked to provide substantial additional information (textbook information, instructor credentials, contact hours, etc.). The student who is transferring credits to Randolph College is responsible for having an official transcript of work mailed to the Registrar as promptly as possible.

General Transfer of Credit Policies

Each course selected for transfer must not duplicate a course already completed or a course to be taken at Randolph College.
A grade in the C range or better must be earned in each course considered for transfer to Randolph College.
Courses offered on a pass/fail basis only will be considered for credit; courses taken on an optional pass/fail basis are not awarded credit.*
At the undergraduate level, a maximum of 72 credit hours may be transferred toward Randolph College requirements.
At the graduate level, a maximum of 6 to 9 credit hours may be transferred to Randolph College. (See details related to each graduate program in this catalog.)
Modern language courses taken online must have an acceptable oral/aural component.
Online courses with an accompanying laboratory component require additional review by the department to be considered for transfer.
No grade earned elsewhere will be recorded on the Randolph College transcript nor will the hours of credit and grades earned be included in computing the academic average, with the exception of grades earned at certain institutions with which Randolph College has consortium or affiliation agreements. For a list of affiliated study abroad programs, see the Study Abroad section of this catalog. For a list of consortium programs see below.
Transfer credit is granted based on credit earned at the awarding institution. When approved, these courses may count toward a students’ major or minor. However, for students transferring to Randolph from institutions that follow a standard semester hour system (where most academic courses are valued at 3 semester hours), this may result in a shortfall of credit in majors and minors in the TAKE2 curriculum. In such cases, the college will waive the shortfall of credit. This policy applies only to total hours toward majors and minors resulting from the transfer of courses. Students must still fulfill all residency requirements and meet all course requirements for each major and/or minor. This waiver also does not apply to overall hours toward graduation. All other major, minor and degree requirements must also be met.
No grade earned elsewhere will be recorded on the Randolph College transcript nor will the hours of credit and grades earned be included in computing the academic average, with the exception of grades earned at certain institutions with which Randolph College has affiliations:

Domestic Study Programs

Tri-College Consortium
American Culture Program
Dual Degree Programs (engineering schools at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Virginia)

Study Abroad Programs

University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Kansai Gaidai University (Japan)
Tsuda College (Japan)
Queen’s University, Belfast (United Kingdom)

Students should note that in evaluating a student’s record for graduation honors, letter grades and credit from all courses entered on the Randolph College transcript from other institutions are considered.