Credit Hours Transfer
The college encourages applications from transfer students, particularly
from junior colleges. Transfer students are admitted in any term: fall,
spring, and summer. The transfer process involves an evaluation of transcripts
of students who have attended another college or university by the Mount's
Registrar. These students may be considered for admission to Mount Saint
Mary College with advanced standing.
Students transferring to Mount Saint Mary College with an Associate
of Arts (A.A.) degree or an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree, in a major
taught at the college, are awarded full junior status and guaranteed 60
credits in transfer. Students with an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
in Business, who enter the Business program, are awarded full junior status
and guaranteed 60 credits. D grades may be used to bring the transfer credits
to the guaranteed level of 60 credits. Credits equivalent to the junior
college's requirements for the A.A. or A.S. degree (to a maximum of 66
credits) will be accepted only for grades of C or better. D grades will
not be accepted for any part of the maximum award.
To qualify for the bachelor's degree at Mount Saint Mary college, students
must have 120 credit hours and a minimum cumulative index of 2.0. Students
matriculating in the B.S. degree program in medical technology are required
to have a minimum of 128 credit hours and a minimum index of 2.0.
A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at Mount Saint Mary College, provided
the student transfers from a four-year institution. Ninety credits, at
most, will be transferred from a four-year college and a maximum of 66
credits will be accepted in transfer from a two-year institution. Grades
of C-, D+ and D are acceptable only with the 60 credit guarantee for an
A.A. or A.S. degree or in the first part of sequential subjects in which
a grade of C or better is achieved in the second part (e.g. BIO I: D; BIO
II: B).
Candidates for advanced standing should submit a formal application
and:
- Official transcripts of secondary school work and all previous college
work;
- A catalog or listing of course descriptions from each previous college
attended, preferably dated from the years of attendance;
- A $40 application fee plus High School Transcript.
Students will be notified of the decision reached on their applications
within two weeks of the arrival of their records in the Admissions Office.
Credits are not accepted from institutions that do not have regional
accreditation.
