Award of Credit - Graduate

Maximum number of acceptable transfer credits allowed - West Virginia state licensing restrictions allow no more than the number of transfer credits listed below:

• The university can accept graduate level courses completed at nationally or regionally accredited institutions of higher learning with a final grade of B or higher, where credits were earned within the last 10 years.
  
  
• Credits from institutions that operate on the quarter system are transferred by multiplying the quarter credit hours by 2/3 or by dividing the number of quarter hours by 1.5.
  
  
• Graduate courses from previous institutions used to complete Undergraduate degrees may not be used in transfer.
  
  
• Specific civilian, corporate and government training can be accepted if it has been evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE) for graduate credit.
  
  
• Students with on-the-job training that has not been evaluated by ACE should contact their Human Resources Office, Education Center, or Training Office to see if there are other avenues available to get that credit evaluated. 
  
  
• The amount of credit accepted for transfer depends on your declared program of study, and whether the type of credit previously earned is determined to be equivalent to the requirements of your program.  Learning outcomes and objectives for the transferred course must meet those of the course in your program with us.
   
• Once the evaluators have received all official transcripts and documents, the decision will be made as to whether or not a course will transfer into and AMU or APU program.  Additional documentation may be required (e.g., course syllabi or descriptions) in order for the evaluation to be completed.  If anything else is needed, you will be contacted via email.  (Please keep the email address in your student record current.)