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Transfer of Credit

• Transfer of Credit Policy
• Transfer of Credit Process
• Approval for Acceptance of Graduate Coursework at East Ohio Public Universities

Graduate courses earned at another college or university may be transferred into a Æðµã´«Ã½ graduate program. Students who wish to have those courses considered for transfer must petition administrators of the graduate program. The program can accept or reject such courses based on the program requirements, regardless of the discipline or institution in which the credits were earned.

The following conditions must be satisfied to transfer graduate credit:

1. A maximum of 12 credit hours of transfer courses may be applied toward a master’s degree, the Educational Specialist degree or a doctoral degree. Some programs may have a lower maximum.
2. The graduate credit was earned at an institutional accredited college or university (or international equivalent).
3. The credit was not used for a previously awarded degree.
4. The student earned, at minimum, a B or satisfactory (S) grade in each course for which credit is to be transferred.
5. The transfer coursework satisfies a requirement in the student’s program.
6. Time limits for transfer credit must follow established policy. Refer to
7. The student’s petition for transfer credit with an official transcript is filed with the program and college.
8. The student’s program coordinator approves the petition.

Accepted transfer credits are posted on the Æðµã´«Ã½ transcript in semester hours and count toward total credit hours earned for graduation at Kent State. Transfer credits and grades will not count toward the students’ (GPA) and ; nor will a transfer grade replace a grade earned in an equivalent course at Kent State. Transfer grades, however, may be considered for prerequisites to a specific course or admission to and/or progression for a specific program.

Students who are enrolled in a Kent State graduate program and wish to take graduate credit at another college or university to be transferred back to their Kent State's program must obtain approval from their program coordinator prior to taking the courses.

Transfer of Credit Process

Students who wish to transfer course work from another accredited institution to a KSU graduate programs should take the following steps: 1) Complete and sign the Request for Transfer of Graduate Credit form. 2) Attach an official transcript to the form listing the courses to be transferred to KSU.

In compliance with the Ohio Revised Code and the University course numbering system, credits requested for transfer into a master’s program must have been earned at the 50,000 or 60,000 level. Credits requested for transfer into a doctoral program must have been earned at the 70,000 or 80,000 level. Credits requested for transfer into a graduate certificate program must reflect the appropriate level of certificate.

Courses completed at Kent State are not considered transfer. However, courses taken in one Kent State program may be applied toward another Kent State program with approval of that program’s coordinator. The 12-credit limit pertains to any and all coursework taken at another institution regardless of program type. The limit does not pertain to coursework taken for a Kent State graduate program (major, minor, certificate) that is being requested to apply toward another Kent State program.

Approval for Acceptance of Graduate Coursework at East Ohio Public Universities

Under specific circumstances, Æðµã´«Ã½ graduate students may take one or more graduate courses at Cleveland State University (CSU), The University of Akron (UA), NEOMED, Ohio University (OU) or Youngstown State University (YSU) without registering as a transient student. The course should be required in the student’s program of study and be unavailable at Æðµã´«Ã½ during the timeframe required for degree completion. For timely completion of a program of study students must be in good standing (GPA > 3.00) and be within time limits for completion of the program for such coursework to be approved.

The graduate program unit at Æðµã´«Ã½ will establish a special topics course with a graduate title that will correspond to the course title at the host university and with the initials of the host university. Registration for such a course is controlled by the home program area and will be permitted only upon receipt of the request form approved by the faculty advisor.