Undergraduate Transfer Students
CIU considers you a transfer student if you have attempted 12 or more hours at an accredited college or university after your high school graduation. You must have a cumulative 2.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. College courses you鈥檝e completed must be eligible for transfer to CIU.
Courses Eligible for Transfer
Courses taken at another college or university must meet the following criteria:
- In order to receive full credit for a course, the course must be completed at a college/university accredited by or having candidate status with a Regional Accrediting Organization, ABHE, TRACS, or other accrediting agency recognized by the American Council on Education (USDE).
- Courses must be submitted on an official transcript.
- Courses must be college-level.
- The student must have an earned grade of 鈥淐鈥 or above. (Note: A grade of 鈥淪鈥 or 鈥淧鈥 may not constitute a 鈥淐鈥 or better.)
- A two-hour course can meet the requirement of a three-hour course, but the student must make up the additional hour.
Standardized Test Acceptance
- Advanced Placement (AP)
- American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
- College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
- International Baccalaureate (IB); contact the Office of the University Registrar at (803) 807-5059听 or registrar@ciu.edu.
- Undergraduate Standardized Test Acceptance & Test Score Criteria Policy
Transfer Policies and Supplemental Information
CIU's Undergraduate serves to provide additional information regarding transfer equivalency for undergraduate credit in accordance with our听Transfer Credit Policy.
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