A transfer student is defined as any student who has previously matriculated as a degree candidate at another institution and has
earned or is earning college-level academic credit at the undergraduate/graduate level.
Students applying for transfer to Great Commission University must follow the admission procedures. Official college transcripts
from all schools attended must be sent directly from the previously attended college(s) to:
Great Commission University
Attn: Admissions
PO Box 190
5755 IN-9
Howe, IN 46746
Coursework transferred or accepted for credit toward any GCU degree must be relevant to the degree program, with course content
and level of instruction resulting in student competencies at least equivalent to those of students enrolled in this university’s own
degree programs. In assessing and documenting equivalent learning and qualified faculty, GCU personnel consult official
institutional catalogs and employ recognized guides which 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 (AACRAO), and the National Association of Foreign Student Affairs, or such services as are provided by
AACRAO or the World Education Services (WES).
GCU accepts transfer credit from other accredited educational institutions subject to the following general criteria:
In order to assist students with curricular planning, the transfer evaluation process must be completed as soon as possible. After
enrollment at the university, courses taken at another institution are evaluated for transfer by the Registrar’s Office.
Transfer courses are evaluated in the Office of Admissions for acceptance of core curriculum requirements and general elective
Undergraduate Academic Catalog
credit. Transfer credits applied toward major requirements are determined in consultation with the appropriate academic divisions.
Great Commission University reserves the right to notify applicants that they must have their non U.S. academic transcripts evaluated by an academic transcript evaluating agency using a course-by-course report. GCU prefers that transcripts be evaluated by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO). In such cases, credit and placement decisions are based on recommendations of AACRAO. (Credentials evaluation reports are the financial responsibility of the
applicant.)
Students are granted one full course credit (4 quarter units) for any Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level Exam on which an appropriate score has been earned (for AP, a score of 4 or 5; for IB, a score of 6 or 7), within transfer limits for each degree level. (Other equivalent exams, such as the Swiss matura or the British A-levels, are also available for one course credit, when completed with an equivalent score). Credit is not granted for exams that duplicate each other, such as AP and IB English Literature. AP and IB credit is treated like transfer credit. AP credit will be recorded as “Pass” on Great Commission University grade reports
and transcripts. Transfer students wishing to receive course credit for AP exams must request AP transcripts be sent to Great Commission University, or submit official college transcripts that clearly indicate the AP subject for which the student was awarded credit by the transferring institution.
Anyone found to have been admitted to Great Commission University on the basis of false information will be immediately
dismissed and will forfeit all financial payments made and academic credits accumulated during all periods of enrollment following
that admission.
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