IUP Transfer Credit policy (Found in 2010-2011 IUP Undergraduate Catalog pg 9)
A student who has been attending another institution of higher educationand wishes to transfer to IUP must submit an application with thenonrefundable $40 application fee, official transcripts of all postsecondaryeducational work, and an official high school transcript.
All admissions decisions are made on a rolling basis by the AdmissionsCommittee. Under a rolling admissions policy, applications are reviewed asthey become complete. Decisions can range from automatic acceptance, torequest for additional information, to other alternatives.
Transfer applications are reviewed on the basis of academic college courseworkattempted or completed. This coursework should be non-developmentaland nontechnical in nature and be taken from an institution whichis accredited by one of the six regional accrediting agencies. Transfers arerequired to have at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (C average)from all schools previously attended and to have met the minimum requirementsestablished by the academic department to which the student isapplying. Teacher education and nursing programs require increasedstandards for admission and additional information (Praxis I scores foreducation). Contact the Office of Admissions for specifics. In addition, theadmissions decision considers other evidence of students’ performance andability to be a successful college student.
The evaluation of credits from other institutions of higher education is theresponsibility of the Office of Admissions and the academic college deanwho has jurisdiction over the student’s desired major. Normally, coursesconsidered for transfer are only those taken from institutions which areaccredited by the six regional accrediting agencies. Each course is evaluatedseparately. The evaluation includes a review of the description, credits, andgrade of each course along with the applicability of the course to thestudent’s major at IUP. However, only credits transfer, not grade-pointaverage. It has been the policy of the university that only courses with agrade of C or higher will be accepted, except for two-year associate degreegraduates of state-supported community colleges in Pennsylvania. Nomatter how many credits are transferable, the student must satisfy all ofthe degree requirements falling into the categories of (1) universityrequirements, (2) college requirements, and (3) department requirements.
University Requirements: Since all students are obliged to fulfill a basicprogram in Liberal Studies consisting of a minimum of 48 credits and thereis a reasonable degree of flexibility in the Liberal Studies requirements, thetransfer evaluator will look to this area first for applicable credits fortransfer. Most introductory courses are generally equivalent.