Graduate Transfer Credit Policy

Students with transferrable graduate/doctorate level credits may apply those to graduate/doctorate programs at the University of Saint Mary provided all applicable requirements are met:

Official transcripts of all previous undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate level education have been received by the Registrar’s Office for evaluation (unofficial copies may be used for unofficial transcript evaluations).
The coursework was completed at an institution of higher education that is accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
The semester credit hours are clearly designated as graduate or doctorate level education and were not used to satisfy undergraduate requirements.
Coursework was completed with a grade of “B” or higher.
Coursework cannot be more than eight (8) years prior to the date of admission into a University of Saint Mary graduate degree program.

The following limitations apply to the transfer of graduate and doctorate credit hours:

No transfer credits can be used to satisfy practicum hours.

No more than 15 credit hours may be applied to the graduate program in Athletic Training.
No more than 9 credit hours may be applied to the graduate program in Business.

No more than 6 credit hours may be applied to graduate programs in Education and Psychology.
No more than 9 credit hours may be applied to the graduate program in Counseling Psychology.
- No transfer credits can be used to satisfy prerequisite hours required by Counseling Psychology.
No more than 9 credit hours may be applied to the graduate program in School Counseling.
No more than 6 credit hours may be applied to the graduate program in Social Work for Advanced Standing status, and no more than 12 credit hours may be applied to Regular Standing status
No more than 9 credit hours may be applied to the graduate program in Nursing.
No more than 6 credit hours may be applied to the Doctor of Education in Leadership.
No more than 32 credit hours may be applied to the Doctor of Physical Therapy.

NOTE: The Doctor of Occupational Therapy program does not accept transfer credit.

Written permission from the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs and the academic division chair must be obtained in order for students to take graduate or doctorate level courses at another institution while in a graduate or doctorate level program at the University of Saint Mary, with the intent of transferring those hours into the graduate/doctorate program at the University of Saint Mary.

Regardless of the amount of transfer credits applied to a University of Saint Mary graduate/doctorate level degree program, all requirements for graduation must be met by students wishing to obtain the graduate or doctorate degree.

No semester credit hours accepted for transfer from any source will be factored into the calculation of the University of Saint Mary GPA. Transferred semester credit hours will be displayed on the University of Saint Mary transcript as credits earned toward the degree and without an academic grade notation.