Transfer Student
Transfer students from other colleges or universities must provide a transcript from each institution and complete the steps listed on page 18. ACT or SAT scores are not required of students who have earned 15 or more college semester hours. Transfer students must have earned a minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA for admission to Rochester College.
Rochester College grants credit for courses completed with a grade of C- (1.7 on a four-point scale) or higher at regionally accredited colleges, schools accredited by The Association of Biblical Higher Education, or a select list of voluntarily unaccredited institutions (standards within individual majors may be higher). Up to 30 hours of lower division credit might also be transferred from other unaccredited programs; these are subject to validation by the relevant academic department(s) at Rochester College and by a probationary semester of full-time, C (2.0 on a four-point scale) or higher coursework.
Students whose prior academic experience includes coursework completed outside the United States or Canada must provide an evaluation from the World Education Services (midwest@wes.org). Credit received on a basis other than the semester unit will be converted to semester hours. Transfer credit counts as upper-level credit only if the course has junior or senior status at the institution where it was taken. All work transferred from a junior college is considered lower-level credit except for 300-level courses taken in the third year of an approved third-year program.
Transfer credit may apply toward a traditional degree, but is limited to no more than 34 semester hours toward the Associate degree and 98 hours toward the Bachelor degree. At least 50% of a student’s major core requirements must be earned at Rochester College. See page 123 for Center for Extended Learning limits. Transfer credit is not applied to Rochester College GPA.
Under the MACRAO Articulation Agreement, transferees from participating Michigan colleges or universities usually meet all general education requirements for the Bachelor degree at Rochester College, except the Christian Values Requirement and general education courses or prerequisites required for a major. However, if the transfer credits do not include a literature course or math course equal to MAT 1103 or higher, the student must complete these courses before a degree will be awarded. Transcripts must specifically confirm that all MACRAO requirements are met. For more information, contact the Academic Services Office.
Transferees who hold the Bachelor degree from another accredited college or university are exempt from all general education requirements, except the Christian Values Requirement (page 46) and any specific general education courses or prerequisites required for a major.
