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General Transfer Policies: Transfer Credits

The Office of Admissions admits students from regionally accredited collegiate institutions with requirements similar to those of SU. Here are a few items to keep in mind as a transfer student.

  •  Grades do not transfer; the GPA for a transfer student is only computed on the basis of coursework completed at SU.
  •  A maximum 64 credits can transfer in from a community college.
  • A maximum of 90 credits can transfer in from any accredited 4-year college or university.
  • Students must earn at least 30 of their final 37 credit hours from SU.
  • In order for transfer courses to qualify for upper-level credit (300/400 level) at SU, they must be taught at the upper level both at SU and at the sending institution; in other words, no courses from community colleges can transfer in as 300/400 level courses.
     

Transfer to SU without a complete AAT degree

It is best to complete all requirements and make sure you AAT degree has been conferred and the posted before transferring to Salisbury University. However, if you AAT degree is NOT conferred you will need to do the following:

Provide the name of the community college granting your AAT degree (see below). If your community college is not on this list you have NOT earned a Maryland Approved AAT degree.

 Allegany College of Maryland
 Anne Arundel Community College
 Baltimore City Community College
 Carroll Community College
Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville
Community College of Baltimore County-Dundalk
Community College of Baltimore County-Essex
Cecil College
College of Southern Maryland
Chesapeake College
Frederick Community College
Garrett College
Hagerstown Community College
Harford Community College
Howard Community College
Montgomery College-Germantown
Montgomery College-Rockville
Montgomery College-Takoma Park/Silver Spring
 Wor-Wic Community College

Provide official documentation from the community college that includes the following information:

  • AAT program of study - Early Childhood Education, PreK-3 OR Elementary Education 1-6

  • Community college verification letter or email of pending AAT degree  - this letter  or email must show all required courses for AAT degree are complete. It must confirm when final transcripts will be sent to SU with the conferred AAT degree and date posted.

  •  Proof of passing Praxis I scores - Reading (177)   Writing (173)   Mathematics (177)

Current SU students wishing to study at another institution need to complete the Request to Study at Another Institution form. The form is available in the Registrar's Office (HH 120) or can be downloaded from the Registrar's website. The form must be submitted to the Registrar's Office PRIOR to enrolling in a course at another institution.

Course descriptions may be required for some courses. If the student is taking the course at a Maryland Community College they may find out how the course will transfer to SU through ARTSYS at the following website: http://www.acaff.usmh.usmd.edu/artweb/index.html. Although, this information is posted online students should still complete the Request to Study at Another Institution Form. Students should carefully follow all instructions on the form in order to gain approval to take the courses. Official transcripts are required upon completion of any courses taken at another institution and should be sent to the Registrar's Office.

A student may take courses at another institution at any time during his or her undergraduate career at SU, but there is a residency policy that requires that at least 30 of the last 37 credits that count toward the degree be taken at SU. The timing of posting transfer credits can negatively affect this residency rule in the student’s degree audit report; that is why it is important that students have official transcripts sent to SU as soon as they complete any coursework taken at another institution.

Students are limited to the total number of credits that can transfer from another institution. A total number of sixty-four credits can transfer from a two-year institution and a combined total of ninety credits can transfer from a four-year institution.