Slippery Rock University Transfer Policies & Requirements

Transfer Policies

SRU does not limit the number of credits a student may transfer to the University; however, students must complete all Graduation Requirements.
SRU will consider all non-developmental transfer credits for which a letter grade of "C" or greater was earned.
For students who have earned an associate degree from a Pennsylvania community college, SRU will consider all non-developmental transfer credits for which a letter grade of "D" or greater was earned.
For students who have attended another Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education institution, SRU will consider all non-developmental transfer credits for which a letter grade of "D" was earned, if the student has earned a QPA of 2.0 or higher at all institutions he/she has attended.
Transfer students who apply for admission as Education majors must have earned a cumulative QPA of 2.8 or higher to receive a regular offer of admission to SRU. Applicants who fall below this cumulative QPA requirement may be offered "Major Conditional" admission to the University. Major Conditional students are required to enroll as "Exploratory Education Majors", and are academically advised by a designee in the College of Education. After the Major Conditional student has earned 12 credits or more with a QPA of 2.8 or higher, he/she may declare an Education academic major and will be eligible to apply to the College of Education.
Transfer students who apply for admission as either Athletic Training or Exercise Science majors must have earned a cumulative QPA of 2.75 or higher to receive a regular offer of admission to SRU. Applicants who fall below this cumulative QPA requirement may be offered "Major Conditional" admission to the University. Major Conditional students are required to enroll as "Exploratory Athletic Training Majors" or "Exploratory Exercise Science Majors" and are initially academically advised by a designee in Academic Advisement. After the Major Conditional student has earned 12 or more credits with a QPA of 2.75 or higher, he/she may be eligible for official acceptance into the appropriate program.
Transfer students who apply for admission as Sport Management majors must have earned a cumulative QPA of 2.5 or higher to receive a regular offer of admission to SRU. Applicants who fall below this cumulative QPA requirement may be offered "Major Conditional" admission to the University. Major Conditional students are required to enroll as "Exploratory Sport Management Majors" and are advised by Dr. Rob Ammon in the academic department. After the Major Conditional student has earned 12 credits or more with a QPA of 2.5 or higher, he/she may be eligible for official acceptance into the Sport Management program.
SRU converts Quarter Hour credits to Semester Hour credits by multiplying the Quarter Hours by .666. Resulting credit hours valued as a fraction or percentage, 2.33, 2.5, etc., may be used to meet requirements, however, students must still earn a total of 48 credits of Liberal Studies.
Students may be exempt from ENGL 101 - College Writing I or ENGL 103 - College Writing II, if they transfer 63 or more credits. Students may be exempt from COMM 200 - Public Speaking, if they transfer 63 or more credits and have earned a cumulative QPA of 2.5 or greater. Students exempt from any LS category must still earn a total of 48 credits of Liberal Studies.

What is the 30-Credit Transfer Framework?

Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Center

http://patrac.org/Student/TransferCreditFramework/tabid/323/Default.aspx

What is Academic Passport?

The Academic Passport is a transfer program designed to facilitate the transfer of students of Pennsylvania community colleges to Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities, and to support the transfer of undergraduate credits earned by PASSHE students to other PASSHE universities. Students who meet the established criteria will be granted an Academic Passport, which will guarantee admission to the university and the fullest consideration of transfer credits.

Academic Passport Criteria and Privileges

Students transferring with an Associate Degree:

Students who have earned a Pennsylvania community college Associate in Arts (AA) or an Associate in Science (AS) degree, which has a liberal arts/science component of a minimum of 30 credits, will be granted an Academic Passport and will be guaranteed admission to the university if the student has earned a minimum QPA of 2.0 from all institutions attended. The student must apply for admission in accordance with the established university policy on admission.

Guaranteed admission to the university through Academic Passport does not necessarily guarantee admission to specific academic programs. Some academic majors may require higher admission standards than the Academic Passport requirement.

For those students holding the appropriate associate degree, the letter grade of "D" or above is acceptable to the university. Some academic majors may require that the letter grade of "C" or above be earned for specific coursework.

Academic Passport students must meet all of the established program admission standards required of indigenous students.

In the acceptance and application of transfer credits for students holding an Academic Passport, the university will strive to apply all credits earned at the community college towards the completion of the baccalaureate degree. In certain circumstances, such as a change in major or intended program of study, it may not be possible to apply all credits earned at the community college.

Students Transferring From Other Pennsylvania State System (PASSHE) Universities:

Students transferring from other PASSHE universities who have attained a 2.0 QPA or higher in a minimum of 12 credit hours of college level coursework and hold a minimum 2.0 QPA from all institutions attended hold an Academic Passport and are guaranteed admission to the university. The student must apply for admission in accordance with the established university policy on admission.

For those students holding the Academic Passport, the letter grade of "D" or above is acceptable to the university. Some academic majors may require that the letter grade of "C" or above be earned for specific coursework.

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Graduation Requirements

All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits.
Students must complete their last 30 credits in residence at SRU. In addition, individual departments may establish residency requirements for their majors and minors. Students should check with their academic advisor to determine the requirements for their academic program.
Students must complete a minimum of 48 credits of Liberal Studies coursework.
Students must complete 48 credits of upper-level coursework. Thirty-nine of the 48 credits must be at the 300 level or higher, the additional 9 credits may include courses requiring a 3 credit prerequisite. At least 24 of the 48 credits must be completed at SRU.
Students must complete at least half their major (15 credits minimum) in 300 or higher level courses.
Students must complete at least 12 credits in their major department at SRU. (Beginning with the Spring 2010 semester, students must complete at least 50% of their Major Requirements at SRU.)
Undergraduates may not have a total of more than 6 repeated courses during their entire academic career. In addition, no one course may be repeated more than 3 times. Graduate students may not have a total of more than 2 repeated courses during their entire academic career. In addition, no course may be repeated more than once.
All students must complete two Intensive Writing courses. Intensive Writing courses may be completed as a Liberal Studies or Major Requirement. Intensive Writing courses cannot be completed at other institutions.
Bachelor of Arts (BA) degrees require language proficiency at the 103 class level. Exemption by placement or examination is possible. Language courses used to satisfy the BA requirement may not be used in the Goal section of the Global Community block of the Liberal Studies program.
Students must complete at least 60 credits at SRU to be considered for Latin Honors at the time of graduation.

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