REVIEW OF TRANSFER CREDIT
The review of all transfer credit for applicants seeking undergraduate admission is conducted in a two-step process.

1. In the first step of the review process, the Office of Admission reviews the transfer credit of all applicants to determine what is transferable to DePaulUniversity.  In this step, the Office of Admission reviews all transfer credit taken at other colleges and universities to determine what courses are acceptable for transfer in order to render an admission decision.  Transfer courses taken at a college or university that is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (or hold Candidate for Accreditation status) or other regional accrediting associations will normally be accepted for transfer to DePaul University.  If the courses are comparable to courses offered for academic credit at DePaulUniversity (or for courses that would earn academic credit if DePaul offered them, see section titled Transfer Credit Policies), then transfer credit is typically granted and these courses are considered transferable. The transfer cumulative grade point average is calculated on all courses that are acceptable for transfer (see section titled Transfer Grade Point Average). The transfer cumulative grade point average is used for admission purposes only and a student’s transfer grades and the transfer cumulative grade point average will not appear on any DePaulUniversity transcript.  Only the cumulative total of transferable hours will appear on the DePaulUniversity transcript.
2. In the second step of the review process, the admitting college determines  what transferable courses (those courses determined to be transferable in step one) are applicable to the student’s degree requirements (major, minor, Liberal Studies requirements, competence areas in the School for New Learning, etc.).  This step takes place after admission to the University is granted.  A maximum of 132 quarter hours of transferable credit will be applicable to any undergraduate degree at DePaul.  This includes transfer courses taken at both community colleges and other four-year institutions. A maximum of 99 quarter hours of transferable credit from a community college or two-year school will be applicable to any undergraduate degree at DePaul.  

NOTE: Some transferable courses used to render an admission decision in the first step may not be applicable to all degree requirements at DePaul (see section titled Transfer Credit Policies). Free electives may be fulfilled by any transferable credit.  Remaining course work will be applied as elective credit.  Some elective credit posted to a student’s record may not be applicable to the student’s degree requirements.
 
Upon admission to the University, a student is provided with the letter of acceptance and all students who were required to submit transfer credit (see section titled Transfer and Adult Admission Guidelines) are provided with instructions for accessing a Course History Report indicating what courses are transferable to the University.  At the new student orientation or initial advising session, a student is provided with an evaluation prepared by the admitting college indicating what courses are applicable to the student’s degree requirements (with the exception of students applying for admission to the School for New Learning which has its own admissions procedure). 
 
OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS AND DOCUMENTS
All applicants for undergraduate admission with transfer credit are required to submit official  transcripts and documents from all colleges and universities attended (regardless of grades or amount of credit earned or attempted) to complete the application process.
 
This includes official documents from all postsecondary institutions (both domestic and international).  In addition, students are required  to submit final transcripts from the most recent college/university attended no later than the third week of classes during your first quarter of enrollment at DePaulUniversity.  Failure to submit the final transcripts on time may result in an administrative withdrawal of courses. If grades on transcripts submitted to DePaul after admission or enrollment show a substantial drop or cause the cumulative transfer grade point average to fall below the college requirement the University may rescind admission.
 
DePaul University considers official documents as those mailed directly from a records or registrar’s office directly to the Office of Admission.  All transcripts and documents must be originals (faxed or unofficial documents cannot be accepted). Transcripts or documents with a designation, “Issued to Student,” will be considered official only if they are received in a sealed envelope from that school.  Transcripts or documents from all colleges and universities for all coursework attempted and completed prior to enrolling at DePaul must be submitted as part of the official academic record at DePaul.  All documents submitted to DePaul for admission purposes become property of the University.  They will not be released to students or forwarded to other educational institutions.
 
Failure to provide all transcripts or documents for all previous college work may result in denial of admission, revocation of admission, dismissal from the University or ineligibility for graduation or the conferral of a degree.
 
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students on probation or suspended for reasons of academic integrity at a previous institution must have satisfied all stipulations of that institution for a return to good standing before they may be admitted to DePaul.  A student dismissed from another institution because of violation for academic integrity may not be admitted to DePaul until three years have elapsed and then only with the concurrence of a college-based Exceptions Committee.  DePaul does not readmit students who were dismissed from DePaul because of violating Academic Integrity Policy.