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TRANSFER CREDIT POLICIES
1. EVALUATION OF TRANSFER CREDIT
The Office of Admission reviews transfer credit taken at other colleges and universities only to render an admission decision. Transfer credit that is comparable in content and level to that offered at DePaul is typically accepted for admission purposes. After admission, the transfer credit is then reviewed by the admitting college to determine its applicability to the student’s degree program.

2. TYPES OF TRANSFER CREDIT ACCEPTED BY DEPAULUNIVERSITY
The following types of transfer credit will be accepted for admission purposes:
a) Transfer credit taken at colleges and universities that offer degree programs
similar in nature to those offered at DePaul.
b) Transfer credit that is 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. In determining if transfer credit
from colleges and universities that are not regionally accredited is transferable,
acceptance practices indicated in the current issue of Transfer Credit Practices of
Designated Educational Institutions published by the American Association of the
Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers (AACRAO) will be used as a guide.
c) Transfer credit that is baccalaureate-level. Courses that are remedial, vocational
and/or occupational in nature are not accepted.
d) Credit by examination (see 3 below and the Credit By Examination policy).
e) All credit taken at foreign institutions will be subject to review by the Office of
International Admission for admission purposes to determine what courses are
transferable to DePaulUniversity. Students may be required to submit detailed
course descriptions and syllabi (translated into English) to determine if credit taken
at a foreign institution is transferable to DePaulUniversity. Failure to indicate
attendance at a foreign institution prior to enrolling at DePaulUniversity may result in
denial of admission, dismissal from the University or ineligibility for graduation or the
conferral of a degree.
f) All transfer credit taken at another institution while concurrently enrolled as a
DePaul student are subject to approval by the student’s college/school before
transfer credit will be accepted.
g) Any credit earned as part of one’s military service will be reviewed by the admitting
college to determine applicability to degree requirements.

The review of all transfer credit is subject to limitations in accordance with the educational policies of DePaulUniversity.

3. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF TRANSFER CREDIT AND CREDIT BY EXAMINATION ACCEPTED
A maximum of 132 transfer hours (quarter hours) will be applicable to any undergraduate degree at DePaul. This includes transfer courses taken at both community colleges and other four-year institutions. Of the 132 quarter hours, a maximum of 99 quarter hours earned at a community college may be applied to a DePaulUniversity degree. At least the last 60 quarter hours must be earned in residency at DePaulUniversity. At least one-half of the major field course work must be DePaulUniversity credit. In the School for New Learning 15 of the 50 competencies must be earned at DePaul.

CLEP, International Baccalaureate and/or AP credits combined with transfer credits from two-year institutions will total no more than 99 hours and combined with credits from four-year institutions will total no more than 132 hours. The senior year residency requirement excludes the application of CLEP; AP or IB credits to the final 60 credit hours of course work.

4. TRANSFER GRADE POINT AVERAGE
The cumulative transfer grade point average is computed by dividing the total number of quality points accumulated by the total number of credit hours attempted in accordance with the transfer institution’s grading scale (see guidelines below). A student’s transfer cumulative grade point average is not calculated into the DePaulUniversity 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 the DePaulUniversity transcript.
The following guidelines apply when calculating a transfer cumulative grade point average:
a.)    All courses that are accepted for transfer (see section titled Types of   Transfer Credit Accepted by DePaul University) are calculated into the transfer grade point average.
b.)    Courses graded Fail/No Credit/Not Satisfactory will be calculated as failing (F) grades when calculating the transfer cumulative grade point average.
c.)     Courses with a grade of D or higher are accepted and used to compute the transfer cumulative grade point average for admission purposes only.
1.)      Only courses with a grade of C- or higher will apply to the student’s major area.
2.)      Students transferring the equivalent of ENG 103 and/or ENG 104 must have received grades of C- or better in these courses in order to fulfill the Liberal Studies requirement.
d.)    Courses with a grade of Incomplete are not calculated into the transfer cumulative grade point average. Any courses that have been changed from Incomplete to a letter grade on the final transcript may be included in a recalculation of the transfer cumulative grade point average. If upon recalculation the student’s cumulative grade point is below the requirement for admission the student’s admission may be denied or revoked. Once the final transcript has been submitted no remaining incomplete grades may be changed to letter grades for transfer credit.
e.)     Grades of W (Withdrawal) are not calculated into the transfer grade point average.
f.)       Courses graded Pass/Credit/Satisfactory will be accepted for transfer credit (see DePaul’s policy titled Pass-Fail Option).
g.)     If a student has repeated a transfer course once, the new grade (most recent) will be used to calculate the transfer cumulative grade point average. If a student has repeated a course more than once, the second and all subsequent grades will be used to calculate the transfer cumulative grade point average.
h.)     Students are required to submit final transcripts from the most recent college/university attended no later than the end of the first quarter of enrollment at DePaul. Failure to do so could impact one’s eligibility to enroll in certain courses at DePaul as well as receive access to other services (such as financial aid) that are determined by the type and amount of transferable credit awarded. The transfer grade point average may be recalculated upon receipt of the final transcript. Supplemental transcripts with additional grades including changes to the academic record may result in denial or revocation of admission.

Transfer courses will be identified as repeats if they meet the following:
1.)     The same course (as identified by course title and number) is taken more than once at the same institution.
2.)       Two or more courses taken at different institutions are evaluated as identical in content.

5. CONVERTING CREDIT HOURS
DePaul University ’s academic calendar is based on the quarter system. College credit is accumulated on the basis of quarter hours. To convert credit hours from the semester system to the quarter system, multiply 1.5 (example: 3 semester hours x 1.5 = 4.5 quarter hours). The minimum number of hours required for graduation with a bachelor’s degree is 192 quarter hours.

TRANSFER ARTICULATION
DePaul maintains course-by-course articulation agreements with most community colleges in the Chicago area. Transfer guides specific to your intended major and the community college you attend will assist you in choosing courses that will transfer to DePaul.