Transfer Students
Transfer of Credits

The transfer applicant is responsible for requesting an official transcript from any college previously attended. Beacon College admits transfer students from institutions of higher learning based on their past course work. Past course work must be demonstrated in Official Academic Transcripts from the student's previous institution(s). A transfer applicant may not disregard previous college and university records. Beacon College accepts credit only from accredited institutions and programs and awards semester credit hours.

Transfer credits may be considered for acceptance with a grade of (C) or better but cannot exceed 30 credits for the A.A. degree or 60 credits for the B.A. degree; therefore, 30 credits for the A.A. degree and 60 credits for the B.A. degree must be earned at Beacon College.

Credits can only be awarded in areas offered within the current curriculum of Beacon College. Transfer credits must relate appropriately to the student's educational program in Computer Information Systems, Human Services or Liberal Studies.

Beacon College evaluates and accepts transfer credits on an individual basis and only towards the A.A. and B. A. degrees. The College does award credit based on ETS advanced placement when the grade is equivalent to a C or above. The College does not award credit based on training provided by non-collegiate institutions or experiential learning.

Students seeking to transfer credit based on military and service school or Dantes examination will have such credit considered on an individual basis following the guidelines above. Beacon College does not award credit based on professional certification.

Course work transferred or accepted for credit toward an undergraduate degree must result in student competencies equivalent to Beacon College's degree programs.

The Transfer Credit Practices for Designated Educational Institutions Guide is used for assessing and documenting equivalent learning and qualified faculty from other institutions. Students are also required to present official transcripts from the transfer institution and catalog course description(s) or a syllabus from the course(s). Official documentation required for transfer credits must be submitted prior to the end of the first academic term. Transfer credit measured in quarter hours, upon acceptance, will be awarded 3 semester hours for 4-quarter hours.

Beacon College reserves the right to deny credit for specific courses. The College does not accept transfer credits for courses determined to be occupational or vocational in nature. The Office of Academic Affairs will notify the student of credit accepted before enrollment, if official transcripts have been received or no later than the end of the student's first semester.

Once the official transcript has been received by the Office of Academic Affairs, the Vice President of Academic Affairs will determine if the courses are appropriate for the degree programs offered at Beacon College and if they can be used toward program requirements, minor requirements, general education requirements, or elective credits.

To ensure that the student is aware of transfer credit accepted, his/her academic advisor will review all pertinent information during the student's registration advisement for his/her second semester. The student's final thirty credits must be earned in residence at Beacon College.

Transfers to Other Colleges or Universities

The transferability of Beacon College credits to other colleges and universities is at the discretion of the accepting institution. It is the student's responsibility to confirm whether credits may be accepted by another college of the student's choice.