The College of Professional Studies welcomes students with transfer credits from regionally and programmatically accredited institutions. Information about the organizations responsible for these two sorts of accreditation is provided by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Transfer credits earned outside of the United States will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Undergraduate Students
Did you know that over 90% of our undergraduate students have transferred course credit from previous institutions to their program at the College of Professional Studies? Official transcripts from all institutions should be sent directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at the time of application. Students who wish to present transfer credits earned through college-level proficiency examinations must provide the official report of exam results. Once a new College of Professional Studies student has been accepted into a program and a major has been declared, an official transfer credit evaluation will take place within the first academic term.
Undergraduate transfer credit awards are granted on a case-by-case basis employing the following guidelines:
The minimum course grade acceptable for transfer credit is C, or 2.000 on a 4.000 scale.
Credits earned in science and technology courses are valid for a period of 7 years. Credits in these subject areas earned more than 7 years ago may be applied to satisfy unallocated elective requirements. Courses successfully completed in other subject areas are not subject to timelines.
Transfer credits may also be earned through APL, CLEP, DANTES, Excelsior College Examination (formerly Regents College and PEP), non-collegiate instruction.
Students who are transferring credits earned in the daytime undergraduate programs at Northeastern University must have earned grades of C- or better, and will have to complete at least 24 QH at the College of Professional Studies to earn a bachelor’s degree and 12 QH at the College of Professional Studies for an associate degree.
The College of Professional Studies reserves the right to revise transfer credit awards due to course duplication, student's change in program of study, or other reasons deemed necessary by the College of Professional Studies.
With specified exception, to earn an associate or bachelor's degree, students must complete at least 50% of the total quarter hours required for the degree at the College of Professional Studies.
Students transferring into an undergraduate certificate program may transfer up to 9 credits, depending on the specific certificate program.
Graduate Students
An official transfer credit evaluation will take place once an applicant has been accepted to a certificate or degree program. Official transcripts and course descriptions will need to be sent directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions at the time of application. Graduate courses will not be evaluated for transfer credit if they were earned to fulfill an academic requirement for a graduate degree program. All graduate transfer credit awards are made on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the graduate program director, the Senior Associate Dean of Academic & Faculty Affairs, and/or designee.
The College of Professional Studies reserves the right to revise transfer credit awards due to course duplication, student’s change in program of study, or other reasons deemed necessary by the College.
International Students
Transfer credit awards are granted on a case-by-case basis. Once you are accepted and we have received all of your official college transcripts, we will evaluate them for transfer credit towards your degree. We do require that all transcripts be translated into English. If necessary, we will have your credentials evaluated by an external evaluator after you submit them to our office.
This process takes approximately two to three weeks.
