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CPS TRANSFER POLICIES

The College of Professional Studies accepts a maximum of 90 total transfer credits toward a bachelor’s degree. Eligible transfer credits are considered from one or a combination of the following sources: other regionally accredited institutions, CLEP, Credit by Examination, AP or ACE. Transfer credits are accepted on the basis of course equivalency and must have a course grade of C or higher. Normally, once a student is matriculated at CPS, all credits must be earned at Villanova. Transfer credits have no impact on cumulative grade point average. Transferability is evaluated and determined by the College of Professional Studies in conjunction with the Office of the Registrar as needed.

Procedure

At application, prospective students must submit all official transcripts. Once student is accepted to CPS, all transcripts are evaluated by the academic advisor and approved by the Associate Director, Advising.

Guidelines

Credits transferred from another institution of higher learning must be from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning and must have a grade of C or higher.

A maximum of 15 ACE credits are transferrable and must be from either Joint Military Transcript or Professional Education Courses offered by ÃÛÌÒTV.

Transferred ACE credits are accepted only for courses that are non-major requirements .

All transfer credits older than 5 years must be approved by Associate Director, Advising and/or Department Chair.

A maximum of 24 credits can be transferred as LFRE courses.

CLEP examinations with a score of 60 or higher are accepted for the following subjects only:

  • American Government
  • American Literature
  • Calculus
  • Calculus with Elementary Functions
  • Chemistry
  • English Literature
  • Financial Accounting
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • History of US I
  • History of US II
  • Human Growth & Development
  • Human Growth and Development
  • Information Systems
  • Introductory Business Law
  • Introductory Psychology
  • Introductory Psychology
  • Introductory Sociology
  • Introductory Sociology
  • Natural Sciences
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Marketing
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Western Civilization II

Under specific conditions, students may consider Credit by Examination. AP credits are accepted with an examination score of 4 or higher.

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