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Transfer Credit

Thomas Edison State University accepts transfer credit from entities accredited by institutional accreditors recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

The University's Division of Academic Affairs has established a systematic process to evaluate college level equivalency credit for courses. In addition, the University offers a host of ways to earn credit for knowledge obtained in non-collegiate settings.

Examples include:

• Courses and examinations approved through the National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS) and the American Council on Education (ACE) College Credit Recommendation Service.
• Military service schools as recommended by the American Council on Education. 
• Credit recommendations from a required course-by-course international credit evaluation completed by one of the following agencies: Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, Inc. (ACEI); Center for Applied Research, Evaluations & Education, Inc.; Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE); World Educational Services, Inc. (WES); SDR Educational Consultants; TEC The Evaluation Company; and Transcript Research. 
• Thomas Edison State University may accept in direct transfer college-level credits earned at institutions accredited by other accreditation agencies recognized by the US Department of Education that have developed formal articulation agreements with Thomas Edison State University.  In accordance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 articulation agreement partner institutions are listed below.
• College-level skills and knowledge acquired outside the classroom or through methods or from organizations not reviewed by one of the aforementioned organizations may be validated through established TESU policies and procedures.
• TESU will accept transfer credit as determined by University Articulation agreements.

Accreditation and Candidacy

Thomas Edison State University accepts transfer credit from institutions with institutional accreditation, including credit earned during a formal period of candidacy once accreditation is attained.

Transfer credit is awarded in accordance with these policies:

• is awarded for academic level courses;
• is not awarded for developmental/remedial, English as a Second Language (ESL), continuing education courses (CEUs), or vocational coursework;
• for courses that the source institution would apply to its own degree programs;
• semester hour limitations;
• maximum of 90 semester hours of community or junior college courses;
• maximum of 90 semester hours for a baccalaureate degree and 45 semester hours for an associate degree from NCCRS and ACE recommendations;
• maximum of 70 semester hours earned in one subject area toward a baccalaureate degree;
• maximum of 30 semester hours for a baccalaureate degree and 15 semester hours for an associate degree of graduate credit;
• transfer credits from a four-year institution accredited by one of the institutional accreditors cited above may be used to fulfill all degree requirements except for the two required courses from TESU:
• TESU will not accept transfer credit from any source for the two required TESU courses:

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• maximum of 90 semester hours for a baccalaureate degree and 45 semester hours for an associate degree of foreign credit that has been reviewed by an approved foreign credential review agency;
• foreign credential review agencies must indicate C or better grades for courses to be acceptable;
• for a full listing of International Student Policies, please visit International Student Policies;
• minimum grade of C for English composition courses and the area of study for all degrees;
• some degree programs have requirements around the age of courses used in the area of study;
• institutionally accredited course work, approved under the TESU Transfer Credit Policy and Guidelines, is assigned a course equivalency at the same level (1000/2000 or 3000/4000);
• duplicate transfer and institutional credits will only be applied to degree requirements once.

If your credits were earned on a quarter system, the following conversion applies:

• 2 quarter hours = 1.33 semester hours

• 3 quarter hours = 2 semester hours

• 4 quarter hours = 2.67 semester hours

• 5 quarter hours = 3.33 semester hours

In cases where the University accepts a transfer course worth fewer credits than the TESU course equivalent, the credit deficit must be made up in related degree requirements as determined by the University. The student must meet the overall number of credits required to earn the degree.