Transfer Issues

DEFINITION OF "TRANSFER STUDENTS"

Transfer students are students who have transferable credit hours at other colleges and/or universities subsequent to high school graduation.

• CATALOG OF GRADUATION
• TRANSFER STUDENTS WITH AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE
• TRANSFER STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED A DESIGNATED 42 HOUR GENERAL EDUCATION BLOCK
• COURSE-BY-COURSE EVALUATION OF TRANSFER CREDITS
• GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER APPEALS
• CATALOG YEAR APPEALS
• GEP CODES

CATALOG OF GRADUATION

Transfer students from Missouri public colleges and universities may follow the general education and general baccalaureate degree requirements in effect at Missouri State University when they first enrolled (or re-enrolled after an absence of one calendar year or more) as degree-seeking students at the institutions from which they transferred. The general education catalog year for these students will be established at the point of admission on the basis of this policy. Students who elect instead to follow the general education and general baccalaureate degree requirements in effect during the first semester at Missouri State University may do so by notifying the Degree Check Office.

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TRANSFER STUDENTS WITH AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE

Students who transfer to Missouri State University from an accredited college or university with an Associate of Arts degree will be considered to have met all the general education requirements of Missouri State University.

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TRANSFER STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED A DESIGNATED 42 HOUR GENERAL EDUCATION BLOCK

During the summer of 2000, the Coordinating Board for the Higher Education in Missouri approved a new general education transfer policy. This policy requires all participating institutions (public and private) in the state to designate a general education block consisting of at least 42 semester hours of credit which addresses 8 state-defined general education goals. When this new system is fully operational, students who complete the 42 hour general education block at one institution may transfer to another participating institution and have their block treated as equivalent to the general education block of the receiving institution. Any general education classes outside the 42 hour block that are required of all students at the receiving institution may also be required of incoming transfer students.

The Missouri State University 42 hour transfer block consists of all the courses comprising the on-campus general education program (See the General Education Worksheet) EXCEPT: GEP 101 and HST121-122.  In the later instance, students without an appropriate American history class on their transfer transcript will be required to complete such a class at Missouri State University.

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COURSE-BY-COURSE EVALUATION OF TRANSFER CREDITS

Students who transfer to Missouri State University without either an Associate of Arts degree or a completed 42 hour general education block from a participating Missouri institution have their transcripts evaluated on a course-by-course basis. The results of this evaluation are available on the my.missouristate.edu portal once they have been admitted to the university. Questions regarding these evaluations should be referred to the Office of Admissions.

Transfer equivalences from many Missouri colleges and universities are available on the Missouri State University web site at www.missouristate.edu/transfercredit.

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GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER APPEALS

If the student wishes to have the course re-evaluated to see if it might be the direct equivalent of a specific Missouri State University class, they should contact their academic advisor to discuss the reevaluation process then access the process through the academics tab on my.missourstate.edu.

NOTE: This is the only option a student has if they want to have the class reevaluated as a direct equivalent of one of our classes. This would be an important consideration if the class in question might be needed as a prerequisite for another class they need or want to take. The same is true if they hope to apply the course to their major, minor, etc.

If, on the other hand, the student wishes to have the course re-evaluated to see if it may be used to fulfill a Missouri State University general education requirement, and is NOT concerned about achieving a direct course equivalent, they should contact their academic advisor to discuss the reevaluation. Log in to my.missouristate.edu, go to the "Academic" tab to make your request. If the request is approved, to satisfy the "spirit" of the chosen category, a GEP code (see below) will be assigned. A syllabus must be provided.

Catalog Year Appeal

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GEP CODES

The GEP codes are listed below along with their applicability to both the old and new general education programs. If a student's transfer evaluation form or audit shows a GEP code it means the course may be used to satisfy that category of our general education program.

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