TRANSIENT CREDIT

A Francis Marion University student desiring to take courses at some other institution either during the summer session or the regular session and wishing to have courses transferred back to Francis Marion University to apply toward a degree must have in advance the approval of his/her adviser or Department Chairperson or School Dean, and the Registrar before registering for the courses.

All transient credit must be from a regionally accredited institution and must be verified by an official transcript from the institution at which the graduate study was undertaken. A maximum of 6 semester hours may be transferred from a regionally accredited institution upon recommendation of the adviser and with permission of the department/school. No graduate coursework may be transferred to Francis Marion University for which grades lower than B are achieved. Grades of S, U, P, or F will NOT be accepted. The grades earned in courses at other institutions will not be included in the student's grade point average at Francis Marion University. Only those students who are in good academic standing (that is, those with cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or above) can be approved to take courses at other institutions. No credit will be transferred for correspondence courses or courses taught on a pass/fail or satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading scale. Forms are available in the Office of the Registrar.

It is the student's responsibility to have an official transcript sent to the Office of the Registrar upon completion of the course(s) but no later than one month prior to the date he/she is scheduled to complete degree requirements.