Transfers | McMurry University

Transfer Students

Transfer students are those who have graduated from an accredited high school or completed the GED, and who have been or are enrolled at or received a degree from another regionally accredited college or university.

Transfer GPA
Transferable coursework is coursework that could be used toward an undergraduate degree (this does not include developmental or vocational coursework). Transfer grade point average (GPA) is
computed on the basis of transferable course work only.

Transfer Credit
Developmental or vocational course work is not accepted for transfer credit, but is taken into consideration in admission decisions. Transferable coursework with grades of “D” or below are not accepted for transfer credit but are used in determining transfer GPA. Not more than eight semester hours of Health Fitness courses will be accepted as credit towards a bachelor’s degree or used to calculate transfer GPA. Courses are repeatable for credit.

Transfer Admission Requirements
Entrance examination scores are not required of applicants 22 years of age or older. Students who have completed only remedial work at the college level will be evaluated as freshmen. Transfer students will be considered for admission based on the standards listed below:

1. Those who have completed fewer than 24 hours of non remedial college credit are evaluated based on high school grades, entrance examination scores (if under the age of 22), and subsequent college work. Specifically:
	a) Acceptance: those who have earned a cumulative 2.0 college GPA and qualify for admission based on high school academic record
	b) Probational admission*:
		1. Transfer students who have earned a cumulative 2.0 college GPA but do not qualify for admission based on high school grades and test scores OR those who have below a cumulative 2.0 college GPA but qualify for admission based on high academic record.
		2. Transfer students who qualify for admission, but have not successfully completed developmental coursework with a C or better.
c) Denial: those who have earned below a cumulative 2.0 college GPA and do not qualify for admission based on high school academic record.

2. Transfer students who have completed 24 or more hours of non-remedial college credit are evaluated based on college grades only and must have earned a 2.0 cumulative GPA.

Transfer of Courses to McMurry University
It is the student’s responsibility to secure an offi cial transcript from all previously attended institutions of higher learning. As a general rule, McMurry University will accept and award credit for college-level academic courses taken at regionally accredited institutions of higher learning. The credit must be recorded on the college or university’s academic transcript.

Credit will be posted only after the receipt of an offi cial transcript mailed directly from the transferring institution to McMurry University. McMurry University has adopted the plan for transfer of course work from two-year institutions as set forth by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The following exceptions apply:

1. Remedial and vocational course work and grades of “D” and below will not be accepted for transfer, but are considered in the admissions decision.

2. Students who have completed only remedial work at the college
level will be evaluated as freshmen. Please refer to the “Freshmen
Student” section for the necessary criteria.

3. A student may not transfer more than 66 semester hours from a
two-year college. No course taken at a two-year college can be
transferred as upper division (3000 and 4000) work.

4. No course work will be accepted from an institution that is not
region¬ally accredited.

Military service school courses are evaluated and may be accepted for credit by McMurry University according to the recommendations of the American Council of Education’s Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services (ACE Evaluation Guide), current edi¬tion. Anyone in the military services may request an unoffi cial evaluation of service credits from the Director. The Registrar will determine the applicability of the credit toward a degree program at McMurry University.

Credit will be awarded upon successful completion of appropriate CLEP or subject examinations. Any credits that are to be awarded by evaluation, CLEP, or examination will not be offi cially recognized by McMurry University until a minimum of 12 semester hours have been successfully completed in residence at the main campus or at McMurry-Dyess Air Force Base Program.