Admission documents of applicants who do not enroll in the University may be destroyed after one year. The University is concerned that no student be penalized in the process of transferring. Grades of D and F are considered valid earned grades and are transcripted. Credits earned as quarter or trimester hours are converted to semester hours when transcripted. Accreditation Pending Course work from an institution in the process of receiving accreditation may be accepted on the recommendation of the regional accrediting association with jurisdiction.
Candidacy is an official status.
If an institution is a candidate for regional accreditation, course work transfers directly as if the institution were regionally accredited. Correspondence courses transfer directly with the earned grades. The institution was accredited by one of the above organizations at the time the student attended. If the institution does not now fall under one of the above accreditation designations, the burden of proof of accreditation at the time of attendance rests with the student. If the institution is now accredited, but was not accredited at the time of attendance by one of the above organizations, credit may be pursued through credit by assessment.