Courses must be clearly graduate level as defined by the granting institution. The subject matter of courses transferred must be relevant to the degree in question, which is determined by the academic advisor. The date of each course considered needs to be within 5 years of the beginning semester at Gonzaga. Transfer credits are used in the calculation of the graduate grade point average but are not entered on the student's transcript until the student has been admitted to candidacy. The Graduate Dean gives final approval for transfer credits.
Forms are available from the academic advisor.
Candidacy will be denied and the student dropped from the program if the GPA is less than 3.0 or if performance is otherwise unsatisfactory. Students who have not been fully admitted to a degree program may not earn beyond 12 credits without such admission. The Graduate School will inform those students not admitted to candidacy. Challenge of Courses Applicants to the Graduate School may remove undergraduate deficiencies by following the established University challenge procedure. Graduate-level courses may not be challenged.