Postgraduate applicants are required to submit their transcripts showing the highest degree earned. High school transcripts and any other undergraduate transcripts are not required unless specifically requested by the Admissions Office. A D grade accepted in transfer of credit does not satisfy a prerequisite for which a higher grade is needed. Transfer students should note the residence requirement under candidacy for a degree. The University recognizes the associate degree as preliminary to the baccalaureate and admits advanced standing students possessing the associate degree from an accredited institution.
Transfer credit is granted for all work successfully completed for the associate degree.
Applicants who have not completed an associate program are considered on the same basis as other transfer applicants. A student seeking a degree at another institution may ordinarily take one quarter of course work at YSU as a transient student. The student must apply for admission to the University and obtain a transient authorization form from the Admissions Office. This form must be partially completed by the applicant and the remainder by the registrar of the institution which the student is attending. The form is to be returned by that registrar to the Admissions Office of Youngstown State University.