Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3341 - Bowling Green State University › Chapter 3341-3 - Graduate and Under-Graduate Policies › Section 3341-3-58 - Transfer credit-undergraduate

Current through all regulations
			 passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement
			 and purpose
This policy explains the requirements
				for accepting undergraduate transfer credit from another institution and/or
				other qualifying experiences. The policy also addresses how transfer credits
				may be applied towards BGSU degree requirements and an appeals process.
				Students are also referred to "general education curriculum" and the "Ohio
				transfer module" for more specific information about the transfer general
				education credits. This policy is part of the undergraduate catalog. The
				undergraduate catalog provides university academic policies and information
				about program
http://www.bgsu.edu/catalog/academic-policies.html
.
(B)
								Policy
(1)
									Acceptable
			 collegiate sources for credit transfer
Universities and colleges with
				accreditations or that are candidates for accreditation by one of the regional
				accrediting associations, (such as north central association of colleges and
				schools) and colleges and universities in foreign countries that hold official
				recognition in the specific country in which located:
(a)
										Credit awarded
			 may be exact BGSU course equivalent credit when a course is substantially the
			 same as an existing BGSU course. (Example: History of U.S. to Civil War =
			 History 2050);
(b)
										When a course for which transfer credit is requested
			 has no equivalent in the same department at BGSU, credit may be awarded in that
			 department but with no course number assigned. (Example: History of India =
			 history elective);
(c)
										When the course is in a department not existing at
			 BGSU, credit may be awarded in a different department. (Example: anthropology
			 assigned to sociology, some photography courses assigned to art or
			 technology);
(d)
										Credit may be deferred when equivalency cannot be
			 determined by the office of registration and records. Procedures exist for the
			 further evaluation of deferred credit by faculty members in an appropriate
			 department.
Bowling Green state university does not
				generally accept transfer credit from institutions lacking accreditation from
				one of the six regional accrediting agencies (e.g., North Central Association).
				However, such transfer of credit is possible, particularly if the originating
				institution has accreditation from a disciplinary-based accrediting agency
				recognized by the council for higher education accreditation
				(CHEA).
(i)
											Credit may be accepted only upon the recommendation of
			 the specific department/school/program and college in which the coursework is
			 offered;
(ii)
											Decisions about validation of courses should be based
			 on demonstrated student competencies, rather than on a comparison of syllabi or
			 course descriptions. The specific means for determining competencies will be up
			 to the individual department, school, or program, with college-level
			 approval.