11. SIMPSON COLLEGE TRANSFER POLICY

• 11.1 GENERAL TRANSFER POLICIES
• 11.2 TRANSFER POLICIES FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
• 11.3 CREDIT EARNED ABROAD

(revised 10/19/2010 faculty meeting)

These policies apply only to students seeking baccalaureate degrees.

11.1 GENERAL TRANSFER POLICIES

11.1.1 Graduation Requirements: Transfer students must fulfill all graduation requirements.

Students who transfer to Simpson from other accredited four-year institutions must complete at least 32.0 credits at Simpson for a Bachelor of Arts Degree and 36.0 credits at Simpson for a Bachelor of Music Degree.

Students who transfer to Simpson from accredited two-year institutions must complete at least 64.0 credits at Simpson for a Bachelor of Arts Degree and 68.0 credits at Simpson for a Bachelor of Music Degree.

11.1.2 Transfer Credit

1. Transfer credit is granted only for courses taken at accredited institutions.
2. Transfer courses must be appropriate for a college liberal arts curriculum.
3. Transfer credit is granted only for courses in which a grade of C- or better was earned.
4. Only courses accepted for transfer are recorded on Simpson transcript.
5. Transfer courses of three credits or more that have equivalents at Simpson College fulfill the corresponding Simpson requirements.
6. Transfer courses receive the credit assigned by the originating institution; e.g., a three-credit course transfers in as three credits to Simpson College.
7. Incoming courses accepted for transfer are designated as Simpson courses when equivalent courses are listed in the Simpson catalog. When courses accepted for transfer credit are not equivalent to courses listed in the Simpson catalog, they are given unassigned credit in one of the departments of the college, or when that is not appropriate, in one of its divisions.

11.1.3 Major Requirements:

At least 4 four-credit classes must be completed in the major at Simpson in order for the student to earn a major.

11.1.4 Minor Requirements:

At least 2 four-credit classes must be completed in the minor at Simpson in order for the student to earn a minor.

11.2 TRANSFER POLICIES FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM:

(revised 03/09/2022 faculty meeting)

A course-by-course analysis will be completed by the Registrar’s Office to determine how transfer courses fulfill requirements for Simpson Core and for majors or minors. Transfer and AP courses that meet the requirements of Simpson Core may be transferred to Simpson College under this policy.

Transfer students are classified into three categories, and requirements for Simpson Core depend on the category to which a student belongs.

1. Transfer students transferring fewer than 48 credits must meet all the requirements of Simpson Core except SC 110 Foundations 1.
2. Transfer students transferring 64 or more credits without a completed Associate of Arts degree from a regionally accredited institution must meet all the requirements of Simpson Core except SC 110 Foundations 1, SC 111 Foundations 2, and one Experiential Learning course.
3. Transfer students who transfer to Simpson College with an Associate of Arts degree or a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution will have fulfilled all Simpson Core requirements except disciplinary writing, disciplinary speaking, undergraduate research, and capstone.
4. Transfer students who transfer to Simpson College and will complete their Associate of Arts degree from a regionally accredited institution within the first semester of enrollment at Simpson College will have fulfilled all Simpson Core requirements except disciplinary writing, disciplinary speaking, undergraduate research, and capstone. Waiver of the Simpson Core requirements is not completed until receipt of a transcript with an Associate of Arts degree listed.

11.3 CREDIT EARNED ABROAD:

(revised 05/23/2011 faculty meeting) Any student who takes courses at a Simpson College approved institution of higher education in another country will be able to transfer in the courses based upon individual course evaluation made by the chair of the appropriate academic department and the registrar. Credits will be transferred in according to standards already established through educational credential evaluators (http://www.ece.org).