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Transfer
of Credit
I. Transfer of Credit Policy and Regulations
A.
General Policy
Within the limits stated below, Oberlin College permits credit earned
at other fully accredited colleges and universities to be applied
to the requirements for the Oberlin degree provided that the following
two criteria are satisfied: bsp;
1.
The student has done C-level work or better.
2.
The course work falls within the scope of a liberal arts curriculum.
Special regulations apply to work done in music, in foreign
countries or at non-degree-granting institutions. Please see
below for details.
B.
Transfer of Credit Regulations
Quarter: Work from a college or university where instruction
is on a quarter or trimester system will transfer as follows: one
quarter hour equals 2/3 of a semester hour as transferred credit.
For example, three hours of credit from a quarter based system represents
two semester hours when transferred.
Student withdrawn from Oberlin: Oberlin College
will not accept credits earned at other institutions by students
while they are withdrawn from Oberlin.
Duplicate Courses: Transfer of credit is not granted
for courses that duplicate course work taken at Oberlin.
Education Courses: Credit for education courses
taken at other institutions may be transferred only after approval
by an appropriate department chairperson or the Office of the Dean
of the College of Arts and Sciences if there is no appropriate department.
A student requesting a transfer of such credit must supply documentation
demonstrating that the course had substantial liberal arts content.
Music Credit: Please see section V.
Work Applied toward a major: coursework transferred
to Oberlin does not automatically apply toward the major. See Major
Credit Limits section, below, for more information.
C. Transfer of Credit Limitations
Oberlin College does not grant credit for:
•
correspondence courses;
• courses taken at other institutions while the student
is currently enrolled at Oberlin;
• courses taken at the National Outdoor Leadership School;
• courses taken concurrently with, or in place of, an Oberlin
Winter Term;
• mathematics courses below the pre-calculus level (Pre-calculus
courses were discontinued at Oberlin in 1999);
• one-half Quantitative Proficiency (transfer of credit
for one or several courses equivalent to Oberlin courses designated
"Quantitative Proficiency Certification-Half" will not satisfy
all or part of the Oberlin Quantitative Proficiency requirement
under any circumstances);
• courses taken in secondary schools, in the case of students
who have been admitted to Oberlin prior to fall 1993, even if
taught by college or university professors or for college courses
which also satisfy secondary school graduation requirements;
• course work that is at a lower level than a course already
taken at Oberlin (e.g., pre-calculus after passing Calculus I
at Oberlin);
• courses that also satisfy graduate school graduation requirements;
• normally, the college does not grant credit for extension
courses and continuing education courses. Only extension courses
or continuing education courses that are (1) on standard liberal
arts subjects and (2) accepted for credit by the sponsoring institution
for its own standard bachelor's degree may be granted credit,
subject to all other transfer of credit regulations.
D.
Numerical Limits
Total limit: A student may apply no more than a total of 56 semester
hours of transfer work toward an Oberlin degree.
After matriculation limit: No more than 36 semester hours of transfer
credit for work done after a student has matriculated at Oberlin
may be applied toward an Oberlin College degree.
Semester limit: A student may transfer no more than 16 semester
hours credit for each semester (10 semester hours for each quarter
or trimester), 32 semester hours for each academic year.
Summer school limit: no more than 16 hours for a semester session
or 10 hours for a quarter session per summer.
Personal Leave limits: A student on a personal leave of absence
from Oberlin may transfer no more than 6 credit hours for a semester
session or 4 hours for a quarter session.
E. Time Limits
Students have one calendar year from the completion of coursework
or a qualifying event (e.g., receipt of scores from an Advanced
Placement exam or an International Baccalaureate) in which to request
the credits be transferred. Graduating students must file a completed
request for transfer of credit by the end of the add/drop period
in the fall if graduating in May and by the end of the add/drop
period in the spring if graduating in December. Allowances will
be made for students on leave in the event that the deadline occurs
during a leave.
F. Academic Program Limits
Consult the appropriate section of the Oberlin College Course Catalog
for individual degree programs (Arts and Sciences, Conservatory,
Double Degree) to see specific information about limitations within
each program.
G. Major Credit Limits
Credit accepted for transfer to Oberlin does not automatically apply
toward the major. Application of credits earned elsewhere toward
the completion of major requirements at Oberlin is granted only
with departmental, program, or Individual Major Committee approval.
Students who wish to apply a substantial amount of credit earned
elsewhere toward their major should consult with the appropriate
department or program. Students may obtain forms from the Office
of the Registrar to gather department chair signatures for work
to be applied toward major requirements.
II.
Work Done in Foreign Countries
Transfer of credit for work done in foreign countries either on programs
sponsored by accredited American colleges and universities or at foreign
degree-granting colleges and universities is subject to the following
regulations:
A.
A currently enrolled student is required to obtain approval in advance
for the program of study from the Office of the Dean of Studies.
The approval procedure will require the student to obtain preliminary
departmental approval of individual courses and the amount of credit
to be transferred. Final approval signatures must be obtained at
course completion.
B. Following an academic leave, the student is
required to fill out a program evaluation form before credit is
transferred. The form will be reviewed by the Office of the Dean
of Studies to assess the quality of the program. The Dean's Office
or academic departments may intervene at any time to question the
suitability of a particular program. This evaluation of the program
will be used by departments and the Dean's Office in making decisions
about the approval of the proposed transfer credit.
C. In the case of summer courses taken at a foreign
institution, approval is required from an appropriate departmental
chairperson.
D. A new or transfer student must obtain departmental
approval for credit taken at a foreign institution to be transferred
on a course-by-course basis.
E. Normally, full credit will be transferred if
the work satisfies criteria 1 and 2 under A. General Policy, above.
III. Work at Non-Degree-Granting Foreign and Domestic Institutes
Transfer of credit for work done at foreign and domestic institutes
(non-degree-granting institutions) is subject to criteria in Section
II, A - E, in addition to the following additional regulations:
A.
The Office of the Dean of Studies keeps a current list of approved
institutes. Credit for work done at approved institutes may be transferred
if it satisfies criteria one and two under General Policy above,
and if written documentation (e.g., a transcript, a certificate,
or a letter) from an on-site representative of the institute certifying
participation in class work is provided by the student. This written
documentation may be supplemented by, but not replaced by, a transcript
from a college or university which acts as an agent for the institute.
B. Academic departments will determine the amount
of credit to be awarded on a case-by-case basis. Departments may
administer examinations to determine the appropriate amount of credit
to be awarded. Credit is not granted, however, on the basis of an
examination alone, that is, in lieu of formal course work.
C. Departments may limit the amount of transfer
credit which may be applied toward the major as well as the total
number of hours which may be transferred in that area of study.
IV. Application of Transfer of Credit Regulations and Student Status
A.
For New
Students Entering Oberlin College
1.
Oberlin will grant no more than 30 semester hours of credit work
(including Advanced Placement credit and credit for work done in
the "thirteenth-year" programs such as the International Baccalaureate
and French Baccalaureate programs) done before a student has matriculated
in a college program.
2. Students who choose to defer matriculation at Oberlin for one
or two semesters may earn no more than six semester hours of credit
per semester of deferral. The six semester hours of credit allowed
for deferred semesters will be counted as part of the 30-hour limit.
3. Oberlin does not grant credit for courses taken in secondary
schools, in the case of students who have been admitted to Oberlin
prior to fall 1993, even if taught by college or university professors
or for college courses which also satisfy secondary school graduation
requirements.
4. Students who matriculate at Oberlin with more than 30 semester
hours of prior credit will be considered to be transfer students.
5. Please see sections II. and III. for more details on transferring
credits from foreign institutions and institutes.
B.
For Transfer Students Entering Oberlin College
1.
College of Arts and Sciences students may transfer a total of 56
semester hours of credit. All of these hours may have been taken
prior to matriculation.
2. Double-Degree Students: Because of the requirements of two degree
programs, double degree students should consult with their respective
advisors regarding how transfer work will be applied to the Bachelor
of Music and Bachelor of Arts degrees.
3. Please see sections II. and III. for more details on transferring
credits from foreign institutions and institutes.
C.
Continuing Oberlin Students
1.
Currently enrolled students who wish to do academic work away from
Oberlin during the academic year must successfully apply for an
academic leave of absence and must have completed at least two semesters
in residence at Oberlin. Students must obtain approval in advance
for the program of study from the Office of the Dean of Studies.
See the Off Campus Study information in this catalog under "Academic
Life."
2. The approval procedure will require the student to obtain departmental
approval of individual courses and the amount of credit to be transferred.
3. In the case of summer courses taken at foreign institutions or
domestic or foreign institutes, approval is required from an appropriate
departmental chairperson. Please see sections II. and III. for more
details on transferring credits from foreign institutions and institutes.
V.
Music Credit
Elective
music credit is approved by the Office of the Registrar. Course work
toward fulfilling major requirements is approved by the appropriate
Conservatory division director and the Assistant or Associate Conservatory
Dean. For further information, please see "Transfer of Credit" in
the Conservatory section of this catalog.
VI.
Procedures
The transfer of credit process is administered by the Office of the
Registrar. Questions regarding the transfer of credit policy, regulations,
and procedures should be directed to the Office of the Registrar.
1.
In the case of questions regarding policy or regulations, the final
decision will be made after consultation with the appropriate dean's
office.
2. If the eligibility of a particular course is unclear, the final
decision to transfer is made by the chairperson of the appropriate
department, program, or curricular committee.
3. Forms to initiate the transfer of credit process and to apply
for credit to be applied toward a major are available in the Office
of the Registrar. (See www.oberlin.edu/regist
for more information.)
VII. Transfer of Credit Fee
For details, please see the "Expenses" section of this catalog under
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