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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:
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.
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B. Transfer of Credit Regulations
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1. Quarters: 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.
2. Student withdrawn from Oberlin: Oberlin College will not accept
credits earned at other institutions by students while they are
withdrawn from Oberlin.
3. Duplicate Courses: Transfer of credit is not granted for courses
that duplicate course work taken at Oberlin.
4. 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.
5. Music Credit: Please see section V.
6. 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.
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C. Transfer of Credit Limitations
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Oberlin College does not grant credit for:
1. correspondence courses;
2. courses taken at other institutions while the student is currently
enrolled at Oberlin;
3. courses taken at the National Outdoor Leadership School;
4. courses taken concurrently with, or in place of, an Oberlin Winter
Term;
5. mathematics courses below the calculus level (Pre-calculus courses were discontinued at Oberlin in 1999);
6. 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);
7. 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;
8. 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);
9. courses that also satisfy graduate school graduation requirements;
10. 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.
1. Total limit: A student may apply no more than a total of 56
semester hours of transfer work toward an Oberlin degree.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Summer school limit: no more than 16 hours for a semester session
or 10 hours for a quarter session per summer.
5. 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.
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.
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F. Academic Program Limits.
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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.
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.
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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:
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A. A currently enrolled student is required to obtain approval
in advance for the program of study from the Dean of Studies Office.
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 approved 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.
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III. Work at Non-degree-granting Foreign & 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 Š E, in addition to the following additional
regulations:
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A. The Dean of Studies Office keeps a current list of approved
institutes. Credit for work done at approved institutes may be transferred
if it satisfies criteria 1 and 2 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.
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IV. Transfer of credit regulations are applied in different
ways according to the student's status.
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A. For New Students Entering Oberlin College.
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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.
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B. For Transfer Students Entering Oberlin College.
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1. Arts and Science students may transfer a total of 56 semester
hours of credit; Conservatory and Double degree students may transfer
a total of 62 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.
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C. Continuing Oberlin Students
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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 B. and C. 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.
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
deanÕs 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 and online below.
Request for Transfer of Credit Form
To gain preliminary approval for courses taken at other fully accredited colleges and universities, please take the preliminary approval form to the department chair of the department in which you are seeking credit in. *Please note that all major and minor credit will be subject to final approval upon completion. If you have questions or to check if a course is transferrable, please contact Christie Ensminger, Transfer of Credit Clerk, at 440-775-6146 or email at christie.ensminger@oberlin.edu.
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VII. Transfer of Credit Fee. For details, please see the "Expenses"
section of this catalog.
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TRANSFER CREDIT RESOURCE PEOPLE
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Christie
Ensminger
Carnegie #124
440-775-6146
Transfer of credit
Advanced Placement credit
Marcie Alegant
Assistant Dean of the Conservatory
Conservatory
440-775-8293
Ellen
Sayles
Associate Dean, Office of the Dean of Studies
Peters 205
440-775-8540
Academic leaves of absence Academic
Leaves of absence to finish away
Individual enrolled-not-in-residence
Personal Leaves of Absence
Withdrawals
Appropriate
Department Chairpersons/Program Directors
Approval major credit
Approval foreign study credit
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