Transfer Requirements
General Undergraduate Transfers
Students who have attended other colleges and universities must follow all the basic steps. In addition, they must have official transcripts sent from each college and university attended (see registrar at each institution for their protocol on requesting official transcripts). Admission and subsequent registration may be canceled if information is found to be false or intentionally omitted.
Transferring credits
Full credit will be given for most courses transferred from an institution accredited by one of the regional accreditation associations, provided the grade for each course is C (2.00) or better. Courses in which a grade below a college C are earned are not automatically transferable. No college credit will be given for home-school or correspondence course work.
Canadian students please note: Ontario Academic Credits (OAC) are NOT accepted for credit.
A final Advanced Standing Evaluation will be done after all official transcripts have been received. This evaluation is subject to the approval of the student's academic advisor. Students who register for courses without an Advanced Standing Evaluation assume total responsibility for any registration errors. In no case may a student earn credit for a course, or equivalent, for which prior credit was earned.
Hours Requirements
Regardless of how many total hours a transfer student has, to be eligible for a Franciscan bachelors degree the students who transfers must:
- earn their final, consecutive 30 semester credit hours at Franciscan University;
- earn a minimum of 12 semester credit hours in upper-level courses at Franciscan University in the academic major of their choosing; and
- earn a minimum of 6 semester credit hours in upper-level courses at Franciscan University in the academic minor of their choosing.
Requirements for academic majors and minors are listed in the
Majors & Programs section.
Nursing Students
Transfer students who wish to enter the undergraduate nursing program must also schedule an interview with the chair of the nursing department after submitting all college transcripts to Admissions. The interview is intended to determine if the prospective student should transfer into the freshman or sophomore year of the program.
Students who meet the minimum academic requirements will be admitted to the University. Students who have not completed the nursing prerequisite courses will be admitted as pre-nursing students.
Students who have completed the nursing prerequisite courses will be considered for a seat in the sophomore year of the Nursing Program in May, after the completion of Franciscan University's spring semester. A careful review will be conducted of the academic record of each new nursing transfer student and each current University freshman pre-nursing student. This review includes a critical evaluation of the student's GPA, academic transcript, completion of prerequisite courses, and other characteristics of personal commitment to nursing.
Each candidate for admission to the Nursing major must submit a letter to the Department of Nursing requesting formal admission to the major, which includes rationale for requesting sophomore status.
Upon notification of eligibility for the sophomore class, the student must submit a $150 seat deposit to the Admissions Office. This deposit is refundable if the student is not offered one of the available spaces. Specific questions regarding transfer into the Nursing major should be directed to the Admissions Office staff.