Once a student has matriculated at SPU, the student should never enroll in a course at another institution without consulting an undergraduate academic counselor 完成一个 出国留学批准表格 (PDF). If the student wishes to take courses toward a major or minor, a faculty advisor’s signature will be required on the form.
Policies governing transfer of credits include the following:
- It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that final official transcripts reflecting coursework are received by SPU.
- No coursework completed elsewhere will be transferred if the student has already received credit for equivalent course(s) at SPU.
- Students may not take courses concurrently from SPU and another institution during the regular academic year (autumn through spring quarters), except when participating in approved study abroad.
- Students may complete no more than 20 credits from other institutions once matriculated at SPU, except through approved study abroad programs or visitor programs.
- The average grade in all courses accepted from each school must be “C” (2.0)或更高. This means that for every grade of “D” accepted there must be another grade of at least B or its equivalent for an equal number of credits. Exception: For ABHE accredited institutions and for courses taken at a non-U.S. school, no grade below “C” (2.0)将被接受.
- 没有低于“D”的分数(1).0) will be accepted from any institution.
- Only courses taken for a regular grade (not "pass/fail" or "credit/no credit") will be applied toward requirements in General Education, the 普通的课程 and 研究性课程, and toward a student's major and minor.
- 最低等级 that can be applied toward any major or minor is “C-” (1.7), though some majors may require a higher grade in all or some major courses.
- 转副学士学位 earned after initial matriculation at SPU will not be recognized toward fulfillment of the 研究性课程, 大学核心要求, or the foreign language proficiency requirement.
- 加起来总共有 not more than 90 quarter credits, will be accepted from all two-year colleges, approved test programs (such as AP, CLEP, and IB) and unaccredited schools. For students matriculating at SPU for the first time, 现有的华盛顿, 俄勒冈州, and California community-college associate degree transfer agreements will be honored as they apply to General Education requirements.
- No more than 45 quarter credits will be accepted from approved testing programs (including AP, CLEP, and IB) and 通过考试获得SPU学分.
- 学分超过20分 in any one term will not be transferred. This includes courses taken concurrently by media, 对应, or extension at more than one institution, as well as non-credit courses.
- 要获得学位资格， an undergraduate transfer student is required to earn a minimum of 45 credits in residence at SPU, including no fewer than 15 upper-division credits in his or her major (more, 如果由专业指定). See individual majors for additional degree requirements.
- 通过考试获得SPU学分 does not count toward the minimum 45 credits in residence.
- 学分将不会被 transferred for experiential learning.