2.4. TRANSFER CREDIT
2.4.1. TRANSFER OF GRADUATE CREDITS FROM OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Effective: August 31, 2004
AUTHORITY/SOURCE
Provost and Executive Vice President
Dean of the University Graduate School
POLICY
Doctoral programs may accept a maximum of 6 semester hours of graduate credit earned from another institution beyond a bachelor's degree. An exception is made for courses contained within an earned master's or doctoral degree. For such courses, the maximum is one fewer than half of the total credits required for the program. (See Section 3.3.1. for total number of credit hours required in doctoral programs.)
Masters programs may accept a maximum of 6 semester hours of graduate credit earned from another institution beyond a bachelor's degree. (See Section 3.3.2. for total number of credit hours required in masters programs.)
Acceptance of transfer credits for a course is dependent upon the following provisions:
- the student received a grade of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale
- the course was taken at an accredited institution
- the course was relevant, as judged by an appropriate committee of the department or program, to the graduate program in which the student is accepted
- the course is listed on an official transcript received by the Graduate Admissions
- the course will be no older than 6 years or 9 years at the time of graduation with a master's or doctoral degree, respectively (does not apply to credits earned as part of a completed graduate degree)
2.4.2. TRANSFER OF GRADUATE CREDIT HOURS EARNED AT FIU BY NON-DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS
Effective: March 28, 1989
AUTHORITY/SOURCE
Provost and Executive Vice President
POLICY
Non-degree-seeking students include students seeking admission to graduate degree programs who enroll prior to completing the requirements for admission. Enrollment as a non-degree-seeking student does not imply a right to future admission as a regular degree-seeking student. A maximum of 12 graduate level credit hours earned at FIU as a non-degree-seeking student may be counted toward a graduate degree provided they were earned within the six years preceding admission to the degree program.
2.4.3. WAIVER OF CREDIT LIMITS
Effective: March 28, 1989
AUTHORITY/SOURCE
Provost and Executive Vice President
POLICY
Waiver of any of these limits requires approval by the degree granting program, the academic dean and the Dean of the University Graduate School as indicated on the form entitled: "Petition for Exception to Requirements." All graduate programs must specify the procedures for requesting and recommending procedures for exception.
