Transfer Credit for Undergraduate Students

The following types of credit may be accepted toward undergraduate degrees at the University of La Verne within approved policies:

Advanced Placement. Four semester hours of credit are granted for subject area examinations in the Advanced Placement Program administered by the College Entrance Examination Board when a score of three or higher is achieved. The following Advanced Placement exams meet general education requirements as specified:

Advanced Placement
Examination		 Required
Score		 GE Req
Fulfilled
Spanish Language 4 or 5 GEC2a
French Language 4 or 5 GEC2a
German Language 4 or 5 GEC2a
Spanish Literature 4 or 5 GEHa
French Literature 4 or 5 GEHa
Art History 3,4,5 GEFAa
Studio Art 3,4,5 GEFAb
Calculus AB 3,4,5 GEM
Calculus BC 3,4,5 GEM
Chemistry 3,4,5 GEPS & GEL
Physics B 3,4,5 GEPS & GEL
Physics C 3,4,5 GEPS & GEL
Biology 3,4,5 GEPS & GEL
Macroeconomics 3,4,5 GESSc
Microeconomics 3,4,5 GESSc
European History 3,4,5 GEC2b
U.S. Government & Politics 3,4,5 GESSb
U.S. History 3,4,5 GESSb
Psychology 3,4,5 GESSa

International Baccalaureate (IB) Policy. The University of La Verne will accept the IB diploma for students who have earned 30 points or more, and grant 32 semester hours of transfer credit (sophomore standing). Students who do not successfully achieve the IB diploma will have their subjects individually evaluated as listed on their certificate. ULV will award 4 semester hours for each subject in which a score of 4 or greater was earned for a maximum of 24 semester hours.

Associate Degree Transfer. ULV awards full transfer credit for courses completed as part of associate degrees earned at regionally accredited California colleges before matriculation at the University. Credit is awarded for all courses in the degree, although only appropriate courses in which a grade of C- or better was received can be applied toward general education or major requirements. Students with an associate degree are not guaranteed completion of ULV's General Education Area requirements. (See General Education Transfer Policy below.)

Transfer of ESL and English Composition Courses. La Verne will grant credit for transferable courses equivalent to English 110 completed prior to acceptance into ULV. La Verne will not grant credit for such courses completed after a student has been accepted at ULV until all prerequisite ESL courses required by placement criteria have been completed at ULV. ESL and English courses which the placement test indicates are needed must be taken at ULV, but ULV may grant elective credit for transferable ESL courses and English composition courses not equivalent to English 110 completed elsewhere prior to acceptance into ULV.

General Education Transfer Policy--AREA Requirements. At the time of matriculation students who have completed any of the following will be credited with fulfilling all of ULV's General Education AREA Requirements:

  1. An associate degree at a regionally accredited California college with transfer major options acceptable to the University of California or California State University systems.
  2. The California State University General Education Breadth Certification.
  3. The Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC). Students must provide proof of certification when the final transcript is sent to ULV.

Other General Education Transfer Options for Area Requirements. At the time of matriculation, students who have NOT earned a regionally accredited California associate degree, but who have completed a minimum of 32 semester hours of transferable course work will be evaluated for fulfillment of ULV's General Education AREA Requirements according to the following guidelines:

  1. Students certified as having met all area requirements in the California State University General Education Breadth Certification or in the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) with a C- or better will be credited with fulfilling all of ULV's General Education AREA requirements. Students must provide proof of certification when the final transcript is sent to ULV.
  2. Courses that partially fulfill selected UC, CSU, or IGETC general education options completed at a college prior to admission at ULV will be credited toward partial fulfillment of the like General Education AREA requirement at ULV.
  3. Courses completed at regionally accredited public colleges and universities outside the state of California which meet bachelor's level general education requirements within a statewide college or university system and is documented in the college catalog, will be articulated to fulfill like general education requirements at ULV.
  4. All other coursework will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.
  5. No transfer course will be considered for general education fulfillment unless a C- or better was received.

General Education Transfer Policy--Core Requirements. A transfer student's CORE Requirements are determined by the number of semester hours transferred at the time of matriculation according to the following guidelines:

  1. Central Campus traditional undergraduate students who transfer 32-59.99 semester hours must complete CORE 300, CORE 305, CORE 310, and CORE 320 or 340, and demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to two semesters of college-level study.
  2. Central Campus traditional undergraduate students who transfer 60-91.99 semester hours must complete CORE 300, CORE 305 or 310, and CORE 320 or 340.
  3. Central Campus traditional undergraduate students who transfer 92+ semester hours must complete CORE 300 and CORE 320 or 340.
  4. Regional Campus and CAPA students who transfer 32 or more semester hours must complete CORE 300 and CORE 320 or 340 or CORE 2a or CORE 2b.

Other Transfer Credit. La Verne accepts credit earned at other regionally accredited colleges and universities on a course-by-course basis. Courses will not be considered for transfer unless a C- or better was received, except in the case of courses included in associate degrees for California colleges. Up to 32 semester hours of bachelor's degree applicable credit meeting the above requirements already used to complete a high school diploma may also be transferred to ULV, if the credit is submitted on an official college transcript and the name of the regionally accredited college is disclosed on the ULV application for admission.

ULV may accept up to 21 semester hours of vocational/technical credit (including community college certificate programs, military courses, and courses offered by noncollegiate institutions) into an associate degree program and up to 44 semester hours of vocational/technical credit into a bachelor's degree program.

No more than 30 semester hours of credit by assessment will be accepted in transfer. ULV will not accept transfer credit by exam (excluding standardized exams such as CLEP and DANTES), if a student was not matriculated at the college where the credit was granted.

Matriculated students interested in transferring coursework are subject to ULV's course load policies stated in the Academic Progress section of this catalog. The University is not obligated to accept coursework that has not received prior approval.

CLEP, ACT PEP, and DANTES. Credit may be granted by the University for subject areas in which the applicant has earned a passing score (C equivalent) on College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations and/or ACT Proficiency Examination Program (ACT PEP) examinations. ULV may accept up to 21 semester hours of such credit into an associate degree program and up to 44 semester hours into a bachelor's degree program. DANTES credit will be awarded at the ACE recommended passing score. Selected exams may be used to meet general education requirements.

Military Credits. Courses taken through the military may be transferred under the guidelines established by the American Council on Education (ACE) Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services and according to ULV policy. Acceptance of credit is limited by the vocational/technical credit policy listed in the Other Transfer Credit section above.

Correspondence and Extension Courses. Within the guidelines of the vocational/technical credit policy listed in the Other Transfer Credit section above, ULV may accept up to 12 semester hours of correspondence work and up to 15 semester hours of extension work. To qualify for transfer, correspondence and extension courses must be acceptable for undergraduate degree credit at the institution where the credit was earned.

Refusal of Transfer Credit. The University of La Verne reserves the right to refuse transfer credit or limit the credits accepted toward any of its degree programs from accredited institutions, including those accredited by regional accreditation associations, if these credits are attributed to courses that do not meet the University of La Verne's academic standards.