Transfer Students

A transfer student is defined as an individual who, having attended another institution of higher learning, is applying for admission to Piedmont University.

All transfer students should submit the following items in order to be considered for admission:

1. An application for admission;
2. Official transcripts from every college, university, or technical college attended. Transfer applicants must present a satisfactory academic record from each institution attended and must be in good standing at their most recent institution attended;
3. If the transfer student has less than 30 transferable semester credit hours from previously attended institutions, an official, final high school transcript or General Equivalency Diploma (GED) assessment scores report is required.
4. Undergraduate degree completion programs are available to adult learners/non-traditional students. Eligibility requirements include high school diploma or equivalency, at least three years since high school graduation, and transferable 30 hours of college credit.
5. Students who have completed an AS or AA degree are deemed to have completed the general education requirements at Piedmont University. This exemption does not apply to any other associate degrees (e.g., AAs, AAT).

Other policies applicable to transfer students include the following:

• Students may receive transfer credit for courses taken at accredited institutions and foreign institutions approved for semester(s) abroad.
• Our Transfer Equivalency Tool can be used to see what courses will transfer.
• Students who attended colleges not accredited at the time of attendance may be asked to provide additional materials including course syllabi, college catalog course descriptions, and instructors' credential information before transferability of the courses may be determined.
• Only grades of “C” or higher are transferred in all courses.
• For more information on what classes will transfer specifically, please refer to the transfer equivalency tool here: https://www.piedmont.edu/registrar/transfer-credit/.
• Developmental, orientation, student-assembly, and cultural-events credits are non- transferable.

Transfer applicants who are enrolled at other institutions and plan to enroll for courses at Piedmont University prior to the completion of course work at another institution must appeal in writing to the dean of the respective college for which they are being admitted for permission to complete coursework at the previous institution.

Admission to Piedmont University does not guarantee admission to a specific school or department. Certain programs have additional admission requirements which must be met before a student can begin taking the upper division classes in their degree program. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the appropriate academic department for additional admission requirements upon acceptance to the University granted by the Office of Admissions.

Admission to Piedmont University-Athens Campus is limited to students with previous college or university experience. Students must have completed at least 30 hours of transferable credit to be considered; those hours may have been completed as a dual enrollment student, while enrolled full-time at another college or university and/or by receiving a ‘3’ or better on final AP tests. Please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for more information.

Undergraduate degree completion programs are available to adult learners/non-traditional students.  Eligibility requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, at least three years out of high school, and a minimum of 30 transferable hours of college credit.  Non-traditional students who have completed AS or AA degrees are deemed to have completed the general education requirements at the University.  The exemption does not apply to any other associate degrees (e.g., AAS, AAT).