Transfer Credit

An applicant previously enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited college or university may transfer up to a maximum of 12 semester hours to any graduate program at Piedmont University with the approval of the Registrar and the appropriate program director, department chair, or dean. Transfer credit is not automatic. The transfer credit must be appropriate to the applicant’s planned program and carry a grade of at least “B.” No transfer credit is accepted for Capstone or Orientation in the College of Education programs. No transfer credit is awarded for internships, practica, or clinical coursework. No credit is allowed toward graduate degrees for courses taken by correspondence or through Professional Learning Units (PLUs).

Credit for graduate coursework at Piedmont University or any other institution will be honored for a period of six years from the date of course completion. However, no course may be older than six years at the time of graduation except for doctoral students for whom no course may be older than six years at the point of admission to candidacy. The six-year rule is applied at the end of the semester (i.e. a fall 2020 course expires at the end of the fall 2026 semester).