Transfer Practices

Undergraduate transfer students may transfer up to 45 credit hours toward the Associate degree or 90 hours toward the Bachelor degree. For any undergraduate degree, at least 50% of a student’s major and minor must be earned at Rochester University. Transfer credit is not applied toward the calculation of students’ Rochester University GPA. Rochester University grants credit for courses completed at regionally accredited postsecondary institutions when course grades are C- (1.7 on a four-point scale) or higher. Applicants should note that standards within individual majors may be higher. Composition A and B are exceptions; to transfer either of these classes, a minimum grade of C is required. Students cannot receive transfer credit for developmental or remedial coursework taken at other institutions. 

If a prospective student from a non-regionally accredited college and institution meets Rochester University admissions requirements, they will be admitted to Rochester University. The student’s credits from prior non-regionally accredited colleges and universities will be accepted according to the following policy:

Rochester University may transfer credits for which a grade of C- (1.7 on a four-point scale) or higher was earned from partner institutions with articulation or memorandum of understanding agreements, from institutions with candidacy status from a regional accrediting agency, or from other accredited institutions provided that: 1) the institution grants a baccalaureate or associate degree; 2) the institution is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); 3) the courses presented for transfer are shown to have equivalency or are determined to be of traditional academic nature and are acceptable to a Rochester University department; and 4) the courses are taught by faculty with a master’s degree or above.