Transfer of Academic Credit

As an upper division institution, Athens State University accepts credit for all undergraduate non-remedial coursework completed with passing grades (“D” or higher) from postsecondary institutions accredited by institutional accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accepted credit from such institutions may be included in the student’s Athens State academic records and may be applicable in satisfying certain degree requirements. Official transcripts from each institution must be submitted to the Office of Admissions for evaluation prior to admission to Athens State University.

The University reserves the right to determine the applicability of any transfer credit toward the fulfillment of a student’s degree requirements at Athens State. In order to be applied to degree requirements, transfer credit and coursework must be relevant to the degree or program the student plans to pursue. The evaluation process for content and level of instruction of transfer coursework begins with the Office of the Registrar to ensure that student competencies in the coursework are equivalent to those required by the State of Alabama general education coursework requirements, or to similar coursework offered at Athens State and required for the degree program.

Coursework taken at the graduate level will not be automatically recorded on the Athens State University undergraduate transcript. Some graduate level coursework may be added as undergraduate credit on a case-by-case basis at the written request of the student, and when the coursework has been approved by the appropriate College as applicable to the requirements for the undergraduate program being pursued.