Transfer of Credit Policy
The Admissions Office performs the initial evaluation of credits for all course work completed at a regionally accredited college or university. The review is conducted in accordance with courses of study and requirements for graduation at University of Holy Cross (UHC). Only courses taken at a regionally accredited college or university for which a grade of C or better (2.0) was earned may be transferred. Courses completed in quarter hours will be converted into semester hours. Grades of C- (1.667) will not be accepted. Developmental courses will not be accepted for credit.
Transferable course work does not necessarily constitute applicable course work to the declared degree plan. Only sixty-six (66) semester hours of credit are transferable from an accredited college or university, unless otherwise stated for a particular course of study. For students with more than sixty-six (66) hours, the sixty-six (66) hours that best complete the degree plan as of the first semester the student attends UHC will be transferred. Transferable courses are calculated into the student’s UHC cumulative GPA. The Registrar or his or her designee is responsible for the final evaluation of credits.
Community college courses may not be transferred into UHC as upper-division courses (300-400 level), even though UHC may have an upper-division course with exactly the same name and description. Community college courses may not be used to fulfill the 30-hour upper-division requirement for graduation at UHC. However, the course may be used as a substitute for an upper- division course with an approved substitution form signed by the Chair and Dean.
English Proficiency Test
Students transferring ENG 102 (English Composition II) are required to take the English Proficiency Test, administered by the English Program Coordinator, no later than the second semester after transfer. The test is an essay analyzing an article that is sent to the student via email; the completed essay is uploaded to the Canvas course for the test in which the student is enrolled. A mean score of 2 on the AAC&U (American Association of Colleges and Universities) Written Communication Value Rubric must be achieved. Students who do not achieve that benchmark score may petition the English Program Coordinator to repeat the test. Students who fail the Proficiency Test twice must complete tutoring with the Writing Lab (WritingLab@uhcno.edu) until they pass the test. Students who do not pass the English Proficiency Test may not receive approval from their advisors to take the writing-intensive courses required in their major programs.
Students who transferred ENG 102 before Fall 2016, students exempt from taking ENG 102 due to standardized test scores, non-degree-seeking students, and students pursuing a second baccalaureate degree are exempt from this requirement.