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). Courses taken at a regionally accredited college or university for which a grade of C or better (2.0) was earned. 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.
Transferrable 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. Transferrable 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
Beginning in Fall 2016, students transferring ENG 102 (English Composition II) are required to take the English Proficiency Test, administered by the English Program Coordinator, during transfer orientation and thereafter by appointment for those registering late. 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. (The repeated test may be taken in person or through distance learning.) Those who do not achieve a rubric score of 2 upon the second attempt are required to pass ENG 201, Introduction to Writing in the Disciplines, a non-credit tuition-free course, before they are allowed to take upper-level writing-intensive courses in their major programs. They are urged to take this course during the first or no later than the second semester after transfer admission. Note: A special administrative fee will be assessed if students must repeat ENG 201.
Students transferring 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.