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Transfer Policies & General Education Requirements
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Transfer Credit Policies
- Only official transcripts from other schools may be used to evaluate and/or award credit.
- New students or previously enrolled students must request that an official transcript from ALL previously attended colleges be mailed to: the Admissions Office: University of Saint Joseph, Undergraduate Admissions Office, 1678 Asylum Ave, West Hartford CT, 06117.
- Current students should have the official transcript mailed to: University of Saint Joseph, Office of the Registrar, 1678 Asylum Ave, West Hartford CT, 06117.
- Credit will not be awarded to second-degree Nursing students with Biology or Chemistry coursework that is more than eight years old.
- USJ accepts transfer credit from accredited colleges and universities. The following accrediting bodies are recognized by USJ:
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC-ACCJC, WASC-ACSCU)
- Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges (NWCCU)
- North Central Association of Schools and Colleges (NCA-CASI, NCA-HLC)
- Southern Association of Schools and Colleges (SACS)
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA)
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC-CIHE, NEASC-CTCI)
- New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
- Credits from accredited institutions will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis. We reserve the right to request additional information about coursework including course descriptions, syllabi, and catalogs.
USJ Residency Requirement
A minimum of 120 semester hours is required for graduation. Students must earn 45 hours at the University of Saint Joseph; these hours can include a combination of courses at USJ or within the Consortium.
Transfer Credits
When you transfer to USJ, the credits you transfer prior to official enrollment are what will determine which general education requirements you need to fulfill.
Students who transfer 23 credits or fewer (not including AP credit or ECE credit) are waived from:
- First Year Seminar (INTD 100 and INTD 116)
Students who transfer 24-59 credits are waived from:
- First-Year Seminar (INTD 100 and INTD 116)
- RELS 125 – Faith, Theology in a Religiously Pluralistic World
- Either Philosophy or the values/ethics perspective.
If you transfer in 23 credits and later complete additional transfer credits, those credits are not added to the original 23 to grant waiver from the three requirements mentioned above.
Students who transfer 60 credits plus or Associate Degree:
USJ accepts 30-31 credits of General Education, waives Language and IT competencies, and regards all USJ Core Curriculum requirements satisfied except:
- Religion 200-level or above course with Values/Ethics focus
- INTD 301 – Mercy Intergrative Seminar
- (2) Liberal Arts and Sciences Electives, 200-level or above
- One course each to meet the Multicultural Women’s and Gender Studies and Global Issues/International Studies designations. These courses may also be used to meet the two-course Liberal Arts and Sciences Electives requirement above
Advanced Placement
Students who enter USJ with an Advanced Placement score of four or above will be granted advanced placement and credit. Select courses are granted transfer credit with a score of three or higher.
CLEP Exams
College credit may also be awarded to students for successful completion of proficiency examinations. Such examinations may be designed and administered by the faculty of a department for specific courses. Standardized exams such as CLEP (College Level Examination Placement) or Dantes may be used as the basis for awards.