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transcripts from those institutions must be submitted for evaluation prior include those published by the American Council on Education, The
to enrolling in those courses at the College. American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers,
and the National Association of Foreign Student Affairs.
Note: Official Transcript(s) must be mailed to Admissions, P.O. Box 1000, Wadley, b. A course completed at other regionally accredited postsecondary
AL 36276. Southern Union will not accept hand-delivered transcript(s). institutions with a passing grade will be accepted for transfer as potentially
creditable toward graduation requirements.
c. A transfer student from a collegiate institution not accredited by the
2. Conditional Admission of Transfer Students appropriate regional association may request an evaluation of transfer
Transfer students who do not have on file official transcripts from all post- credits after completing 15 semester hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0
secondary institutions attended and any additional documents required by the or above. Information Admissions
institution may be granted conditional admission. No transfer student shall be d. A transfer grade of “D” will only be accepted when the transfer student’s
allowed to enroll for a second term unless all required admissions records have cumulative GPA is 2.0 or above at the institution where the “D” grade
been received by the College prior to registration for the second term. was earned. This does not apply for English courses. If the student has a
cumulative 2.0 or above, the “D” grade will be accepted the same as for
If all required admissions records have not been received by the College prior native students.
to issuance of first term grades, the grades will be reported on the transcript, e. Awarding of transfer credit to fulfill graduation requirements will be based
but the transcript will read CONTINUED ENROLLMENT DENIED on applicability of the credits to the requirements of the degree sought.
PENDING RECEIPT OF ADMISSIONS RECORDS. This notation
will be removed from the transcript only upon receipt of all required admis- Credit may be extended based on a comprehensive evaluation of demonstrated and
sions records. documented competencies and previous formal training.
Note: Official Transcript(s) must be mailed to Admissions, P.O. Box 1000, Wadley, C. Admission of Georgia Students
AL 36276. Southern Union will not accept hand-delivered transcript(s). The student is eligible for in-state tuition if the student resides in the
state and county, and attends the designated campus of the institution
3. Initial Academic Status of Transfer Students noted below: PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DESIGNATIONS ARE
a. Transfer students whose cumulative grade point average at the transfer BY CAMPUS AND NOT BY INSTITUTION.
institution(s) is 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale will be admitted on Clear
academic status. Wadley Campus
b. Transfer students whose cumulative grade point average at the transfer Adjacent State: Georgia
institution(s) is less than 2.0 on a 4.0 scale will be admitted on *Counties: Carroll, Chattahoochee, Coweta, Haralson, Harris,
Academic Probation. The transcript will read ADMITTED ON Heard, Marion, Meriwether, Troup
ACADEMIC PROBATION.
c. Applicants who have been academically suspended from another regionally Valley Campus:
accredited postsecondary institution may be admitted as transfer students Adjacent State: Georgia
only after following the appeal process established at the institution for *Counties: Harris, Muscogee, Pike, Stewart, Talbot, Taylor, Troup,
“native” students who have been academically suspended. If the transfer Upson
student is admitted upon appeal, the student will enter the institution on
Academic Probation. The transcript will read ADMITTED UPON Opelika Campus
APPEAL-ACADEMIC PROBATION. Adjacent State: Georgia
*Counties: Chattahoochee, Harris, Heard, Marion, Meriwether,
4. General Principles for Transfer of Credit Muscogee, Quitman, Stewart, Talbot, Troup
a. Course work transferred or accepted for credit toward an undergraduate
program must represent collegiate course work relevant to the formal *The student must live in the reciprocal county for at least the previous
award, with course content and level of instruction resulting in student twelve (12) months.
competencies at least equivalent to those of students enrolled in Southern
Union’s own undergraduate formal award programs. In assessing and
documenting equivalent learning and qualified faculty, the College may
use recognized guides which aid in the evaluation for credit. Such guides
