Transferring Credit before Matriculation

Students may transfer credit from colleges accredited by regional accrediting associations as recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, such as the Higher Learning Commission. Students may enter Rockford University at the beginning of any semester (or during the summer session). The college participates in the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI). For more information, contact the Office of Admission or read about the IAI at www.iTransfer.org. Students who have completed an Associate of Arts, an Associate of Science, or Bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited college located in the United States prior to matriculation are deemed to have met all lower-division general education requirements for graduation from Rockford University, and thus are required to complete only one upper division general education requirement, Rhetoric 351.

Transferring credit hours for a Rockford University degree program is subject to these regulations:

• Official transcripts of all previous collegiate study must be submitted. All course work (outside of a compact agreement) with grades of “C” or better (grades of “C–” are not accepted) from regionally accredited colleges and universities will be evaluated and, if applicable to a bachelor’s degree, applied to the student’s degree plans. All course work will be accepted at the same level (i.e., 100, 200, etc.) at which it was taken. Coursework graded a “P” is only transferrable if “C” is considered Pass under the previous institution’s grading system.
• Students who have completed an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree from a regionally accredited college located in the United States prior to matriculation receive automatic junior class standing when they transfer to Rockford University.
• The applicability of transferred credits to the completion of major or minor requirements is decided by the appropriate academic department chair.
• Credits accepted from the other colleges and universities will be shown on Rockford University transcripts.
• Transfer credit will be taken off the records of students who complete courses at Rockford University for which they previously received transfer credit. Students may receive transfer credit for a course only once.
• Students’ grade point averages do not transfer, but they will be used to determine final honors at graduation.

To be eligible for a Rockford University degree, students must complete the following:

• A minimum of 60 semester hours at a four-year institution.
• At least 30 of the last 36 semester hours at Rockford University.
• At least 30 semester hours at the 300-level and above
• At least 15 semester hours, including senior seminar, in the major field at Rockford University.

Note: Some programs may require students to complete more credits at Rockford University than the minimums listed above. In addition to the above, students must meet all other Rockford University degree requirements to graduate. A complete list of degree requirements can be found under the Department and Degree Programs section of the catalog.