Transfer Credit
Mount Olive College will consider credits from these sources:
An institution accredited as degree granting by a recognized post-secondary regional accrediting body at the time the coursework was completed.
Non-collegiate settings, which are recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE). Work must parallel courses taught at Mount Olive College.
An articulation agreement where an entire body of courses are preset for acceptance for degree completion.
Credits from foreign institutions of higher education will be evaluated on an individual basis. Transcripts must be translated into English prior to being evaluated. Students are required to complete an application for evaluation at www.wes.org. The evaluation will identify each credential, provide the US equvialent, and show US credit and equivalent grades for each subject beyond the secondary level. The cost of the evaluation service is the responsibility of the student applicant. For more information regarding the type of evaluation needed, applicants should contact the Admissions or Registrar's Office.
Students who have completed the Associate of Applied Science degree (AAS) may transfer up to 64 semester hours toward the Bachelor of Applied Science degree (BAS). Technical program credits earned by students wishing to complete the BA/BS degree will be evaluated on an individual basis.
Non-Traditional Sources of Credit
Credit through Testing
Course credits validated by acceptable scores on Advance Placement exam (AP), CLEP/DANTES examination and credit by examination.
Military
Credits from military training based upon proper documentation of the student's military education, namely from the DD Form-214, and/or SMART transcript. Credit is awarded based upon the American Council on Education's recommendations and the needs of the student's program. All military students are entitled to recieve four semester hours of credit for Physical Education in lieu of Basic Training, if the credit is needed.
Prior Learning (Experiential Learing Credit - ELC)
Learning that takes place in settings other than the traditional classroom. Such experiences, when properly documented with actual application in work and other situations, may be evaluated for possible academic credit.
Transfer Process
Assessment Counselors are available to meet with students and provide an estimate of transferable credit. After the student has been fully admitted to the College as a degree seeking candidate, the Registrar’s Office will re-evaluate and confirm all transcripts evaluations. Credit will be awarded for all transferable courses taken at properly accredited institutions, in which a grade of C or better was earned. All official transcripts are required for evaluation. It is only upon final review of the Registrar's Office that the student will know what additional courses are necessary to meet degree requirements. All courses transferred will become part of the student's transcript. The student may be responsible for requesting course descriptions from the original institution if the College deems it necessary. General guidelines for transfer credit are as follows:
· Residency Requirement At least 32 semester hours in residence, of which at least 18 semester hours (300/400 level) must be in the major to receive a bachelors degree and must be earned at Mount Olive College no matter how many hours are accepted in transfer, or are earned through examinations or certifications.
· Maximum Credit from Accredited Two and Four Year Institutions No more than 64 of the 126 semester hours required for graduation may be transferred from two-year institutions. A maximum of 94 semester hours may be transferred from four-year institutions. A combined maximum of 64 semester hours from two-year institutions and 30 semester hours from four-year institutions may be transferred to Mount Olive College.
· Transfer Credit and Graduation With Honors It should be noted that only students who earned 48 graded semester hours in residence at Mount Olive College will be eligible to graduate with distinction.
· Calculating the Cumulative Grade Point Average A student’s cumulative grade point average is based solely on work at Mount Olive College. Transferred credits from other institutions will not be calculated into the Mount Olive College GPA.
North Carolina Community College Transfers
Comprehensive Articulation Agreement: Students who graduated during or after the fall of 1997 from an accredited community college in North Carolina with an Associate in Arts or an Associate in Science (not an applied science) degree may transfer to Mount Olive College with junior status, all foundation requirements (General Education Core) satisfied, and 64 semester hours awarded. For more information on the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement, please click on the following link: CAA.
Comprehensive Articulation Agreement: Students who graduated during or after the fall of 1997 from an accredited community college in North Carolina with an Associate in Arts or an Associate in Science (not an applied science) degree may transfer to Mount Olive College with junior status, all foundation requirements (General Education Core) satisfied, and 64 semester hours awarded. For more information on the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement, please click on the following link: CAA.
If an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree has not been conferred, then all transfer work will be evaluated on an individual basis. College level work must be completed with a 'C' or better grade from a regionally accredited institution to be considered for transfer credit. The Applicant must be eligible to return to each institution attended. You can search the following link to determine which course credits from North Carolina Community College's will transfer for credit to Mount Olive College: NCCC & MOC Course Equivalency List.
Note: This page provides general information regarding course equivalencies. Final authority regarding transferability of courses and those courses applicability towards a particular degree rests with the individual academic departments. Also, some hours transferred in under the CAA may not apply directly to specific degree requirements and may require additional hours. In addition, there may be cases where prerequisite courses are required.
The Mount Olive College Comprehensive Articulation Agreement Form must be completed and attached to student's active curriculum evaluation.