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2020-2021 Student Handbook & University Policies 
    
2020-2021 Student Handbook & University Policies [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CGUS Transfer Policy Regarding Associate Degree and General Education Core Requirements Policy AS.033


LU Policy Number: AS.033

Effective Date: 01/02/2018

Approval Date: 01/02/2018

Revised Date: 05/01/2021

Revision Approval Date: 06/01/2021

Purpose: To provide transfer students who are seeking an UG degree and have been awarded an associate or a bachelor’s degree the equivalency of Life University’s General Education Core Curriculum. To also provide students having earned an Associate degree at Life University and are seeking an UG degree the equivalency of Life University’s General Education Core Curriculum.

Additional Authority: N/A

Scope: Transfer students of CGUS & COE, Life University

Approval Authority: President

Responsible Authority: Academic Affairs

Recipients: Admissions, Registrar, University Advising Publications: Catalog

Definitions: N/A

Policy Title


CGUS/COE Transfer Policy Regarding Associate & Bachelor Degree and General Education Core Requirements Policy

 

Policy Statement


Students transferring to Life University having earned an associate degree from a regionally accredited institution or equivalent, with a minimum of 60 semester credit hours or 90 quarter credit hours and a GPA of 2.0 will enter as a junior and automatically meet the general education core requirements. Students earning an Associate’s degree at Life University and accepted into a bachelor’s degree program at the University will automatically meet the general education core requirements of the bachelor’s degree.

Students transferring to Life University with an earned bachelor’s degree will also automatically meet the general education core requirements of the bachelor’s degree they are seeking at Life University.

Students are not automatically exempted from General Education courses that are pre-requisites for upper-level courses in the various majors. Approval from the Assistant Dean of the area to waive the pre-requisites will be required.

Procedure(s)


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