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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: N/A

Purpose: To provide transfer students who are seeking an UG degree and have been awarded an Associate’s degree the equivalency of Life University’s General Education Core Cuniculum. To also provide students having earned an Associate’s 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, Life University

Approval Authority: President

Responsible Authority: Academic Affairs-Student

Definitions: N/A

Policy Title 


CGUS Transfer Policy Regarding Associate Degree and General Education Core Requirements Policy 

Policy Statement 


Students transferring to Life University having earned an Associate’s 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 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)


N/A

Other Notes


Academic Affairs Approval on 10/24/2017