Transfer of Credit

Bachelor's Degree Completion Programs

The general guidelines listed below apply to credit transfer requests in any of Argosy University's bachelor's degree completion programs. You can contact us at anytime to request more information.

The number of credits that will be awarded for transfer or prior learning is subject to the following limitations:

• Total transfer credit accepted will not exceed 90 credit hours or its equivalent. No more than 78 lower-division credit hours will be accepted. The program in which the student is enrolled determines the maximum number of credit hours eligible for transfer, and therefore the total number accepted may be less than 90 credit hours.
• The number of hours of standardized testing credits accepted will not exceed 30 credit hours or its equivalent. The program in which the student is enrolled determines the maximum number of standardized testing credits eligible for transfer, and therefore the total number accepted may be less than 30 credit hours.
• The number of hours of non-collegial credit, including standardized testing credits, accepted will not exceed 30 credit hours or its equivalent. The program in which the student is enrolled determines the maximum number of standardized testing credits eligible for transfer, and therefore the total number accepted may be less than 30 credit hours.

For coursework completed at other institutions, official transcripts are required for transfer credit to be considered.

Courses submitted for transfer credit are evaluated by the campus dean or program chair. In general, a lower-division course completed at another institution will transfer as lower-level credit, even when Argosy University offers the course at the upper-division level. Similarly, upper-level courses completed at another institution will transfer as upper-division credit, even when Argosy University offers the course at the lower-division level. Exceptions to this policy may occur in the case of established course equivalencies with institutions that have a transfer or articulation agreement with Argosy. A student may petition for recognition of a successfully completed lower-division course as an upper-division course with appropriate documentation (e.g., a copy of the course syllabus).

Standardized Examinations

For select bachelor's degree completion programs, Argosy University will accept a maximum of 30 credit hours of standardized testing credit. Standardized testing credit is accepted only for commonly administered and accepted tests such as the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES). All such credit will be listed on the student's transcript and will not be removed once it has been recorded. Exam scores must meet or exceed minimum qualifying scores established by the testing agencies. A fee will be charged.