I'm looking at online colleges for my undergraduate degree and wondering which ones are best known for accepting transfer credits. Any recommendations or experiences with this kind of transfer situation?
Sure, I'm happy to help with that! Many online colleges are flexible when it comes to accepting transfer credits, but here are a few institutions that are known for their transfer-friendly policies:
1. Arizona State University Online: ASU Online is known for their generous transfer credit policy. They accept college-level courses with grades of C or better from regionally accredited colleges, and may even award credit for military training that meets their criteria.
2. University of Maryland Global Campus: UMGC, which has specialized in online learning for years, is another institution that's very open to transfer students. They accept up to 90 transfer credits, including credits from community colleges, and have a Transfer Evaluation Tool to help students see how their credits might transfer.
3. Western Governors University: WGU is a competency-based online university that also accepts a generous number of transfer credits. They assess each applicant's transcripts individually to determine how many credits they can award.
4. Southern New Hampshire University Online: SNHU is another institution that’s enthusiastic about transfer students. They accept up to 90 transfer credits for bachelor's degree programs.
5. Walden University: Walden, another well-established online institution, allows students to potentially transfer up to 75% of required undergraduate credits.
Remember, you'll still need to contact each university's admissions or registrar's office to get a detailed, official assessment of how your credits will transfer over. If you can, gather all your transcripts, course descriptions and syllabi in advance to provide as much information as necessary for an accurate evaluation of your transfer credits.
Furthermore, always, double-check which regional accreditation the online college holds as the accreditation can impact transfer credits. Credits are more likely to be transferable from a regionally-accredited institution than a nationally-accredited one.
Good luck on your academic journey!
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