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Courses Taken at Other Institutions

Once students have matriculated into a program, coursework taken at other institutions will not be applied to their degree program. Exceptions may be made for students enrolled in undergraduate programs. Please contact your Academic Counselor for further information.

Transfer of Argosy University Credits to Other Institutions

Since Argosy University is a regionally accredited institution, other institutions may elect to accept Argosy University credits. However, students should be aware that the transfer of credit is controlled by the receiving institution, and therefore cannot be guaranteed by Argosy University. Students considering transferring to an unaffiliated school have the responsibility to determine whether that school will accept Argosy University credits. Argosy University encourages students to make this determination as early as possible. Argosy University does not imply, promise, or guarantee transferability of its credits to any other institution.

Undergraduate Transfer Credit Criteria

College credits earned at accredited collegiate institutions are acceptable for transfer based upon the following:

  • The course must be comparable in content, goals, and level to the Argosy University course or content area for which credit is sought.
  • The course must have been completed at a college or university that is accredited by an appropriate regional or national accrediting agency. In the case of institutions outside the United States, the appropriate state (or its equivalent) or national accreditation is required.
  • 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 course must have equivalent number of credits as the Argosy University course.
  • The course must have been taken for degree credit.
  • Students must have earned a grade of "C-" or better for any course submitted.
  • Official transcripts are required for transfer credit to be considered.

For coursework completed at other institutions, official transcripts are required for transfer credit to be considered. Courses submitted for transfer credit are evaluated by our educational services department. 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).

Students may be required to provide a copy of the catalog description and/or the course syllabus from the institution where the credit was awarded to validate that the course satisfies the transfer credit criteria.

Graduate Transfer Credit Criteria

College credits completed are acceptable for transfer under the following conditions:

  • Transfer of credits requests are not granted until students have been accepted into a program of study.
  • The course must have been a graduate-level course, taken for equivalent graduate-level credit at a regionally accredited college or university or nationally accredited college that is part of a program approved and documented by the faculty and dean of the appropriate college of Argosy University. In the case of institutions outside the United States, the appropriate state or its equivalent or national accreditation is required. "Equivalent graduate-level credit" refers to both content and degree level of the course.
  • Students must have earned a grade of "B" or better for any course submitted.
  • Transfer credit maximums by program
    • Master of Business of Administration: 12 credits
    • Master of Public Administration: 12 credits
    • Master of Science in Organizational Leadership: 9 credits
    • Master of Science in Human Resource Management: 9 credits
    • Master of Science in Human Services: 9 credits
    • EdD in Higher and Postsecondary Education: 15 credits
      (12 credits core courses, 3 credits research or writing courses)
    • EdD in Teaching and Learning: 15 credits
    • MAEd in Adult Education and Learning: 12 credits
    • Master of Science in Health Services Management: 12 credits
    • EdD in Counseling Psychology: 15 credits
    • EdD in Pastoral Community Counseling: 15 credits
    • Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology: 12 credits
    • Master of Arts in Industrial Organizational Psychology: 12 credits
    • Master of Arts in Sport-Exercise Psychology: 12 credits
    • Master of Public Health: 12 credits
    • Doctor of Business Administration: 15 credits
    • Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership: 15 credits
  • Program Chairs may determine that certain courses are not eligible for transfer of credit.
  • Argosy University does not accept for graduate credit any credits earned as military credit, credit by examination, credit by correspondence, credit for life experience, or graduate credit from nonaccredited schools unless offered in an approved program or under an arrangement approved by the faculty and dean of the appropriate college of Argosy University or otherwise provided for in this catalog.
  • Official transcripts are required for transfer credit to be considered.
  • Students may be required to provide a copy of the catalog description and/or the course syllabus from the institution where the credit was awarded to validate that the course satisfies the transfer credit criteria.
  • Argosy University will accept a maximum of 6 credit hours of graduate-level continuing education toward elective credit in a degree program if offered through The Connecting Link, an approved partner of Argosy University, and approved as transfer credit by the faculty of the degree program.
  • Final decisions on accepting graduate-level continuing education coursework as transfer credit are made by the program and campus in which the student is enrolled; therefore, students are not guaranteed that coursework will be accepted for transfer until they have applied for and received approval from the campus dean or program chair of their program.
*Transferability Of Credits Statement: Credits earned at Argosy University Online may not transfer to another educational institution. Credits earned at another educational institution may not be accepted by Argosy University Online. You should obtain confirmation that Argosy University Online will accept any credits you have earned at another educational institution before you execute an enrollment contract or agreement. You should also contact any educational institutions that you may want to transfer credits earned at Argosy University Online to determine if such institutions will accept credits earned at Argosy University Online prior to executing an enrollment contract or agreement. The ability to transfer credits from Argosy University Online to another educational institution may be very limited. Your credits may not transfer and you may have to repeat courses previously taken at Argosy University Online if you enroll in another educational institution. You should never assume that credits will transfer to or from any educational institution. It is highly recommended and you are advised to make certain that you know the transfer of credit policy of Argosy University Online and of any other educational institutions you may in the future want to transfer the credits earned at Argosy University before you execute an enrollment contract or agreement.