Transfer Credit
Transfer credit is the acceptance of comparable prior learning in the form of course credit on a student's academic transcript. At Berea, only courses and earned credits completed with a grade of C or higher at a regionally accredited institution within 10 years of initial enrollment at Berea are transferable to Berea College. Before transfer credit is awarded, the Registrar's Office, in consultation with the appropriate Department Chair(s), will review the credit to determine if the course meets the standard for level, content, quality, comparability to Berea coursework, and program relevance. The amount of credit granted by the original institution will be honored by Berea and transposed into comparable course credits or fractions of course credits. If not accepted to meet a specific requirement, such credit can be accepted as an elective credit. One course credit at Berea represents four semester hours or six quarter hours elsewhere. No credit is granted for developmental courses or other courses not at the college level, as defined by that institution (typically courses numbered below 100, such as 090 or 36B).
Credit for a course in which a P, S, or credit grade has been earned is not accepted.
Only credit is transferred to Berea, not grades or quality points. Transfer credit is not used in computing the GPA at Berea College and higher grades will not replace lower grades on the Berea transcript.
International Students: College- or university-level academic credit will NOT be evaluated for the possibility of transfer credit unless the applicant indicates the name and dates of attendance for any other college or university on the application for admission.
For information on how Berea course credits equal semester or quarter hours, please see Course Credit and Equivalent.