Transfer Credit Guidelines

If you would like to transfer credits to LIM College from another institution your transcripts will be analyzed by the Office of Academic Advising according to the following guidelines:

• Transfer credits are awarded at LIM College only when official transcripts have been submitted for review.
   
• Transfer credits are awarded for grades of C or higher. (Passing grades lower than a C will be accepted for students transferring in with an associate degree.)
   
• All courses must be 100 level or above to be accepted.
   
• Where course equivalency is evident, credit will be given for specific courses at LIM College; courses that are not direct transfers, but similar in scope to courses taught at LIM College may be accepted as professional or liberal arts credit. (If a transfer student believes a course taken previously matches a course at LIM College but the credit was not given directly, a course description should be submitted to an Academic Advisor for further review.)
   
• Grades from other institutions do not transfer and are not used in the calculation of the student’s GPA at LIM College.
   
• The maximum number of accepted transfer credits that may be applied towards an associate degree is 32. The maximum number of accepted transfer credits that may be applied towards a bachelor’s degree is 65.
   
• The number of transferred credits will determine a student’s entering academic level.
   
• Official transcripts received by the end of the first week of classes will be considered in setting the student’s final level for that semester.
   
• All transfer students are required to take the Math and English placement exams. (If the equivalent of College Algebra or higher is transferred, the Math exam will be waived. If the equivalent of English Composition is transferred, the English exam will be waived.)
   
• Transfer students must be aware of the academic residency requirement. It is required that the last consecutive 33 credits of an associate degree, including one Work Project, and the last consecutive 46 credits of a bachelor’s degree, including the Senior Semester, be completed at LIM College.

Current LIM College students who wish to take courses at another institution must obtain permission from the Office of Academic Advising before enrolling.

Note: Transfer credits taken at institutions that operate on a quarter system or trimester calendar will be converted accordingly.