Transfer Credit Policy

Owner	Academic Affairs
Contact	[email protected]
Document Type	Policy
Issue Date	December 11, 2001
Last Review	April 11, 2025
Related Documents	Transfer Guidelines and Procedures, Board Policy, Subpart 3-3, Admissions Policy

Contents

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Research Misconduct proceedings shall consist of the following phases:

1. Purpose Statement
2. Policy
3. Audience
4. Related Documents
5. History

A. Purpose Statement

The Transfer Credit Policy at Ferris State University (FSU) facilitates the acceptance and application of transfer credits to support students’ progress toward degree completion. The policy encompasses credits from regionally accredited institutions, non-regionally accredited institutions, and American Council on Education (ACE)-recommended courses. 

B. Policy

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Ferris State University (FSU) accepts transfer credit from regionally accredited institutions when the coursework is deemed equivalent to an FSU course or general transfer credit.

FSU accepts credit from non-regionally accredited institutions, foreign institutions and institutions which grant credit for experiential learning for non-traditional adult learner programs when deemed equivalent. The Office of Transfer and Secondary Partnerships coordinates, in consultation with the respective college, department and/or program to review all potential and current course equivalencies. Requests to have transfer credit fulfill requirements in a major, minor, concentration, or certificate are subject to the approval of the college, department, or program.

C. Audience

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The intended audience for this policy are current and prospective students, academic advisors, faculty, college staff, the Registrar, and admissions staff.

D. Related Documents

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• Transfer Guidelines and Procedures
• Board Policy, Subpart 3-3, Admissions Policy

E. History

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This policy supersedes the policy dated 12/11/2001 with a review date of 5/5/2020.