Undergraduate bachelor's degree students: You can transfer up to 90 credits into your degree program from a combination of sources:
- 64 credits can come from two-year institutions (community college, junior college)
- 60 credits can come from non-traditional sources such as CLEP or DSST
- 30 credits can come from PLA (Prior Learning Assessment), however, you must complete at least 50% of your major courses and 2 or more specialization courses as residential credit (up to 5 Major courses and 3 Specialization courses can be completed via PLA)
- Up to 90 credits can come from Self-Study Assessments however, you must complete at least 50% of your major courses and 2 or more specialization courses as residential credit
- 12 of those credits can come from a co-op, internship, externship, or practicum
Undergraduate certificate students: You can transfer up to 50% of your required courses. Most undergraduate certificates are 18 credits, so students can transfer up to 9 credits.
Graduate masters degree students: You can transfer up to 9 credits from a regionally accredited institution into your degree program, provided that each transferred course has a grade equivalent to B- or higher and that the credits have not been previously applied to your undergraduate degree or to a previous master‘s degree(s).
Graduate certificate students: You can transfer up to 50% of your required courses. Most graduate certificates are 12 credits, so you can transfer up to 6 credits.
Credit reviewed for graduate level transfer must show a substantial match in course content and learning outcomes to coursework within the CSU-Global master’s degree program.
Please contact your Student Success Counselor if you have questions about transfer credit.
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