Transfer Credits

Transfer Credits

CSU Global has updated the transfer credit policy for students admitted to the 2023 Winter Catalog moving forward. Please review the updated 2023 Transfer Credit information at the bottom of the page for more information.

 Transfer Credits for students admitted BEFORE the Winter 2023 trimester:

CSU-Global's Office of the Registrar reviews transfer credits upon submission of official transcripts. You can transfer the following amount of credits:

Undergraduate

  • Can transfer a total of 90 credits consisting of:
    • Up to 64 Community College/Junior College credits
    • Up to 60 alternative or non-traditional credits from outside sources (CLEP, DSST, StraighterLine, Saylor, etc.)
    • Up to 30 credits from Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) courses
    • Credits more than 10 years old cannot be applied toward major or specialization courses but may be applied to general education or elective credit
    • Written communication and math requirements may not always be fulfilled with credit earned 10 or more years prior to the date of admission

Graduate

  • Graduate students may transfer a total of 9 credits
  • Alternative or non-traditional credits cannot be transferred at the graduate level

For more information about credits that may transfer in, please visit Transferology. After creating an account, you can view credits that CSU-Global generally accepts for transfer!

 Transfer Credits for students admitted BEGINNING in the Winter 2023 trimester:

CSU-Global's Office of the Registrar reviews transfer credits upon submission of official transcripts. You can transfer the following amount of credits:

Undergraduate

  • Can transfer a total of 90 credits consisting of:
    • Community College/Junior College credits
    • Alternative or non-traditional credits from outside sources (CLEP, DSST, StraighterLine, Saylor, etc.)
    • Up to 30 credits from Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) courses
    • Credits more than 10 years old cannot be applied toward major or specialization courses but may be applied to general education or elective credit
    • Written communication and math requirements may not always be fulfilled with credit earned 10 or more years prior to the date of admission

Graduate

  • Graduate students may transfer a total of 50% of a program or certificate's credit hours
  • Alternative or non-traditional credits cannot be transferred at the graduate level

Students admitted to the university prior to the new transfer credit policy may be eligible to update their academic catalog in order to have more transfer credits applied to their degree plan. If interested, please contact your Student Success Counselor for more information.