How to Transfer Credit for Prospective Students

All transfer credit taken prior to enrollment at Drew University should be submitted to the Office of Admissions during the application process in order to be considered. Transfer credit must be received by the university in the form of a sealed, official (or secure electronic) transcript or score report.

All transfer work will be evaluated by the transfer coordinator, department, and Dean’s Office upon acceptance. Eligible transfer work will be entered onto the student record after enrollment, visible in TreeHouse by clicking the “Ladder Degree Audit” link under the “Student” tab.

If the student wants to appeal the transfer credit equivalency, they should make an appointment with their academic advisor to review their Ladder. Advisors can submit any appeal requests to the Office of the Registrar for review. 

This page does not represent an exhaustive list of transfer credit policies and restrictions. Please refer to the Transfer Credit Policy section of the most recent CLA catalog for more information.

Transfer Credit Eligibility

Students may earn a maximum of 80 transfer credits in total. In order to transfer credits into an undergraduate program at Drew University, transfer coursework must follow these basic criteria:

• The course must be listed on an official transcript from an institution that has been accredited by a body duly recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or be officially recognized by the appropriate government agency/ministry of education for foreign institutions.
• Transcripts from institutions outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by World Education Services.
• The course must be a course that would or could be offered at a liberal arts college.
• A grade of C- or better must have been earned in the course. Pass/fail courses are not eligible for transfer.
• The course must have been taken within the past 10 years. Courses that were taken more than 10 years prior to the request for transfer credit will require departmental approval for transfer.

Current undergraduate students taking credit at another accredited institution with the intention to transfer must complete a Pre-Approval for Credit Study Elsewhere form before attending.

Students approved to attend a Fall or Spring longTREC must complete a LongTREC Course Pre-Approval form.

• Students taking credits at institutions that are not a part of New Jersey Transfer will be required to submit course descriptions for each transfer course.
• Students must submit an official transcript reflecting the final grade to Drew University Office of the Registrar within 4 weeks of completion.

If a student has failed to report credit taken prior to attending Drew University at the time of admissions and wishes to have it reviewed for transfer should also fill out the Pre-Approval for Credit Study Elsewhere and ensure a copy of the final transcript has been sent to the Office of the Registrar.

This page does not represent an exhaustive list of transfer credit policies and restrictions. Please refer to the Transfer Credit Policy section of the most recent CLA catalog for more information.

Transfer Credit Eligibility

Students may earn a maximum of 80 transfer credits in total. In order to transfer credits into an undergraduate program at Drew University, transfer coursework must follow these basic criteria:

• The course must be listed on an official transcript from an institution that has been accredited by a body duly recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) or be officially recognized by the appropriate government agency/ministry of education for foreign institutions.
• Transcripts from institutions outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by World Education Services.
• The course must be a course that would or could be offered at a liberal arts college.
• A grade of C- or better must have been earned in the course. Pass/fail courses are not eligible for transfer.
• The course must have been taken within the past 10 years. Courses that were taken more than 10 years prior to the request for transfer credit will require departmental approval for transfer.

In some graduate programs, transfer credits are allowed within certain parameters. Please refer to this chart for specific transfer credit policies for individual graduate programs.

All previous academic credit presented for transfer must meet the following criteria:

• The credit is from an accredited graduate school in the United States and Canada.
• The grade is no lower than a B+ for MAT credit, a B for all other Masters credit, and an A- for doctoral credit, graded on a conventional grading scale. “Pass” grades are not considered for transfer.
• The course was completed within 10 years prior to matriculation at Drew for all degrees except MAT and MEd which only accept a 5 year gap.

Transfer credit must be approved by the Graduate Academic Standing Committee (GASC). The committee meets on a bi-monthly basis during the fall and spring semesters. In order to apply previous eligible coursework to a program at Drew, students may petition the Graduate Academic Standing Committee via the Caspersen School Petition to Faculty Form. 

In order to apply approved credit, the Registrar’s office must be in receipt of an official transcript from the transfer institution.

In some Theological school programs, transfer credits are allowed within certain parameters. Please refer to this page for specific transfer credit policies for individual programs.

Transfer credit must be approved by the Graduate Academic Standing Committee (GASC). The committee meets on a bi-monthly basis during the fall and spring semesters. In order to apply previous eligible coursework to a program at Drew, students may petition the Graduate Academic Standing Committee

Transfer Credit at Admission

Applicants who meet the requirements for admission and have completed courses at another theological school accredited by the A.T.S. (Association of Theological Schools) may be considered for transfer admission. Applicants who wish to be considered for transfer credits should notify the Graduate Admissions Office during the application process. A written transfer assessment will be produced for the applicant. All transferable elective credit can be applied to the student’s permanent record after successful completion of 10 credit hours at Drew Theological School. At such time, the student must request the transfer using a petition to the Graduate Academic Standing Committee.

In order to apply approved credit, the Registrar’s office must be in receipt of an official transcript from the transfer institution.

All official score reports for secondary school coursework should be submitted to the Admissions Office during the application process in order to be considered. You may refer to the below equivalency grids for these test scores. Students may earn up to 32 Drew course credits for Advanced Placement (AP).  Please see the Academic Policies page in the catalog for Drew’s policy on Advanced Placement credit.

Students with an IB Diploma have the potential to enter Drew with sophomore standing (a maximum of 32 credits will be awarded).

Students should request the IB Transcript/Diploma to be sent to Drew University at the time of the exam session. A candidate’s first six requests will be sent without charge if submitted before the release of results for that exam session. Instructions on how to request are found here: Requesting transcripts and certificates

Higher Level IB courses (HL) – Students with a score of 5 or above will be awarded 8 Drew credits up to a maximum of 32 credits.

Standard Level IB courses (SL) – Students with a score of 5 or above will be awarded 4 Drew credits up to a maximum of 32 credits.

Please see the Academic Policies page in the catalog for Drew’s policy on credit for IB courses and the IB Diploma.

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All official score reports for secondary school coursework should be submitted to the Admissions Office during the application process in order to be considered. Students who earned a grade of A*, A, or B on a British Advanced Level (A-Level) exam will be granted 4 Drew credits, up to a maximum of 32 credits. Students who earned a grade of a C on a British Advanced Level exam in 2010 or before will be granted 4 Drew credits, grades of C thereafter will not earn Drew credit. Credit is awarded for successful scores on A-Level examinations only, not on O-Levels (ordinary level) or AS-level (Advanced Subsidiary) examinations. No credit may be granted for English language examinations or the general paper. Drew departments have the discretion to grant up to 8 credits per appropriate A-level score in cases where the content coverage of the A-level exam so warrants.