Transfer Admission Requirements

Transfer students with less than 24 transferable semester hours of earned credit (remedial credit excluded)--follow First-Year (Freshmen) Admission Requirements listed in previous section.

To apply for admission, transfer students must submit

• A completed Application for Admission
• A $35 non-refundable application fee
• Proof of two immunizations for measles, mumps, and rubella
• Official college/university transcripts from all previous institutions

Upon receipt of all transcripts, the Registrar’s Office determines those credits that will transfer, as well as those credits that may be applied to the University’s General Education Requirements. Plus or minus grades are not recorded. Evaluation of credits as they apply specifically to the student’s major is done in consultation with the department/division chair at the time of the student’s registration for his/her first term at Minot State University. Students enrolling at Minot State University with the intention of transferring to another institution to complete their educational objectives are advised to work closely with the transfer campus as soon as possible to determine which courses will transfer most effectively. Faxed copies of transcripts are not considered official.

Students who have attended other regionally-accredited colleges or universities will be admitted without restriction to Minot State University if they left the last transfer institution in good academic standing and if their college/university cumulative grade point average meets the Academic Progress standards outlined in this catalog. Non-regionally accredited colleges or universities are reviewed on an individual basis. Failure to list all colleges, universities, and schools previously attended may result in denial of admission, dismissal, loss of credits, or other appropriate sanctions.

Regionally Accredited Agencies

• IACBE-International Association of Colleges of Business Educator
• MSA-Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
• NASC-The Northwest Central Association of Schools and Colleges
• NCA-North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
• NEASC-CIHE-New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc./Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
• SACS-CC-Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Commission on Colleges
• WASC-Jr.-Western Association of Schools and Colleges/Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
• WASC-Sr.-Western Association of Schools and Colleges/Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities

If the transfer GPA is below the GPA average required for satisfactory academic progress, the student may be admitted on Academic Probation and conditions may be placed on his/her registration until the minimum cumulative grade point average requirement has been achieved.

If a transfer average has resulted in the student’s academic suspension from another college or university, the student may be admitted on Academic Probation at Minot State but only if the student has not enrolled at any institution of higher education for a period of at least one term following a first suspension.

Limitations on Transfer Credit

Continuing Education Credit
Credits earned through continuing education opportunities on other campuses may be transferable. However, documentation must be provided to the Registrar’s Office prior to their acceptance.

Graduate Credit
A student may not apply transfer graduate credit toward requirements for an associates or baccalaureate degree at Minot State University.

Military Credit
Basic training courses are accepted in transfer as HPER 100 and fulfill the Wellness category of General Education requirements at the University. All other military credit is evaluated using the most recent ACE Guide recommendations. Military work experience will not be accepted.

Religion Course Credit
No more than six semester credits in doctrinal religion will be accepted in transfer. Doctrinal religion courses that are accepted can be used as electives only.

Credit from Two-Year Institutions
Credit typically transfers from two-year institutions to Minot State University. Department chairs determine applicability of courses in transfer and the Registrar’s Office determines transferability of courses that fulfill General Education requirements. In order to be awarded a baccalaureate degree, a student must complete a minimum of 60 semester hours at a four-year institution, of which 30 semester hours must be earned through Minot State University.

Remedial Credit
Transfer credit earned at the remedial level will be transcribed. However, credit(s) will not count toward earned credit with Minot State University or be calculated in a student’s GPA.

Orientation
New Minot State University students (freshman and transfer) are required to complete a new student orientation. To facilitate completion of this requirement the campus will hold CONNECT events during the summer and before the spring semester. These events will introduce students to the University through information sessions, a campus tour, academic advising, and will conclude with the student registering for classes. A virtual option is also available for distance students. Information about CONNECT events is sent to all students who have been admitted to the University.