Transfer Credits

A student may request transfer of up to 6 semester hours of his/her degree program from another accredited graduate school; the Graduate Program Coordinator must approve each course for transfer. Courses which may be considered for possible transfer are:

• Program Electives
• ED 5210 Nature of Schools in the Education of All Children
• ED 5220 Theories, Research and Application of Adolescent Development
• ED 5390 Collaboration with Professionals and Parents
• ED 5410 Research in Child Development and Theories of Learning
• Other as approved by the chair of the Division of Education and/or senior faculty member in the content area

Forms for requesting approval of transfer credit are available in the Education Office.

A minimum grade of "B" is required for each course accepted for transfer. Courses must have been taken within five years of matriculation at Mount Saint Mary College, unless otherwise approved by the Graduate Program Coordinator under special circumstances. Transfer credit will be recorded when the student has been accepted for candidacy. No transfer credit will be accepted for the MSEd program in Special Education, without special permission of the Graduate Program Coordinator, unless reference is made to Special Education or pupils with disabilities in the title or the catalog course description.