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Southern University at Shreveport Academic Catalog > Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act > Transfer Credit Policy

Transfer Credit Policy

Southern University at Shreveport has established the following guidelines for evaluating, awarding, and accepting academic transfer credit:

Evaluation, acceptance, and application of transfer credit will be based upon receipt of official transcripts from all regionally-accredited institutions attended. It is the student’s responsibility to provide all official transcripts to the Office of the Registrar or Admissions.

Evaluation from international institutions will be considered only when accompanied by an official transcript evaluation from an approved foreign credit evaluation service.

Courses from regionally-accredited institutions will generally be accepted for transfer; however, certain transfer decisions are not made solely based on an institution’s accreditation. Courses must be comparable in course description, nature, content, student learning outcomes, level, and must be appropriate and applicable to the learning experiences required in the declared program of study.

Transfer students may opt to include/exclude transfer coursework towards their degree at SUSLA. Once admitted the student will complete a transfer articulation agreement” which indicates their desire to include/exclude transfer coursework. Students who opt to include transfer coursework will have all or none of the transfer credits articulated in accordance with SUSLA’s transfer articulation policy. The request to articulate transfer coursework must be accompanied by a degree plan prepared by the major department. Students are strongly advised to consult a financial counselor regarding the impact of transfer credit on aid eligibility.

Transfer articulation requests will be conducted within 30 business days after enrollment has occurred. Only courses that are applicable toward the selected degree will be considered for transfer. Once applied, transfer credits from a previous curriculum will not be removed if student later changes major.

1. Transfer articulation cannot be conducted under the following conditions:
   • From unofficial transcripts. All transcripts must be received before articulation can be performed. Transfer coursework from one institution cannot be articulated from another institution’s transcript.
   • A grade below “C” has been earned or no grade has been assigned by the transfer institution. Grades below “C” that are applicable toward your degree will be articulate but no credit awarded.
   • Courses over 10 years old in the subjects of Math and the Natural or Physical sciences for students in the Pre-Allied Health and Nursing programs.
   • Courses over 5 years old in Computer Science or Information Technology for students in the Information Technology and Information Systems programs.
   • Credit was granted by the transfer institution through submission of AP, IB, or CLEP scores.
   • Upper-level or graduate courses (300+ level) with content that is not similar to courses offered through SUSLA.
   • Courses with developmental content (below 100 level).
   • Foreign coursework that has not been officially evaluated by a credential evaluation agency.
   • The transfer institution is not regionally-accredited or did not possess regional accreditation during period of enrollment. (Appeals may be made through submission of course syllabi to the appropriate Academic Dean).
   • A financial debt is owed by the student to the transfer institution and an official transcript cannot be obtained.
2. Transfer coursework accepted are subject to final review by the department chair/and or program directors to determine the equivalency of the transfer credits to corresponding courses at Southern University at Shreveport.
3. Students admitted who opt to include transfer coursework can view their transfer articulation on their student web account. Students who have not been admitted must request, and allow 7-10 business days to receive, a transfer equivalency worksheet. Transfer equivalency worksheets will not be generated during registration and peek processing periods.
4. Transfer students must complete 25% of coursework at Southern University at Shreveport.