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Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2017-2018
ACADEMIC POLICY AND INFORMATION
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COURSEWORK AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Transfer Credit
A student admitted as a transfer to Birmingham-Southern College may receive academic
credit for courses completed at another regionally accredited institution if these courses
are related in content and rigor to courses offered at Birmingham-Southern College. In
the case of international transfer students with courses completed outside the United
States, the transfer institution must be recognized as degree-granting by the home
country. Transfer students must ensure that an official transcript from the transfer
institution is forwarded to the Office of Academic Records at Birmingham-Southern
College.
Courses with a grade of “C” or higher may be transferred. Developmental, orientation,
and vocational courses are not transferable. All transfer units awarded appear on the
Birmingham-Southern College transcript as credit only with the notation “TR” and are
not computed in the cumulative grade point average. A Birmingham-Southern College
course equivalent designation (or “000” for non-equivalent courses) is listed on the
transcript. Credited courses may be reviewed for equivalency to Birmingham-Southern
College designated Explorations learning outcomes courses. Transfer courses will be
converted from semester or quarter hours into Birmingham-Southern College units.
Semester hours are divided by four and quarter hours by six to equal unit values. For
example, a transfer course of three semester hours will be converted to a 0.75-unit of
academic credit. Transfer courses do not count toward satisfying the College’s residency
requirement.
Transient Credit
Regularly enrolled Birmingham-Southern College students may not take courses at other
institutions, either in residence or through extension, for academic credit at Birmingham-
Southern College without the written consent of the Provost. To obtain consent to take a
transient course at a regionally accredited institution, students must complete a transient
approval form, obtaining prior approval for the proposed courses from the appropriate
department and from the Provost’s Office. Transient approval forms are available in the
Office of Academic Records and on the College’s website.
Study abroad courses are treated as transient courses. Students planning study abroad
should see the “Study Abroad Credit” section in this catalog for additional information.
Pre-approved transient courses with a grade of “C” or higher may receive academic
credit. All transient units awarded appear on the Birmingham-Southern College transcript
as credit only with the notation “TR” and are not computed in the cumulative grade point
average. Transient courses may be applied toward graduation requirements, including the
academic area requirement, and major and minor requirements, if approved as such.