Transfer Credit & Policies

Transfer Credit

Due to the College's undergraduate residency requirement, students may not apply for transfer beyond the beginning of junior year. Upon admission to Loyola College, transfer students from accredited two- or four-year institutions will be awarded credit for courses comparable to those offered at the College. Department chairs will determine course comparability. Credit awarded on the basis of any placement tests does not count toward fulfillment of the residency requirement.

Transfer students must satisfy the degree requirements in effect for their programs at the time of their matriculation. During the entrance interview, an evaluation of transfer credits is made by the Academic Advising and Support Center, and the student is required to declare a major. Remedial, personal development, physical education, health, and preparatory courses that are not equivalent to or discipline-compatible with Loyola’s courses are unacceptable for transfer. Only courses equivalent to three or four credits in which a grade of C or higher has been earned can be accepted for transfer credit. A course with a grade of C- or below will not be accepted in transfer, regardless of the point value assigned by the transferring institution.

Grades for transferred courses will not be factored into the Loyola grade point average. Credits will be transferred only for those courses that are similar to the requirements for degree programs at Loyola College. The Loyola cumulative QPA is used for determining honors at graduation or any other academic honors. Although the grades for all courses taken at all colleges attended are included, no higher honors are awarded than those earned with grades that appear on the Loyola transcript for courses completed at Loyola. Courses ten years or older cannot be transferred to fulfill major requirements for graduation.

Residency Requirement

Students must satisfactorily complete at least 20, three- or four-credit courses at Loyola College. Of the last 20 courses, 15 must be taken at Loyola College. Additionally, five of the last seven and at least one-half of the courses in the major and minor field of study also must be taken at Loyola College. Credit awarded on the basis of any placement tests does not count toward fulfillment of the residency requirement. Approved courses taken in the College's own study abroad programs, exchange programs, or affiliations do satisfy the residency requirement. Study abroad courses sponsored by non-Loyola programs do not count toward residency.

Other Policies

Transfer students must submit the required medical examination form and immunization record furnished by the College upon admission. Campus housing is awarded to transfer students on a space-available basis; in addition, off-campus housing is often available.