Transfer FAQ

1. What courses will be accepted as transfer credit and how can I get my transcript evaluated at Calvin?
2. How many credits will Calvin allow me to transfer?
3. How do I get my transfer credit posted to my record at Calvin College?
4. How do courses transfer from the quarter system?
5. Do my grades transfer?
6. If I did poorly in a course, can I repeat that course at another school?
7. Can I receive credit for courses taken as Pass/Fail?
8. Can I transfer credit from a college or university in another country?
9. How do I have my transcript from Calvin sent to another school?

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What courses will be accepted as transfer credit?

1. Transfer credit will normally be awarded for work done in accredited institutions. The courses must be academic and similar in nature to courses offered at Calvin College. A minimum grade of “C” is required in each course to receive credit.

Evaluations may be requested once you have completed either a Calvin information form or a Calvin application form. Official evaluations are made when you are admitted to Calvin.
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How many credits will Calvin allow me to transfer?

2. No more than 70 semester hours of credit will be allowed for work completed at an accredited community college. Furthermore, regardless of how much work completed at other institutions may be accepted, all students must complete the core requirements, their last year in residence, and at least four upper level courses in their major to graduate from Calvin.
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How do I get my transfer credit posted to my record at Calvin College?

3. To get your credit posted you need to request the school where the courses were taken to send an official transcript to the Registrar’s Office at Calvin College.  Alternatively, you may also hand deliver an official copy of your transcript in a sealed enveloped from the school where the courses were completed.
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How do courses transfer from the quarter system?

4. Calvin awards credit on the basis of a quarter hour being 2/3 of a semester hour (multiply quarter hours by .66).  A course with 3 quarter hour credits will receive 2 semester hours of credit at Calvin.
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Do my grades transfer?

5. Grades do not transfer, although grades help determine whether a course will be accepted in transfer.  Only courses with a grade of C or better can be accepted as transfer.  Your GPA however is based solely on courses taken at Calvin.
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If I did poorly in a course; can I repeat that course at another school?

6. If your purpose is to remove the lower grade from your transcript and replace it with a higher grade, the course must be repeated at Calvin.  Calvin does not accept courses from other colleges as repeats of Calvin courses.
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Can I receive credit for courses taken as Pass/Fail?

7. Normally credit from courses graded as pass/fail do not transfer to Calvin College.  An exception is made if the school indicates on the transcript that a grade of “Pass” reflects a grade of C or better.  Also, if communication from the school or the instructor indicates that the grade of “Pass” reflects a grade of C or better, the credit can be accepted.
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Can I transfer credit from a college or university in another country?

8. Credit from schools outside the United States can be accepted if the student arranges for a transcript in English to be sent from the school.  It is often helpful if the student also has course descriptions or course syllabi to assist the registrar’s office to determine proper equivalent courses.
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How do I have my transcript from Calvin sent to another school?

9. This can be done by contacting the registrar’s office and requesting an official transcript be sent to the school.  You will also find Information and links online to request transcripts.
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