Transfer Credit

• Applicants who are transferring from other colleges are required to have a transcript sent directly to the Admissions Office at Cornerstone University from all colleges previously attended. This is a condition for admission.
• The evaluation of foreign educational credentials for possible transfer credit to Cornerstone University must be evaluated by an outside agency. The student is responsible for following the procedure required by the agency and for paying the required fees. Cornerstone recommends the following agency:

Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
P.O. Box 514070
Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470
Phone: (414) 289-3400
Fax: (414) 289-3411
E-mail: eval@ece.org

• Cornerstone University will accept transfer credit from the following types of institutions:

1. All regionally accredited institutions.
2. All Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges institutions.
3. All Association of Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) institutions.
4. All Association of Theological Schools (ATS) institutions.
5. Non-accredited institutions on a case-by-case basis, when the coursework academic quality, rigor, credit value, learning outcomes, and relevance to the student's program of study are determined to be substantially equivalent to those offered by the University. 
6. These institutions, due to the nature of their relationship with Cornerstone University: Bob Jones University, Spurgeon Baptist Bible College and Word of Life Bible Institute, since they have not met the above stated requirements.
7. Technical and vocational institutions in the area of liberal arts course work; however, other credits may be accepted in consultation with academic deans.

• Students planning to take courses at other institutions to apply to their degree program at Cornerstone University should contact the Registrar’s Office to verify the acceptance of these courses.
• Students may transfer up to 75% of their degree.
• Transfer credit will not be given for remedial or non-college level work.  
• Bible/religion/ministry courses taken at CCCU, ABHE or Cornerstone-approved institutions may count toward specific graduation requirements.  Non-CCCU/ABHE approved credit may be used toward general electives.
• Transfer credit must meet the minimum grade requirements below:
  • C- or higher for undergraduate and graduate (non-seminary) students. 
  • C or higher for seminary students
  • B or higher for EdD students
• Appropriate graduate-level courses may be accepted if completed within 10 years of the date of admission to Cornerstone, with exception of FIN, ACC, and MKT courses, which must be completed within 7 years of admission.
• Graduate courses in Bible and languages are not bound to a completion window. Licensure or accreditation-governed programs may require a shortened completion window and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. 
• Students pursuing the MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, who wish to transfer credits, must submit a course syllabus for review by CU faculty.  The courses must be at least 3 credits, with a grade of B or higher.   The following courses must be taken at Cornerstone:  COU-503, COU-610, COU-612, COU-782, COU-784, COU-785
• Students pursuing a degree in Teacher Education, who wish to transfer credits, will no longer be able to transfer in the following courses as they will be required to be taken at Cornerstone University: EDU-220, EDU-381
• GPA does not transfer with the credit transferred. Some transfer credits may not necessarily apply toward a particular degree program. 
• Physical and biological science courses without labs are transferable, but a lab must be completed to satisfy departmental requirements for courses that contain labs.
• Credit transferred from schools that are on a quarter system will be transferred as .66 (2/3) semester hours for every quarter hour.
• The minimum hours to be taken at CU to be eligible for graduation honors is 60 for Bachelor degrees and 32 for Associate degrees.
• The Social Work Program may accept a maximum of 18 hours (the equivalent of a minor) for courses completed with a grade of C or better at a CSWE-accredited BSW program. Students wanting to transfer specific SW courses must provide copies of the syllabi as well as verification of the courses taken.  Field practicum courses are not transferable and must be taken in residence.  Grades received in courses for which transfer credit is granted will not be included in the computation of a student's grade point average.  Students must also complete the Application for Admission to the Social Work Program.
• Students pursuing the BSN degree must take all NUR courses at Cornerstone.
• Courses in the research sequence for the Ed.D. program are directly relevant to the capstone project process.  Students who want to transfer any course considered part of the research sequence (shown below) must receive prior written approval from the Ed.D. Program Committee.  

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
EDL-900	DOCTORAL STUDIES SEMINAR	4
RES-905	RESEARCH METHODS & MODES OF INQUIRY	4
RES-910	QUALITATIVE INQUIRY, EVAL, ACTION RES	4
RES-915	QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN/DATA ANAYS	4
RES-921	PROJECT PROPOSAL I	2
RES-922	PROJECT PROPOSAL II	1
RES-925	ORGN LEAD & DEVL PROJECT	8

Certificate Credit and Transfer Policy

Cornerstone University does not accept transfer credit into certificate programs for non-degree-seeking students. Students pursuing a stand-alone certificate must complete all certificate requirements through Cornerstone University unless an approved agreement states otherwise.
No more than one course may be double counted between two certificate programs. Certificate coursework may be applied toward a Cornerstone degree when applicable to the student’s approved degree plan. However, credit from a certificate or set of courses within a certificate may only be applied once toward a degree. Certificate courses may not be repeatedly reused across multiple degrees, certificates, concentrations, or emphases beyond what is explicitly permitted by policy.

The Registrar’s Office, in consultation with the Office of Academics, determines how certificate coursework applies to degree requirements. Cornerstone University retains final authority over the applicability of certificate credit.
 

TECHNICAL CREDIT

A maximum of 40 technical hours may be transferred.

MILITARY CREDIT

Military transcripts are received through the Joint Services Transcript website at https://jst.doded.mil.

NETPDTC
ATTN: JST Operations Center N615
6490 Saufley Field Road
Pensacola, FL 32509
Email: jst@doded.mil