Graduate Transfer Credit Policies

2016-06-15 http://csec.ece.villanova.edu/transfer/

Graduate Transfer Credit Policies

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Villanova
Students Enrolling in Two Graduate Programs
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With the approval of a given program (A), up to 25 per cent of the credit hour requirements of that program (A) may be earned in the other program (B) and thus "double counted."
Approved at Council of Deans 3/10/10
[4/2/2014: According to Craig Wheeland, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs in 2014, the policy should be applied to any students seeking a second graduate degree, no matter if completed simultaneously or separately.]
Villanova Arts and Sciences
An individual who has already earned a Master's degree at Villanova who seeks to earn a second Master's degree at Villanova may request permission to apply some of the credits earned in the first program toward the requirements in the second program. No more than 25% from the first degree may be applied to the credits required for the second degree.
Villanova Engineering
Transfer credits toward graduate engineering degrees will, in general, be granted for appropriate academic work completed with a grade of "B" or better (or equivalent) at an accredited university and the requested transfer credit(s) were not used to fulfill any previous degree requirements(*). A maximum of six graduate credits may be transferred toward graduate degree requirements ...
(*) added May 19, 2016
Drexel
Students with a previously completed master's degree may pursue a second master's degree in a different major without the need to go through the admission process again or to complete another 45 credits of graduate coursework. Because the student has already completed a master's degree at Drexel, he or she may transfer up to 15 credits from the first into the second master's degree program, ...
Penn
Engineering master's degree candidates are permitted to transfer two courses from another university graduate program.
Dual major for M.S.E. degree: ... A maximum of three courses can be double counted ...
Penn State
... a maximum of 10 credits of high-quality graduate work done at a regionally accredited institution may be applied toward the requirements for the master's degree. However, credits earned to complete a previous master's degree may not be applied to a second master's degree program at Penn State.
Concurrent Graduate Degree Programs: ... The total required credits for two separate degree programs should not be reduced by more than 20 percent when two degrees are taken concurrently. ...
University of Delaware
Up to 9 graduate credits earned at another institution will be evaluated at the written request of the student. ... Graduate courses counted toward a degree received elsewhere may not be transferred into a degree at the University of Delaware.
Dual Degree Programs: Master's in Engineering + MBA: The dual degree program will double-count 15 engineering graduate credits as technical electives in the MBA program ...
Temple
No course may be used to satisfy a credit hour requirement for more than one degree, except where course requirements for one degree (master's degree) are required for a more advanced degree (e.g., Ph.D.) or have been designated as eligible to satisfy the requirements of an officially designated dual degree program.
Lehigh
Courses must ... not have been used toward any prior degree.
Widener
Transfer credit for previous graduate courses that have not been used to satisfy the requirements of another degree may be accepted toward degree requirements.

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