Transfer Student General Studies

Students transferring credits from non-Seventh-day Adventist, regionally accredited college/university:

Students transferring 45-89 credits must complete:

• 12 credits of religion/theology at a regionally accredited Adventist college/university
• a minimum of 3 credits must be in biblical studies (RELB)
• a minimum of 3 credits must be upper-division
• one of the following courses must be completed: RELT 110, RELT 202, RELT 417, or RELH 457

Students transferring 90-135 credits must complete:

• 10 credits of religion/theology at a regionally accredited Adventist college/university
• a minimum of 3 credits must be from biblical studies (RELB)
• a minimum of 3 credits must be upper-division
• one of the following courses must be completed: RELT 110, RELT 202, RELT 417, or RELH 457

Students transferring more than 135 credits must complete:

• 8 credits of religion/theology at a regionally accredited Adventist college/university
• a minimum of 3 credits must be from biblical studies (RELB)
• a minimum of 3 credits must be upper-division
• one of the following courses must be completed: RELT 110, RELT 202, RELT 417, or RELH 457

Direct Transfer Agreement

A student who has completed a DTA associate degree from a Washington State community or technical college with 90 transferrable credits and a 2.0 GPA will have completed the general studies (general education) requirements for a four-year degree at WWU except for the following:

• Must have 4 credits of college-level mathematics (a course with a Mathematics prefix numbered above 099). This could be completed at the CC or WWU
• Must complete 10 credits of general studies religion courses at WWU

General Studies Requirements for Students Who Have Earned a Previous Baccalaureate Degree at an Accredited College or University:

1. If the student has a prior degree from WWU, general studies bulletin requirements are complete. However, if the previous degree was not a BA degree and the student is now seeking a BA degree, then the language requirement must be completed.
2. If the student has a degree from an accredited institution other than WWU, the student must meet the general studies requirements as listed below.

• One physical education activity course (1 credit minimum).
• One general studies history course (4 credits minimum).
• One of the required general studies social science courses (4 credits minimum).
• Two general studies humanities courses (8 credits minimum).
• Students from a university/college with non-English instruction must successfully complete an English competency exam administered by the English department or have taken courses equivalent to the College Writing sequence, regardless of the courses on their transcript.
• One general studies mathematics course (4 credits minimum).
• One general studies lab science courses (4 credits minimum).
• Bulletin requirements for general studies religion credits for transfer students.