Transferring Graduate Credit into a Certificate Program
Students who have taken graduate level courses may request an SB and E review of their previous coursework. Previously completed courses will be evaluated, and the SB and E will determine whether any of those courses and their corresponding credit hours will be accepted in transfer into a graduate certificate program.
The transfer of credit is subject to the following conditions:
- A student may transfer up to nine semester hours of coursework from a regionally accredited (U.S.) institution.
- A minimum of 50 percent of the graduate certificate courses must be earned from the Lindenwood University School of Business and Entrepreneurship.
- Only credit earned within the five year period preceding the completion of all certification requirements, whether at the Lindenwood School of Business and Entrepreneurship or elsewhere, is counted toward a certificate.
A student wishing to transfer up to nine semester hours of graduate level coursework from a regionally accredited (U.S.) institution may do so by requesting that an official transcript be sent directly to Lindenwood University’s Office of Graduate Admissions by the school or schools that the candidate previously attended. Students should bring copies of these official transcripts when meeting with their academic advisors.
Students seeking to transfer international credit into a certificate program must bring to Lindenwood the following items and present them to his or her academic advisor:
- An official WES course-by-course evaluation of the international graduate level transcript showing the courses that the student wishes to transfer.
- A translated copy of the course description and syllabus for each course that the student wishes to apply to transfer.
- An official WES document evaluation of the international undergraduate transcript, confirming that a baccalaureate degree has been conferred.
Upon arrival to Lindenwood, the student should bring these items to his or her academic advisor. These items will be reviewed by the advisor and will be forwarded to the dean of the School of Business and Entrepreneurship for approval.
Note: The request for a transfer of credit must follow the SB and E procedures for transferring credit outlined in the catalog year of the applicant’s admission into the program. For more information, refer to earlier sections Transferring U.S. Graduate Credit into a Business Program, and Transferring International Graduate Credit into a Business Program.