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Transfer of Credit Completed at another Institution

In addition to the university-wide requirements, the following criteria apply to non-institutional graduate transfer credit in the National College of Education:

  • Courses can be transferred at any time after admission until finalization of the degree
  • For graduate degrees, there is a six-year limit between the first course and the last course used for the degree, including any transfer credit. Extensions beyond six-years require the Program Chair approval (for 6-10 years) and are completed through the exception form initiated by an advisor. Extension beyond 10 years require petition to the Academic Policies Committee (APC). Graduate degrees include the Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), Master of Education (M.Ed.), Educational Specialist (Ed.S.), and certificates.
  • Transfer credit is limited to nine semester hours of graduate credit for those pursuing the M.Ed., or M.A.T degrees
  • Those who are pursuing an Ed.S. degree may transfer a maximum of nine semester hours; certain exceptions apply
    • Ed.S. degrees that require master’s degree for admission must transfer a post-master’s degree coursework (Curriculum and Instruction with Advanced Professional Specializations, Educational Leadership, Learning Sciences, Reading, Teacher Leadership, Higher Education Leadership, Teaching and Learning);
    • Ed.S. degrees that do not require master’s degree may transfer any graduate level coursework (School Psychology).
  • Doctoral students (Ed.D.) may apply up to 12 hours of graduate coursework completed after the first master’s degree, doctoral candidates completing Ed.S. degrees at institutions other than NLU, the reduction must not exceed 18 semester hours. Acceptance of all transfer credit is dependent on the approval of the program chair.
  • Doctoral students (Ed.D.) in the Strategic Education Leadership Program may use six semester hours at the master’s level of equivalent foundational educational leadership courses with approval of the SEDL program chair
  • Any additional transfer credit (above what is allowed by each program) must be approved by the APC