Transfer Student Application: U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents
Applicants seeking to transfer university credits awarded at another institution must submit all official transcripts from the college or university previously attended directly to the Lindenwood Office of University Admissions.
**Note that while there is no limit on the number of credit hours that may be transferred to Lindenwood, not all credits may transfer, and some credits may transfer only as electives. Please note the following additional terms, conditions, and requirements regarding the transfer of credit to Lindenwood University:
- Lindenwood University Accepts transfer credits from institutions accredited by the following institutional accrediting agencies:
- Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC)
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
- New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
- WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
Credits completed at other institutions or accredited by other institutional accrediting agencies not listed above will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis upon request.
Updated after publishing - March Addendum - 03/31/2023**
- All credit hours accepted in transfer must be from regionally accredited colleges and universities, or as approved upon further review by Academic Services on a case-by-case basis.
- In order to count toward graduation, all transferred credits must be earned at the 10000-level or above. Preparatory courses will not be accepted for transfer by the university.
- Courses taken between the 10000- and 40000-level for which a passing grade has been earned and that contain content and credit similar to that of a Lindenwood course will be transferred onto the student’s transcript as equivalents of Lindenwood courses and credits. (Only credit hours will be transferred; grades earned at other colleges will be made available on the student’s transcript for advising purposes but not computed into the Lindenwood University GPA.)
- Lindenwood academic departments will determine the equivalency of each transferred course relative to the department’s respective degree requirements. If the content of a transferred course is unlike any course offered at Lindenwood but within the university’s programmatic range of studies, elective course credit may be granted.
- If the transfer credit is unrelated to any Lindenwood program, a maximum of 12 hours of technical credit may be granted. The appropriate department will determine whether and how the evaluated transfer credit may be used to meet major and minor requirements.
- Credits accepted from another institution that correspond to 30000-level Lindenwood courses or higher will be recognized as fulfilling the university requirement that students complete 42-credit hours at or above the 30000-level. Such courses will also count toward the 120 credit hours required for graduation.
- Lindenwood will accept grades of D or better in transfer except for courses equivalent to ENGL 15000, EPP 15000, and ENGL 17000, which must be transferred with a grade of a C or better. However, a transferred grade of D in those classes will be counted for credit toward other general education and elective requirements.
- A student transferring to Lindenwood University with a D in a major course or a major course prerequisite may be required to retake the course at Lindenwood University, as dictated by the policies of the department in which the student is completing a major. Decisions concerning requirements to retake courses will be left up to the department head (or college dean if the department head is unavailable) who has authority over the major. If a transferred course in which a D is earned is retaken, the transferred course credit will be removed from the transcript.
- Grades of P (pass) and other equivalent non-qualitative grades will be accepted in transfer and may count for either general education or elective credit.
- Due to the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, grades of P (pass) and other equivalent non-qualitative grades earned in Spring or Summer 2020 terms will be accepted in the transfer process to satisfy the prerequisite where a minimum grade of C or better is required.
- Due to the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic, grades of P (pass) and other equivalent non-qualitative grades earned in Spring or Summer 2020 terms will accepted in the transfer process to satisfy a major or minor course requirement.
Notes: (1) Appeals of transfer credit evaluations should be submitted in writing to the registrar.
(2) For information about transferring credit for experiential learning or proficiency exam credit, please see Earning Credits by Examination, or Earning Credits through Experiential Learning or Professional Experience.
In addition to the terms outlined above, the following criteria must be met in order for students to qualify for graduation:
- A transfer student must successfully complete a total of 30 credit hours in residence at Lindenwood University, with the successful completion of the last 24 credits leading to a degree being taken within the Lindenwood University system.
- A transfer student must complete the greater of 18 credit hours or 40 percent of the courses required for major, minor, concentration, emphasis, certificate, or track at Lindenwood University, but a department or college may require a higher minimum number of hours to be taken at Lindenwood University in the major, minor, concentration, emphasis, certificate, or track area to earn a degree.