Credits for letter graded courses earned at regionally accredited institutions will transfer to Viterbo University. Courses in which a student has earned a grade of C or higher will be considered for transfer. A student may be required to repeat a transferred major or required support course where the grade requirement of the department or accrediting body is higher than a C. Individual schools or departments may also require that coursework in the major be current with academic and professional standards.

Courses of a remedial or pre-college nature will not be accepted for transfer, except when needed to meet other college-level course prerequisites.

Students enrolled at Viterbo University who wish to take a course at another institution, including study abroad, must obtain prior approval to insure the course will transfer to Viterbo University. The form for this approval is available in the registrar’s office or on the office’s Web page.

Students who transfer to Viterbo University with an earned baccalaureate or associates degree from a regionally accredited college or university will have the Foundation requirements of the core curriculum waived (unless required by the students’ major as a program requirement). A student with earned baccalaureate, A. A., or A. S. degree from a regionally accredited college or university will also have the Ways of Thinking requirements of the core curriculum waived, except the theological inquiry, integrating faith and practice, and philosophical and moral inquiry requirements (unless required by the students’ major as a program requirement). The baccalaureate or associates degree must be completed and earned prior to enrollment at Viterbo University.

Students who transfer to Viterbo University, into the BSN completion program, with a diploma from a three-year diploma nursing program will have the Foundation requirements of the core curriculum waived (unless required by the students’ major as a program requirement).

The Office of the Registrar will perform a transfer credit audit as part of the annual report to ensure transfer credit policies and guidelines are being met.

Viterbo University has transfer student articulation agreements with numerous institutions.  A full list is available on the Transfer Student Admission web page.

TRANSFER CREDIT POLICY (GRADUATE)

Viterbo’s graduate programs welcome applications from students attending, or having attended, other regionally accredited graduate programs. In cases where a specific agreement is held between Viterbo University and a non-regionally accredited institution for transfer between graduate programs, credit will be transferred in accordance with the agreement. Transfer students will be considered for admission as long as they have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0/4.0, are free to return to their previous college or university, and are considered to be in good academic standing both at their previous school and at Viterbo University.

Transfer applicants shall follow admission requirements set forth above. Individual consideration will be granted in the awarding of transfer credits by the specific program. Transfer credits must have been completed within the timeframe specified by the program. In order to be considered for transfer, the grade earned must be at least a B and fulfill program requirements. Only letter-graded coursework is accepted in transfer.

Students who wish to transfer credits must have an official transcript sent to the Viterbo University registrar after the completion of the graduate course. Courses will be evaluated for equivalency, and the director will provide written notification of acceptance of transfer credit to the student. Students enrolled in a graduate program at Viterbo University who wish to take a course at another institution must obtain prior approval from the program director to ensure the course will be transferred into the program.

Graduate Program transfer policies relevant to specific programs can be found in the Graduate Catalog.